America’s newly elected President Joe Biden on Monday nominated Janet Yellen for the post of Finance Minister and Indian-American Neera Tandon as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the top post in the White House. If confirmed by the US Senate, 74-year-old Yellen would be the first woman to head the finance ministry in its 231-year history. On the other hand, if Tandon (50) is confirmed for the post in the US Senate, she will be the first black woman to head the influential ‘Office of Management and Budget’ (OMB) in the White House. Tandon is currently the CEO of the left-leaning ‘Center for American Progress’.
Only women in senior press team
Biden has given only women a place in his senior press team. This is the first time in the history of America that all the President’s team of any President should be women. The team will be led by Kate Bedingfield, formerly deputy communications director of Biden’s campaign. Biden has promised that he will diversify his administration which will reflect the diversity of the country. Let me tell you that Jane Saki, who was the communications director of the White House during the tenure of President Barack Obama, will be the press secretary of Biden.
Biden issued a statement saying that it is the responsibility of the President to keep direct and correct communication with the people of America. This team has the responsibility of connecting the White House with the American people. I trust it will survive this. Qualified and experienced communicators of the team will work on different aspects. All will join the mission to make America better again. Kamala Harris will have two chief press officers, Simone Sanders and Ashley Etienne. The press office does not require the approval of the Senate like in the posts of the cabinet
know who is Janet Yellen is
going to become a woman finance minister for the first time in America. Janet, 74, has been the head of the central bank Federal Reserve. Yellen has a deep understanding of economic matters. Experts believe that she can play a decisive role in shaping and giving Biden’s economic policies. The Yellen Research Institute is currently at Brookings Institute. She was the head of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. Prior to this, she was chairman of the White House Economic Advisory Council from 1997 to 1999.
Neera Tandon, Director of Office Management and Budget
Neera Tandon served as policy director for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. Prior to this, he worked in Clinton’s Senate office as deputy director and deputy campaign manager. He also served as senior policy adviser in the Bill Clinton administration.
