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White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing on Thursday as the Biden administration prepares actions and policy moves in the event that the ...

“I thank Jen for her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward.” “Representation matters and she will give a voice to many, but also make many dream big about what is truly possible.” Biden is also bringing back longtime Democratic strategist Anita Dunn as his senior adviser.

The current principal deputy press secretary will be first Black person and first out gay person to hold job.

She has filled in for Psaki on several occasions, most recently while her predecessor was quarantining with Covid-19. “She is passionate. She was also an adviser and spokesperson for MoveOn.org, a progressive Pac.

The White House broke the news in a Thursday afternoon statement that also reveals current Press Secretary Jen Psaki is departing on May 13; Biden lauded ...

I'm very happy to be standing with all of you here today after it felt like a never ending endless time in my basement quarantining away from my family.' Dunn left the White House in August 2021. She is known for keeping a close grip on the binder of information compiled for briefers, and takes pains not to get far from its contents. 'Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White House Briefing Room,' Biden said. Plus, she has a great sense of humor,' Psaki praised. She is smart and she has a moral core that makes her not just a great colleague, but an amazing Mom and human.

Karine Jean-Pierre will become White House press secretary after Psaki steps down on May 13, the White House said.

"I promise not to cry again, so that's it," Psaki said with a laugh. The two stood at the podium together and shared a hug before Psaki continued her daily briefing. "I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward." "Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people. She is smart and she has a moral core that makes her not just a great colleague, but an amazing Mom and human," Psaki said of her successor. Karine Jean-Pierre, who is currently President Joe Biden's principal deputy press secretary, has been promoted to press secretary and will replace Psaki next week.

After a year and a half at the podium, White House press secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave the White House on May 13, and her current deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, will be her replacement, President Joe Biden announced Thursday.

I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward," Biden said in Thursday's statement. "I appreciate the historic nature, I really do, but I believe that being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building, is not about one person. So congratulations, and I can't wait to see you bring your own style and brilliance to this job," Psaki said. "Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people. "It’s a real honor to be standing here today," Jean-Pierre said. "I will have a lot to say about how grateful I am for the trust the president and the first lady and the whole team have given me and entrusted me in the last 15 months -- but this day is about Karine and I want to celebrate her," Psaki said.

Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki as the chief spokesperson for the Biden administration when Psaki finishes her term on May 13, 2022.

Two “warm bottles” of champagne were procured for a toast in White House paper cups, the official added, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe the internal gathering. “I thank Jen for her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward.” Biden is set to visit South Korea and Japan later this month and Europe in June. She is expected to join MSNBC later this year. Incumbent Jen Psaki is set to leave the post next week. She also comes into the job as Biden faces a daunting array of foreign policy challenges, including the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and North Korea’s escalating nuclear testing program.

The White House briefings conducted by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki provided important lessons about communicating in a crisis— or any other time.

“One of her greatest successes has been in making the role of White House Press Secretary respected again —even among media outlets that have audiences not supportive of the President's policies. Debra Caruso Marrone is a media strategist and president and owner of DJC Communications. She thought that “Jen Psaki has been good, but not necessarily, one of the great press secretaries. “One of the most important aspects of the job can only be graded by working reporters who deal with the press secretary’s office on a daily basis. She pointed out that Psaki, “took over a tenuous and adversarial relationship between the White House and the press where insults, lack of objectivity and personal agendas were the norm. She started her job with a distrusting and browbeaten audience, and needed to earn credibility while setting a new tone for how they would work and communicate together. I thank Jen for her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward.”