President Obama is expected Friday to name Denis McDonough, left, to be the new White House chief of staff. (Gustavo Amador / European Pressphoto Agency)
By Kathleen Hennessey
January 25, 2013, 7:37 a.m.
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will name Denis McDonough as the new White House chief of staff and announce other changes to his staff Friday afternoon, a White House official said.
McDonough is deputy national security advisor and a trusted advisor to the president, particularly on matters of foreign policy. He joined the Obama team during the 2008 presidential campaign after years as a Capitol Hill aide.
The new job will broaden McDonough’s role in the White House beyond diplomacy and foreign affairs. He coordinated the president’s policy to scale back the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan and was involved in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. He also dealt with political fallout after the U.S. diplomatic mission was attacked in Libya.
McDonough will replace Jacob Lew, Obama’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department.
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McDonough, a Minnesota native, graduated from St. John's University and earned a master's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. He worked as foreign policy advisor for Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle and was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, before serving as a foreign policy advisor on Obama's first presidential campaign.
Obama will announce the new appointments at shortly after noon in the East Room of the White House.
Rob Nabors, the White House legislative liaison, will be named deputy White House chief of staff for policy. Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer will be named senior advisor, while Jennifer Palmieri will take Pfeiffer's title, the official said.
Staff writer Christi Parsons contributed to this report.
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| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 22, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Thomas Donilon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1969 Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | St. John's University, Minnesota Georgetown University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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