Neera Tandon appointed staff secretary at White House

• Neera Tandon, an Indian-American policy expert and a trusted assistant to US Vice President Joe Biden, has been nominated White House staff secretary.
• Tanden has been a senior adviser to the president at the White House since May.
• Tanden will succeed Jessica Hertz, the White House staff secretary, who announced her intention to resign recently.
• The person in this position is considered to be one of the most powerful persons in this building.

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• Completed: November 1, 1800
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