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Biden Praises Klain, Introduces Zients in Chief of Staff Transition Ceremony

Biden Praises Klain, Introduces Zients in Chief of Staff Transition Ceremony
White House chief of staff Ron Klain attends a briefing in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, on June 30, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP
Jeff Louderback
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With the outgoing Ron Klain on one side and the incoming Jeff Zients on the other, President Joe Biden delivered remarks in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 1 commemorating the chief of staff transition.

Klain, who served as Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice president and then accepted the same role when Biden took office as president in January 2021, will step down on Feb. 8.

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