Synopsis
Biden on Thursday also announced the appointment of Gina McCarthy as his National Climate Advisor and Ali Zaidi as his Deputy National Climate Advisor. Zaidi is the highest-ranking Pakistani-American appointed by Biden in his administration.
PTI
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has announced his climate and energy team, which the transition said is ready on day one to advance his agenda and lead the world to confront the undeniable, accelerating and punishing reality of climate change. The nominees are Congresswoman Deb Haaland as Secretary of Interior, Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary, Michael Regan as administrator for Environmental Protection Agency and Brenda Mallory as Chair of the Council of the Council on Environmental Quality.
Joe Biden names key members of his climate team
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Pakistani-American Ali Zaidi named in Biden’s climate team
Zaidi is the highest ranking Pakistani-American in Biden s administration
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December 18, 2020
NEW YORK:
US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday announced appointments of key members of his climate team, which included Pakistan-born Ali Zaidi, who will serve as deputy White House Climate Coordinator.
Zaidi, 33, is currently New York’s deputy secretary for energy and environment, and is the highest ranking Pakistani-American in the Biden administration.
He will work under Gina McCarthy, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under former president Barack Obama and now leads a major advocacy group, to coordinate the new administration’s domestic climate agenda.