December 20, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden named an Indian-American to the White House staff and a Pakistan-American as a climate advisor Dec. 19.
Vedant Patel. Photo: buildbackbetter.gov
Vedant Patel, who has worked on Capitol Hill, has been appointed Assistant Press Secretary at the White House.
Patel served as Regional Communications Director on the Biden-Harris Campaign.
During President-elect Biden’s primary campaign, Patel served as the Nevada and Western Primary-States Communications Director. Previously, Patel worked as Communications Director to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Western Regional Press Secretary at the Democratic National Committee, and Communications Director to Congressman Mike Honda.
Born in India and raised in California, Patel is a graduate of the University of California-Riverside and the University of Florida. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife/
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Pakistan-born Ali Zaidi appointed White House climate advisor
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A file photo of Ali A Zaidi.
United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Pakistan-born Ali A Zaidi as the White House s Deputy National Climate Advisor.
A statement issued on Biden-Harris Transition website said Zaidi will be part of the team that advances the president-elect s agenda leading the world to confront the climate crisis creating good-paying jobs, building resilient communities, and making historic investments in environmental justice .
With this appointment, Zaidi is the highest-ranking Pakistani-origin White House official under the Biden-Harris government so far.
Taking to Twitter, Zaidi said he was profoundly humbled and deeply honoured to be working with the Biden administration. We need a whole-of-government approach to take on the climate crisis in a way that spurs jobs and advances justice.