Karine Jean-Pierre to turn out to be White House press secretary, the first Black and out LGBTQ particular person within the role

Jean-Pierre at the moment serves as the White House's principal deputy press secretary.

"Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, however she is going to proceed to prepared the ground in speaking in regards to the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American individuals," Biden said in an announcement, including that "Jen Psaki has set the usual for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White Home Briefing Room."

Jean-Pierre will formally begin following Psaki's final day, which shall be Could 13. CNN reported in April that Psaki was planning on leaving her position for one at MSNBC.

Final May, Jean-Pierre turned the second Black lady in history to hold the daily press briefing. She has served on the White House's senior communications workforce since Biden took office and before that was an adviser to his marketing campaign and chief of workers to now-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Jean-Pierre's family contains her accomplice, CNN national correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, and their daughter.

"I'm nonetheless processing it as a result of, as Jen stated, at the high this is a historic second and it is not misplaced on me. I perceive how important it's for so many people on the market. So many alternative communities that I stand on their shoulders," Jean-Pierre said.

She added: "It's an honor and a privilege to be behind this podium."

Jean-Pierre additionally took a moment to thank Psaki.

"She has been just a wonderful colleague, a buddy, a mentor, during this previous yr and a half and I don't suppose I would be here with out so many individuals, however including her and she or he is simply only a true strong, amazing particular person," Jean-Pierre stated.

Jean-Pierre is familiar with her new role. She is commonly within the room when Psaki briefs reporters, has stuffed in for her for at the lectern and has also gaggled with reporters traveling with Biden on Air Drive One. Lately, she changed Psaki at the final minute for Biden's four-day trip to Europe amid the Russian invasion after Psaki examined constructive for Covid-19 the day earlier than Biden was scheduled to leave.

Psaki's departure is unsurprising, given she had been public about her plan to leave after one 12 months on the job. A number of names had been into account to switch her, together with Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, who has grow to be a visual face of the administration in briefings and on cable television since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.

At the White House briefing Thursday, a visibly moved Psaki invited Jean-Pierre up to the podium along with her and the two girls embraced as Psaki went through Jean-Pierre's qualifications and the importance of her taking the job.

"I just need to take the opportunity to rejoice and congratulate my pal, my colleague, my associate in reality, Karine Jean-Pierre, the next White House press secretary," Psaki advised reporters at the White Home.

She added: "She would be the first black girl, the first out LGBTQ+ particular person to serve in this position, which is amazing because representation matters and she or he is going to, she's going to give a voice to so many and permit and show so many what is really attainable while you work laborious, and dream large and that issues, and ... we should have a good time that."

Psaki additionally elaborated on Jean-Pierre's profession up, describing her as a "outstanding" particular person with "decades of experience."

"I just can't wait to see her shine on the podium. So congratulations, and I am unable to wait to see you carry your individual model, and brilliance, to this job, " Psaki mentioned.

Shut Biden adviser returns to White House

The staffing shakeup in the press workplace comes because the White House is making a number of other personnel strikes in preparation for a possible Republican takeover on Capitol Hill in the midterm elections. Considered one of Biden's closest advisers, Anita Dunn, will return to the West Wing as a senior adviser, as his staff additionally shores up the White House counsel's office, given Republicans have promised to launch a slew of investigations in the event that they retake the bulk.

Dunn is completely leaving her consulting agency, SKDK, individuals accustomed to the matter tell CNN. She is going to no longer be a associate within the firm or listed on the corporate's website, folks familiar with the matter say.

While Dunn no longer owns a piece of the agency, after it was bought in 2015, her position as a prime strategist to Biden, former President Barack Obama and many other elected Democratic officials has given SKDK important prominence in Washington and past. During the presidential campaign and the first several months of the Biden administration, Dunn took a depart of absence from the agency. However given the new function at the White Home, folks accustomed to the matter say, she is severing ties with the firm.

An official says Dunn will now be a full-time workers member, and -- as with any different full-time workers member -- will signal the ethics pledge, file an OGE 278 and be topic to all White House ethics and conflict of interest rules, including "rigorous counseling" on her ethics obligations.

This story has been updated with additional developments on Thursday.

CNN's Jeff Zeleny and Sam Fossum contributed to this report.