Karine Jean-Pierre to change into White Home press secretary, the first Black and out LGBTQ individual in the position

Jean-Pierre presently serves as the White Home's principal deputy press secretary.

"Karine not solely brings the experience, expertise and integrity needed for this tough job, but she is going to continue to paved the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people," Biden mentioned in a statement, including that "Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White Home Briefing Room."

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

Last May, Jean-Pierre became the second Black girl in history to carry the daily press briefing. She has served on the White Home's senior communications team since Biden took office and before that was an adviser to his campaign and chief of employees to now-Vice President Kamala Harris.

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

"I'm nonetheless processing it as a result of, as Jen stated, at the top it is a historic second and it's not lost on me. I perceive how vital 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 is an honor and a privilege to be behind this podium."

Jean-Pierre additionally took a second to thank Psaki.

"She has been only a fantastic colleague, a good friend, a mentor, during this past 12 months and a half and I do not think I would be right here without so many people, but including her and she is just only a true solid, superb individual," Jean-Pierre said.

Jean-Pierre is acquainted with her new position. She is commonly within the room when Psaki briefs reporters, has filled in for her for at the lectern and has additionally gaggled with reporters touring with Biden on Air Power One. Just lately, she changed Psaki on the final minute for Biden's four-day trip to Europe amid the Russian invasion after Psaki tested optimistic for Covid-19 the day earlier than Biden was scheduled to depart.

Psaki's departure is unsurprising, given she had been public about her plan to leave after one yr on the job. A number of names had been into consideration to replace her, together with Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, who has change into a visible face of the administration in briefings and on cable tv since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.

On the White House briefing Thursday, a visibly moved Psaki invited Jean-Pierre as much as the rostrum with her and the two girls embraced as Psaki went via Jean-Pierre's qualifications and the significance of her taking the job.

"I simply need to take the opportunity to rejoice and congratulate my buddy, my colleague, my associate in truth, Karine Jean-Pierre, the next White Home press secretary," Psaki instructed reporters on the White Home.

She added: "She would be the first black lady, the primary out LGBTQ+ person to serve on this role, which is superb because illustration issues and he or she is going to, she will give a voice to so many and allow and present so many what is really doable whenever you work laborious, and dream huge and that matters, and ... we must always have fun that."

Psaki additionally elaborated on Jean-Pierre's career up, describing her as a "outstanding" individual with "a long time of expertise."

"I simply cannot wait to see her shine at the podium. So congratulations, and I can not wait to see you carry your individual style, and brilliance, to this job, " Psaki said.

Shut Biden adviser returns to White House

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

Dunn is permanently leaving her consulting firm, SKDK, people acquainted with the matter tell CNN. She is going to now not be a companion in the firm or listed on the company's website, people accustomed to the matter say.

Whereas Dunn now not owns a chunk of the firm, after it was offered in 2015, her position as a top strategist to Biden, former President Barack Obama and plenty of different elected Democratic officials has given SKDK vital prominence in Washington and past. In the course of the presidential marketing campaign and the primary a number of months of the Biden administration, Dunn took a leave of absence from the agency. However given the brand new role at the White Home, people accustomed to the matter say, she is severing ties with the agency.

An official says Dunn will now be a full-time staff member, and -- as with every different full-time employees member -- will signal the ethics pledge, file an OGE 278 and be subject to all White House ethics and battle of curiosity rules, including "rigorous counseling" on her ethics obligations.

This story has been updated with extra developments on Thursday.

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