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

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

"Karine not only brings the experience, expertise and integrity needed for this troublesome job, but she is going to proceed to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people," Biden said 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 start following Psaki's last day, which will likely be Could 13. CNN reported in April that Psaki was planning on leaving her position for one at MSNBC.

Final Could, Jean-Pierre became the second Black woman in historical past to carry the every day press briefing. She has served on the White House's senior communications workforce since Biden took workplace and earlier than that was an adviser to his campaign and chief of employees to now-Vice President Kamala Harris.

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

"I am nonetheless processing it as a result of, as Jen stated, on the prime this is a historic second and it is not lost on me. I perceive how necessary it is for so many people on the market. So many alternative communities that I stand on their shoulders," Jean-Pierre mentioned.

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

Jean-Pierre also took a second to thank Psaki.

"She has been only a fantastic colleague, a good friend, a mentor, throughout this previous year and a half and I don't suppose I would be here without so many people, however including her and she is simply only a true solid, amazing particular person," Jean-Pierre stated.

Jean-Pierre is familiar with her new role. She is often in the room when Psaki briefs reporters, has filled in for her for on the lectern and has also gaggled with reporters traveling with Biden on Air Pressure One. Just lately, she replaced Psaki at the final minute for Biden's four-day journey to Europe amid the Russian invasion after Psaki examined constructive 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 depart after one year on the job. A number of names had been into consideration to interchange 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 up to the rostrum with her and the 2 ladies embraced as Psaki went by Jean-Pierre's qualifications and the significance of her taking the job.

"I simply wish to take the opportunity to celebrate and congratulate my pal, my colleague, my partner in fact, Karine Jean-Pierre, the following White House press secretary," Psaki instructed reporters at the White House.

She added: "She will be the first black girl, the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve on this position, which is wonderful as a result of illustration issues and she or he is going to, she is going to give a voice to so many and permit and present so many what is really potential once you work exhausting, and dream massive and that issues, and ... we should always have a good time that."

Psaki additionally elaborated on Jean-Pierre's career up, describing her as a "exceptional" particular person with "many years of expertise."

"I simply cannot wait to see her shine at the podium. So congratulations, and I am unable to wait to see you carry your own fashion, and brilliance, to this job, " Psaki said.

Shut Biden adviser returns to White House

The staffing shakeup in the press office comes as the White Home is making a number of different personnel moves in preparation for a possible 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 group additionally 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 completely leaving her consulting agency, SKDK, people aware of the matter tell CNN. She is going to no longer be a accomplice in the agency or listed on the corporate's web site, individuals familiar with the matter say.

Whereas Dunn now not owns a piece of the agency, after it was sold in 2015, her position as a prime strategist to Biden, former President Barack Obama and plenty of different elected Democratic officials has given SKDK significant prominence in Washington and beyond. Through the presidential marketing campaign and the first a number of months of the Biden administration, Dunn took a go away of absence from the agency. But given the brand new role at the White Home, people aware of the matter say, she is severing ties with the agency.

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

This story has been up to date with extra developments on Thursday.

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