BREAKING: Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joining White House in senior post
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is set to join the Biden administration in a senior White House role.
Bottoms, who served as mayor from 2018 to 2021, will become the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Axios reported Tuesday evening. Sharing the news on Instagram, Bottoms added: #Honored.
Cedric Richmond, a former congressman and Biden’s first Office of Public Engagement director, was a close advisor to the president. He left his post earlier this year.
The White House’s Office of Public Engagement is responsible for serving as a bridge between the Biden-Harris administration and the American public. The office helps ensure that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are hearing from a diverse group of people when it comes to the various issues they are tackling.
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and a good move for gaining experience on the federal level for political resume-building. 
