Washington The newly elected US President Joe Biden can appoint Indian-American Neera Tandon as the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the top post of the White House. The job of this office is to manage the budget of the administration. This information has been given in the local media’s news on Sunday. If Tandon (50) is confirmed for the post in the US Senate as well, she would be the first black woman to head the influential ‘Office of Management and Budget’ in the White House. Tandon is currently the CEO of the left-leaning Center for American Progress. According to ‘The Wall Street Journal’ news, Tandon’s possible appointment is part of Biden’s plan to form a team of liberal economic advisors to work with potential finance minister Janet Yellen. Several news reports said that the appointment of Tandon, Yellen and others is expected to be announced soon.
According to the ‘Washington Post’, Tandon will be pressurized to curb government spending, but will likely play an important role in preparing the Biden administration’s plan to deal with the current economic slowdown. According to the news, she has been a close aide of former US Secretary of State and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Tandon helped the Obama government pass the ‘Affordable Care Act’. MR Rangaswamy, founder of the non-profit organization IndiaSpora, said, “The prospect of Nira Tandon being nominated for a cabinet-level position in the next administration is another proud day for Indian Americans.” Their responsibility will be very wide.
There is no doubt now that our community has become politically strong. “According to the Washington Post news, Cecilia Rouse, an economist at Princeton University, is likely to be appointed chairman of the Economic Advisory Council. African-American Rouse will be the first black woman to become the president of the council, who will be instrumental in advising the president on the economy. Biden also plans to nominate Adewale Valley Adeyimo as Deputy Finance Minister. Jared Bernstein and Heather Boosey are likely to be named as members of their Economic Advisory Council. These announcements are likely on Tuesday.
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