Joe Biden, US president-elect, has appointed Osaremen Okolo,
a Nigerian-American, as a member of his COVID-19 response team.
Okolo, born to a Nigerian parents, was among 100 names
announced as additional members of the White House staff by the Biden
transition team.
Biden is expected to be sworn-in on January 20 as the 46th
US president.
Announcing her appointment, the transition team said, Okolo
served as a senior health policy advisor to US representative Jan Schakowsky of
Illinois, before joining the team.
She also served as legislative aide for health policy on the
US Senate committee on health, education, labor and pensions (HELP).
“Osaremen Okolo serves on the Biden-Harris Transition
domestic policy team. Prior to joining the transition, Okolo served as Senior
Health Policy Advisor to U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky of Illinois,” the
transition team said.
“Okolo drafted, negotiated, and managed the Congresswoman’s
legislation, oversight, and policy across a comprehensive health care and
public health agenda, most recently focusing almost exclusively on the COVID-19
pandemic.
“Previously, Okolo served as Legislative Aide for Health
Policy on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(HELP) for Ranking Member Patty Murray of Washington. A daughter of Nigerian
immigrants, Okolo was born and raised in Massachusetts and graduated from
Harvard College.”
Adewale Adeyemo, another Nigerian-American, had earlier been
appointed as deputy secretary of the treasury department.
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