White House Deputy Chief of Staff steps down
Wednesday - June 20, 2018 12:14 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Washington June 20 (IANS) Joe Hagin the White House Deputy Chief of Staff who orchestrated logistics for the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stepped down and will depart the administration next month.
A veteran of every Republican administration since President Ronald Reagan Hagin will return to the private sector reports CNN.
"Joe Hagin has been a huge asset to my administration " Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.
"He planned and executed the longest and one of the most historic foreign trips ever made by a President and he did it all perfectly. We will miss him in the office and even more on the road. I am thankful for his remarkable service to our great country."
Hagin initially told people in February that he would leave the administration in the coming weeks.
One of the highest-ranking White House officials Hagin held the title deputy chief of staff for operations the same position he held under President George W. Bush.
Hagin s departure will leave Chief of Staff John Kelly with just one deputy: former Microsoft and General Motors executive Chris Liddell who is responsible for coordinating policy reports Politico.
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A veteran of every Republican administration since President Ronald Reagan Hagin will return to the private sector reports CNN.
"Joe Hagin has been a huge asset to my administration " Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.
"He planned and executed the longest and one of the most historic foreign trips ever made by a President and he did it all perfectly. We will miss him in the office and even more on the road. I am thankful for his remarkable service to our great country."
Hagin initially told people in February that he would leave the administration in the coming weeks.
One of the highest-ranking White House officials Hagin held the title deputy chief of staff for operations the same position he held under President George W. Bush.
Hagin s departure will leave Chief of Staff John Kelly with just one deputy: former Microsoft and General Motors executive Chris Liddell who is responsible for coordinating policy reports Politico.
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