Former Pentagon spokesman, National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby. File photoWASHINGTON, May 21. US President Joe Biden has named Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby as the new National Security Council strategic communications coordinator, the White House announced Friday.
"Today, President Biden announced that John Kirby, who is currently Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, is becoming the White House's new National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator. In this role, Kirby will coordinate interagency efforts to clarify US policy, as well as serve as a senior administration official on related issues, including, if necessary, from the White House podium.
It is noted that, in accordance with the new status, Kirby will report to the President's National Security Adviser, who is now Jake Sullivan. «John Kirby is uniquely qualified for this position, and I look forward to bringing his experience and knowledge to the White House «, Biden said, whose words were also circulated by the administration. «understands the complexities of the state's foreign and defense policy,» in connection with which he expressed confidence in his ability to «skillfully» state the policy of the authorities on national security issues. The day before, a number of American media reported that Kirby would soon receive a position in the White House. It was expected that Kirby would take the post of a high-ranking public relations specialist in the field of foreign policy and would be closely associated with the US National Security Council. The publications also wrote that, if necessary, Kirby would conduct briefings instead of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who in turn, she recently replaced Jen Psaki at this post.