Obama Picks Zients as Director of Economic Council
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Jeffrey Zients, former acting chief of the White House budget office, was named by President Barack Obama as director of his National Economic Council, the panel charged with coordinating policy.
Zients, who has held positions in the Obama administration since 2009, will replace Gene Sperling, who plans to step down from his post in January, according to a statement from Obama.