Susan Rice, the former national security advisor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is stepping down from her role as the White House domestic policy adviser for President Joe Biden (The Washington Post). Rice oversaw some of Biden’s most polarizing issues such as gun control, student loan relief, and immigration (The New York Times). Rice played a key role in expanding the Affordable Care Act during her tenure as domestic policy adviser (Politico). Rice is departing next month and her departure marks one of the biggest loss to Biden administration from the inner circle of Obama’s administration (CNN).
Rice, 58, served under President Barack Obama as national security advisor and ambassador to the United Nations (The Washington Post). She previously worked as a UN Ambassador and adviser for President Barack Obama before joining the Biden Administration (USA Today). According to Fox News, Rice’s departure comes as Biden is preparing to launch his re-election bid. Rice, who clashed with other aides on immigration policy, is leaving after the reports of migrant child labor surfaced (New York Post).
As the director of White House Domestic Policy Council, Rice was responsible for overseeing the Domestic Policy Staff, coordinating the domestic policy-making process, supervising the implementation of domestic policy, and representing the President on domestic policy matters. She spent most of her time in the Biden Administration preparing executive orders on many major domestic policy initiatives (USA Today).
In a statement to the press, President Biden praised Rice’s service, saying she helped him advance his agenda (Yahoo News). Susan Rice’s departure from the Biden administration will be a huge loss, as she was a long-time diplomat widely known for her foreign policy expertise and deep knowledge of international relations. At this time, it is not clear what Rice’s next steps will be after leaving the White House (Washington Times).
Overall, Rice has played a significant role in shaping the Biden Administration’s domestic policy and her departure marks a significant loss to the administration.
