Posted 1/26/2024, 4:40:00 AM
Biden's Chief Diversity Officer Leach Departs Administration After Helping Assemble Most Diverse White House Staff
- Michael Leach, the White House's first chief diversity and inclusion officer, is leaving the Biden administration later this month
- Leach helped staff the most diverse administration in history
- The Biden administration filed a report in June showing it had the most diverse White House staff ever
- Nearly half of Biden's appointees are racially or ethnically diverse, and 59% of staff are women
- Biden has emphasized the importance of diversity, while Republicans have railed against diversity and inclusion initiatives