Wife of Top Biden Aide Named Ambassador for Plants and Animals
The wife of President Joe Biden's top aide has a fancy new gig at the U.S. State Department.
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The wife of President Joe Biden's top aide has a fancy new gig at the U.S. State Department.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced that Monica Medina, wife of White House chief of staff Ron Klain, will serve as U.S. Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources.
According to the Washington Post, which initially declined to note that Medina is married to Klain, the decision to promote her to the newly established role of "diplomat for plants and animals" is one that "underscores the Biden's administration's desire" to fight climate change.
Medina currently serves in the State Department as assistant secretary for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs. She is an outspoken proponent of the Green New Deal, a controversial legislative proposal sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) that would cost roughly $9 trillion to implement but would have a negligible effect on global temperatures.
Medina is also a prominent advocate for fully integrating women into military combat units, which resulted in the lowering of rigorous physical standards to accommodate female trainees.
White House chief of staff's wife gets new Biden admin gig as diplomat for environment
The Biden administration tapped Monica Medina, wife of WH chief of staff Ron Klain, to be "special envoy" for biodiversity and water resources, the State Department announced
