{"id":2330427,"date":"2024-08-24T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-campaign-taps-biden-official-to-lead-transition-effort-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:50:03","slug":"kamala-harriss-campaign-taps-biden-official-to-lead-transition-effort-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-campaign-taps-biden-official-to-lead-transition-effort-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris\u2019s campaign taps Biden official to lead transition effort &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harriss-campaign-taps-biden-official-to-lead-transition-effort-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330427&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice \u200dPresident Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign has appointed \u2064Yohannes Abraham as\u200b a key\u2063 figure in \u200dher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-whistleblower-x-a-gay-democrat-reveals-identity-and-tells-congress-he-was-blocked-from-investigating-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"IRS &#039;Whistleblower X,&#039; a Gay Democrat, Exposes Identity, Claims Congress Blocked Hunter Biden Investigation.\">presidential\u2062 transition team<\/a>. Abraham, currently the\u2064 U.S. ambassador to the Association\u200c of \u2064Southeast Asian Nations based in \u2062Indonesia, will end his tenure there shortly.\u2063 He is expected to lead \u200ba small\u200d team focused on establishing an\u2064 administration for Harris \u200din\u2062 the event she \u200cwins the election against former President Donald Trump.\u2062 Abraham has two years of experience as an ambassador and previously served as chief of staff of the National Security Council as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-floyd-county-georgia-terminates-election-director-after-statewide-audit-discovers-uncounted-votes\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Floyd County, Georgia Terminates Election Director After Statewide Audit Discovers Uncounted Votes\">executive director<\/a> for President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2063 2020 transition, collaborating closely with Harris. His\u2062 appointment coincides with\u200c the General Services Administration&#8217;s preparations to communicate with both \u2062the Harris \u200cand Trump \u200ccampaigns regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-identifying-firefighter-suing-philadelphia-over-facial-feminization-surgery-coverage\/\" title=\"Firefighter sues Philadelphia for not covering facial feminization surgery\">transition\u200c process<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign taps Biden official to lead transition effort<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736997\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign has tapped Yohannes Abraham for an integral role in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential<\/a> transition team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Abraham is the U.S. ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and is based in Indonesia. A U.S. official confirmed that Abraham will conclude his tenure in Jakarta in the coming days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/kamala-harris-transition-team-yohannes-abraham-biden-official-rcna168048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>per<\/a> NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to lead a small team tasked with putting in place operations for Harris&nbsp;to begin building an administration after the election if she wins against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A State Department spokesperson told the outlet that Abraham had spent his two years as an ambassador working to bolster the U.S.&rsquo;s relationship with nations in southeast Asia.&nbsp;Before that, he was chief of staff of the National Security Council and oversaw the White House Situation Room.<\/p>\n<p>He was President Joe Biden&rsquo;s 2020 transition executive director, but also worked closely with Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham&rsquo;s appointment comes as the General Services Administration reportedly prepares to speak with the Harris and Trump campaigns during the presidential transition process. A spokesperson for the GSA said the agency will send a letter on Tuesday offering its services to both transition teams.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s team would have to accept the offer in writing and execute a memo of understanding in order to get office space in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.<\/a>, and administrative support to do their work.&nbsp;Federal law requires Sept. 1 to be the deadline for GSA to enter into formal agreements with presidential transition teams.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s transition team will be led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/linda-mcmahon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Linda McMahon<\/a>, who led the Small Business Administration under the Republican former president. She is the wife of WWE co-founder Vince McMahon. Howard Lutnick, CEO of the financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will also help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abraham worked on both of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Barack-Obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">presidential campaigns<\/a> and served in his administration for the Office of Public Engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham will reportedly not work on policies or make decisions on personnel until after Election Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736997\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736997\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign has appointed Yohannes Abraham to play a key role in her presidential transition team. Currently serving as the U.S. ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Indonesia, Abraham is set to finish his assignment there shortly, according to a U.S. official cited by NBC News. He will lead a small group responsible for establishing operations for Harris&#8217;s potential administration should she win against former President Donald Trump in the election. A spokesperson from the State Department noted that during his two years as ambassador, Abraham focused on strengthening U.S. relations with Southeast Asian countries. Previously, he was chief of staff at the National Security Council and managed the White House Situation Room, and he also served as executive director for President Joe Biden\u2019s 2020 transition while collaborating closely with Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham&#8217;s appointment comes as reports indicate that the General Services Administration (GSA) is preparing to engage with both Harris and Trump campaigns regarding the presidential transition process. A GSA spokesperson mentioned that they would send a letter on Tuesday offering assistance to both teams; however, Harris\u2019s campaign must formally accept this offer and sign an agreement to receive office space in Washington D.C., along with administrative support for their operations.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law mandates that September 1 is the deadline for GSA formal agreements with presidential transition teams. Trump&#8217;s team will be led by Linda McMahon, who previously headed the Small Business Administration under him; she is also married to WWE co-founder Vince McMahon. Additionally, Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald financial services firm, will assist Trump&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham has experience from both of Barack Obama\u2019s presidential campaigns and held a position within his administration at the Office of Public Engagement but will not engage in policy-making or personnel decisions until after Election Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alejandro-mayorkas-kamala-harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32502,32438,33387,39182,32076],"class_list":["post-2330427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden-administration","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-campaign","tag-transition-effort","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alejandro-mayorkas-kamala-harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}