Indian-American appointed deputy assistant to Biden and WHMO director

IndianAmerican Maju Varghese who previously served as a key member of the Biden campaign and the inaugural committee has been appointed as the deputy assistant to US President Joe Biden and director of the White House Military OfficeVarghese a lawyer by training had previously served as the chief operating officer of the Biden campaign during the 2020 presidential election and later as the executive director of the inaugural committeeMaju Varghese is now deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House Military Office Varghese tweeted the photo of the White House Arrival Lounge announcing his appointmentThe primaries the general the inaugural Grateful for the journey for great teammates and the history we made together Honoured to serve the country and the President Proud to walk through those gates again and to take my family their story and their hopes with me Varghese tweeted along with the photo on TuesdayThe White House Military Office WHMO is a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House functions including food service presidential transportation medical support emergency medical services and hospitality servicesThe WHMO Director oversees all military operations aboard Air Force One on Presidential missions worldwideVarghese was one of the four members of the presidential inaugural committee which organised the activities surrounding the swearingin of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on January 20He was the chief operating officer and senior advisor in the BidenHarris campaign from the primaries through the general overseeing the campaigns daytoday operations and leading it through an unprecedented shift to remote workingHe previously served in the White House under president Barack Obama in various roles including as the assistant to the president for management and administration and deputy director of advance He has also worked as the chief operating officer at The Hub Project and as a senior advisor at the law firm DentonsVarghese who is in his early forties was born in the US to parents who immigrated from Thiruvalla Kerala He has a bachelors degree in political science and economics from the University of Massachusetts AmhertsAs the assistant to the President for management and administration from July 2015 to January 2017 Varghese was responsible for daytoday operations of the White House complex including oversight of White House budget personnel facilities tours and major eventsAs special assistant to the President and deputy director of advance from June 2014 to July 2015 he served as the head of the US delegation for preadvance visits around the world composed of White House staff National Security staff the White House Military Office and the United States Secret ServiceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever