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Obama to name friend Valerie Jarrett senior adviser
US President-elect Barack Obama is naming his longtime friend and supporter Valerie Jarrett as his White House senior adviser.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:50 November 15, 2008
Washington: US President-elect Barack Obama is naming his longtime friend and supporter Valerie Jarrett as his White House senior adviser.
Jarrett, who hired Michelle Obama for a job in the Chicago mayor's office years ago, is one of the president-elect's closest friends and advisers.
Her name has been floated for several top administration jobs. However, Obama settled on the senior adviser role, said a person close to the president-elect.
The decision has not been officially announced.
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