Joe Biden Appoints Ron Klain asbr White House Chief of Staff.br On Wednesday, Joe Biden named longtime aidebr Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff. .br In a statement, Biden said Klain was “precisely” br the type of person he needed for the job. .br His deep, varied experience and capacitybr to work with people all across the politicalbr spectrum is precisely what I need in abr White House chief of staff .., Joe Biden, via Politico.br Klain also released a statement, sayingbr he is looking forward to working with Bidenbr and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.br I’m honored by the President-elect’sbr confidence and will give my all to leadbr a talented and diverse team in abr Biden-Harris [White House], Ron Klain, via AP News.br Klain is the first White House official to be announcedbr by Biden since he won last week’s election.br The pair have a long history, as Klain firstbr worked for the president-elect in the late 1980s br when Biden was a senator for Delaware. .br Klain later served as chief of staffbr for Biden when he was vice presidentbr under Barack Obama.