State Department spokesman Ned Price to step down and transition into policy role

State Department SNed Price, the spokesman for the company will be retiring from his position in late February. This is the latest shake-up of the communications department. Biden administration.

Price served as the spokesperson from the department ever since the inception of the Biden administration. Price will move to a more policy-oriented position and work closely with Secretary Of State. Antony Blinken.

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“I started as a public servant as an analyst at the CIA, and I ended up in this job because of a series of accidents, fateful accidents,” Price, NBC reported. “I have loved being in this line of work for the past several years. And one of the things I love most about it is the connection to the policy.”

Vedant Pattel, principal deputy press secretary at the department will assume Price’s duties on March 17. Price is not known yet. Since June, Patel was the chief deputy spokesperson.

Price served as a spokesperson during Obama’s administration for both the National Security Council (CIA) and Price before his Biden presidency role. Price was praised by Blinken in the news.

“On a personal level, I have constantly benefited from his counsel, as have so many members of the Department,” Blinken spoke in statement. “For