Jay Carney
Published January 27, 2011 | FoxNews.com
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden's communications director will become the next White House press secretary, Fox News has learned.
Carney, a former Time magazine reporter, will replace Robert Gibbs as the chief spokesman and one of the most public faces of the administration.Sources say Carney dazzled President Obama, new chief of staff Bill Daley and senior advisor David Plouffe during the interview process.
Biden also pushed hard for Carney, who has personal relationships with many journalists in Washington that extend well beyond his years in the Obama administration.
While sources said the White House had serious interest in finding a woman to serve as the president's top spokesperson, Carney "hit it out of the park" during the interview process.
The decision is part of a package of new personnel changes at the White House, a White House official told The Associated Press
Among the other moves: White House officials Alyssa Mastromonaco and Nancy-Ann DeParle will be promoted to deputy chief of staff positions.
