Oct. 20, 2014
President Obama Names U. S. Ebola Coordinator
President Obama meets with Cynthia Hogan, Counsel to the Vice-President and Ron Klain,
Chief of Staff to the Vice President in the Oval Office. May 21, 2009. PHOTO: Pete Souza/White House
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - Former Vice Presidential Chief of Staff Ron Klain has been tapped by President Obama to coordinate the U. S. Government’s response to the deadly Ebola virus, now contracted by two nurses who attended to the late Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian who died of the disease in a Dallas hospital two weeks ago.
Klain, who has no medical background but is experienced in coordinating government agencies amidst crisis, will report to the President Obama’s Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco and his National Security Advisor Susan Rice.
The White House touts Klain as having “good working relationships with leading Members of Congress as well as senior Administration officials.”
A White House statement also says, “Klain’s talent and managerial skill will be crucial in providing the resources and expertise we need to rapidly, cohesively, and effectively respond to Ebola at home and abroad.”
More than 4,400 people have died of the disease in West Africa. Just as many people have contracted the virus and lived.
President Obama has remained optimistic that the virus will not spread in the U. S.
"The dangers of a serious outbreak are extraordinarily low" in the U.S. Obama says. "We are taking this very seriously at the highest levels of government."