President Obama, pressured by Democrats and Republican over the shaky federal response to the Ebola virus, today named Ron Klain, former chief of staff to Vice President Biden and ex-VP Gore, as Ebola czar.
He is to make sure that federal efforts to protect Americans from the disease are integrated "but don't distract from the aggressive commitment to stopping Ebola at the source in West Africa," a White House official said.
Klain reports to Lisa Monaco, the White House's homeland security advisor, and to Susan Rice, national security advisor.
Obama tapped Klain, who is president of former AOL chairman Steve Case's Case Holdings, for preparation work for the presidential debates.
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