Biden names second Arab American to White House staff

CHICAGO: President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a second Arab American to a key White House position before even taking office.

He named Dana Shubat, a legislative aide to Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, as a senior legal affairs advisor.

Shubat, whose parents are immigrants from Jordan, joins Reema Dodin, a Palestinian American who was named as co-deputy director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs in November.

For more than 15 years, Dodin served as a member of the staff of US Sen. Jim Durbin, including as deputy chief of staff.