Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Chief of Staff Dan Katz is set to leave the Trump administration and join the International Monetary Fund as the first deputy managing director, three sources familiar with the matter told The Post.

Katz, a former senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who joined the Treasury Department in January, will become the most senior American at the IMF, working under Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, a Bulgarian economist and ex-EU commissioner.

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<figcaption>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently accused the IMF of “mission creep” <span class="credit">REUTERS</span></figcaption>

“He was one of the secretary’s closest confidantes,” said one insider.

Bessent has recently criticized the IMF for “mission creep” and accused it of promoting woke causes.

A Treasury spokesperson declined to comment.

Katz joined the Treasury Department in January 2025 and was formerly a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.{ai:summary}<p>Dan Katz, chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, is leaving Trump administration to become IMF's first deputy managing director, IMF’s top American, under Georgieva.</p><p>Bessent has accused the IMF of mission creep and woke aims; Treasury declined to comment #politics</p>

Exclusive | Scott Bessent’s chief of staff Dan Katz to take senior post at the International Monetary Fund: sources

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