State Department spokesman Ned Price will exit from his role later this month, marking the latest shuffle in the communications team for the Biden administration.
Price has served as the spokesman from the department since the dawn of the Biden administration and will transition to a policy-oriented position, working closely with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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“I started as a public servant as an analyst at the CIA, and I ended up in this job because of a series of accidents, fateful accidents,” Price said, NBC reported. “I have loved being in this line of work for the past several years. And one of the things I love most about it is the connection to the policy.”
Vedant Patel, the principal deputy spokesperson at the department will take on Price's duties when he officially departs from his perch on March 17. A permanent successor for Price has not yet been named. Patel has been the principal deputy spokesperson since last June.
Prior to his Biden administration role, Price worked as a spokesman for the National Security Council and the CIA during the Obama administration. Blinken heaped praise on Price amid the news.
“On a personal level, I have constantly benefited from his counsel, as have so many members of the Department,” Blinken said in a statement. “Fortunately, I’ll be able to continue to do that."
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Price has delivered over 200 briefings to the press, according to Blinken.
"For people in America and around the world, Ned Price has often been a face and voice of U.S. foreign policy. He's performed with extraordinary professionalism and integrity. On behalf of the Department, I thank Ned for his remarkable service," Blinken said.