ATLANTA — On Tuesday, President Biden announced that former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will be leaving Georgia to join Biden’s inner circle.
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Before becoming a political commentator for CNN, Bottoms served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta.
Bottoms will step into the senior advisor role, replacing Cedric Richmond.
“I am deeply honored that President Joe Biden has entrusted me to serve as Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement. As we continue to navigate historic global challenges, it remains important to have a diversity of thought and experiences within the White House. I am looking forward to helping continue the impactful work that is being done on behalf of the American people,” Bottoms said in a statement.
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With this new position, she will oversee the White House Office of Public Engagement. This department works at the local, state and national levels to make sure community leaders, diverse perspectives and new voices have the chance to inform the work of the president in an inclusive, transparent and responsible way.
Bottoms has also made history by being the first mayor in Atlanta to have served in all three branches of government. She had previously served as a judge and a city council member.
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During her term as mayor, Bottoms dealt with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the city and agencies, cyber attacks and opened up decades-long childhood murder cases.
“She led the city of Atlanta with strength through the pandemic, through a summer of protests and pain, and through the mass shooting that left Atlanta’s Asian American community in fear,” President Biden said in a statement.
President Biden said that he and Jill have known Bottoms for a long time and they look forward to working with her more closely.
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