Tree-hugging: Wife of top White Dwelling adviser specified plum function at State Section

Jack Birle

September 29, 06:54 PM September 29, 06:54 PM

Monica Medina, the spouse of White Dwelling chief of workers Ron Klain, has been chosen to be the U.S. distinctive envoy for biodiversity and h2o methods, the State Division declared Wednesday.

Medina serves as the assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs and will carry on to do so in addition to her new position, for every the Point out Department.

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"Distinctive Envoy Medina will coordinate an all-of-governing administration hard work to deal with these crises comprehensively – leveraging expertise and knowledge in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs with means from across federal government departments and businesses. Also, her designation as special envoy will fortify the Department’s position in implementation of the White Home H2o Stability Motion Program and the World-wide Water Approach, as nicely as supply significant-stage leadership in advance of the 2023 UN Convention on H2o," the agency reported in a press launch.

Medina will be the initial envoy appointed for vegetation and animals, a transfer the Condition Department states demonstrates the "Biden-Harris Administration’s dedication to resolving the world’s intertwined biodiversity and water crises."

“There's a direct connection among biodiversity loss and instability in a whole lot of parts of the environment,” Medina informed the Washington Submit. “It's not just about nature for nature’s sake. I believe it is about folks.”

The Biden administration backed the local climate transform provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into regulation in August.