Appointment of Todd Stern as White House Staff Secretary and Philip Caplan as White House Deputy Staff Secretary

The President today named White House Deputy Staff Secretary Todd Stern to be Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.

Mr. Stern will be replaced as Deputy Staff Secretary by Special Assistant to the President Philip Caplan, of the White House Cabinet Affairs office.

"Todd Stern has done an outstanding job managing my substantial information flow and providing important counsel. I am confident he will continue to serve with distinction as Staff Secretary. Both Todd and Phil Caplan are valued members of this administration, and I expect they will continue to make important contributions in their new roles," the President said.