Obama to name former adviser to coordinate U.S. Ebola response: CNN

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U.S. President Barack Obama talks to the press after meeting with his team coordinating the government's Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama will appoint former White House adviser Ron Klain as the Ebola czar to coordinate the U.S. efforts to combat the deadly virus, CNN reported on Friday, citing unidentified sources.

U.S. President Barack Obama talks to the press after meeting with his team coordinating the government’s Ebola response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

In choosing Klain, Obama is turning to a trusted former aide who had been part of the White House inner circle earlier in his administration.

(Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama will appoint former White House adviser Ron Klain as the Ebola czar to coordinate the U.S. efforts to combat the deadly virus, CNN reported on Friday, citing unidentified sources.

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