President Barack Obama has decided to choose former U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley as his next chief of staff, NBC News and other U.S. media reported. He is expected to make the formal announcement on Thursday afternoon.Daley, if confirmed, will replace former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who left on October 1st to run for mayor of Chicago. Pete Rouse has since served as interim Chief of Staff.
With the arrival of Daley, yet another Clinton administration official will join Obama's team. Daley, who is 62, has previously served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from January 1997 until July 2000 under former President Bill Clinton.
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