FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2021

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James C. Woo
404.585.8446 x 104
jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org

Atlanta, GA — Biden-Harris administration named Sameera Fazili as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. Advancing Justice-Atlanta’s former board member will be joining the White House with extensive experience from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and previously serving in the Obama administration as a senior adviser at the NEC and at the Treasury Department.

Sonjui Kumar, Chairperson of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta issues the following statement:

"We applaud Biden administration's pick of Sameera Fazili as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. Ms. Fazili's appointment is much needed diversity and expertise needed in the economic policymaking process. As we continue to battle a global health pandemic, with her extensive experience in economic development, we know she will advise the administration for fair and equitable policies''.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is the first nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in Georgia and the Southeast. For more information about Advancing Justice-Atlanta, visit https://advancingjustice-atlanta.org.