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Posted: 2018-02-09T23:28:37Z | Updated: 2018-02-09T23:28:37Z Trump Plans To Nominate White House Aide Jim Carroll For Drug Czar | HuffPost

Trump Plans To Nominate White House Aide Jim Carroll For Drug Czar

Carroll, who currently serves as White House deputy chief of staff, must be confirmed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate White House aide Jim Carroll to serve as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a post popularly known as the drug czar, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

Carroll, who currently serves as White House deputy chief of staff, must be confirmed by the Senate. “We have full confidence in Jim to lead ONDCP to make significant strides in combatting the opioids crisis, reducing drug use, and coordinating U.S. drug policy,” the statement said. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Eric Walsh)

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