Pakistan-born Ali Zaidi will likely be named White House’s deputy Climate Change Coordinator under the Biden administration.
A report in The Washington Post said that United States President-elect Joe Biden will likely appoint Gina McCarthy as the climate coordinator.
Ali Zaidi, who is 33 years old is New York’s deputy secretary for energy and environment, will be her deputy.
Presently, Ali Zaidi leads the NY Governor’s efforts on all aspects of climate policy and finance. He previously served as a Precourt Scholar and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and as an attorney in private practice.
He was also part of the Obama-Biden administration for eight years, serving in a number of roles including as an Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He also served as a chief policy officer for the implementation of the Climate-Action Plan.
Zaidi moved to the United States from Pakistan at 5 years old, when his family relocated to Edinboro, Pa., a small town on the shore of Lake Erie.
Zaidi would essentially serve as the domestic equivalent to former Secretary of State John Kerry, who will be an international envoy on climate change. If appointed, Zaidi would coordinate climate change work across the White House and federal agencies.
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He also served as the Deputy Director of Energy Policy and Senior Director for Cabinet Affairs at the White House.
There have been many Pakistani origin employees which have been part of the US administration.
Arif Ali Khan is another example of success who belongs to the Pakistani decent and he is one of the several accomplished South Asian Americans appointed to the Obama Administration.
He is a highly regarded public servant in the homeland security, counter terrorism, and law enforcement fields. He was born in 1968 after his parents migrated to North America from Pakistan.