WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s lead coordinator on Detroit is joining Vice President Joe
Biden’s team.
The
White House says Don Graves will start as a counselor to Biden next
week and will work on domestic policy and economic issues.
Graves
is a former Treasury Department official and ran Obama’s jobs and
competitiveness council. Last year, the White House sent him to Detroit
to coordinate the federal assistance effort after the blighted city went
broke.
The White House says Graves will keep working on Detroit’s
recovery and will consult with the administration’s team on the ground.
Biden had dinner with Detroit’s mayor during a visit to Michigan earlier this year.