Obama-Era DOJ Official Matthew Miller Named as State Department Spokesman

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on April 11 that he has appointed Obama-era Department of Justice spokesman Matthew Miller as the State Department’s new spokesman.
In a statement announcing the news, Blinken said that he had “benefitted greatly from Matt’s wisdom, his experience in government, and his deep understanding of foreign policy” when he oversaw Blinken’s nomination to be secretary of state.
He added that Miller had joined the National Security Council at the White House, to lead the “whole of government communications and outreach” after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022.
“Matt stepped up once again in the early months of Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine when he took leave to join the National Security Council to lead our whole of government communications and outreach as part of our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and defense,” Blinken said….}