Eric Ueland, also a longtime Senate GOP aide, was instrumental in securing bipartisan budget and coronavirus relief deals
Eric Ueland finished a stint as White House legislative affairs director Friday and is headed to the State Department, where he will serve as a senior adviser, a White House official said.
Ueland is reportedly under consideration for undersecretary of State for civilian security, democracy and human rights, a post that has been vacant since Donald Trump became president and that requires Senate confirmation.
Amy Swonger, who’s been a deputy director in the White House legislative affairs office since March 2017, has been named to replace Ueland. Continue reading.