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Who is Denis McDonough’s wife Kari?
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Who is Denis McDonough's wife Kari?
Denis McDonough is married to Kari McDonough, formerly Hillstrom.
She is president and co-founder of Vet's Community Connections, an organization that "assists veterans, military and their families in successfully integrating into their community by expanding their local networks and involving all parts of the community," according to their website.
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She was formerly a consultant and also once worked at Robert Bosch Stiftung, a leading private institution known for its promotion of natural and social sciences.
Not much is known about how long the McDonough's have been married or how they met.
Do they have any children?
The couple has three children together: Addie, Liam, and Teddy, and live in .
In 2017, she published an article on the Huffington Post titled "What Our Kids Have Learned About Public Service," after Denis McDonough finished his time working under Obama's administration.
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"We met just a small number of the more than 4 million permanent employees in the federal government and I’m not naïve to think that every employee is extraordinary," she wrote.
"But those we did meet – and they were many, from all walks of life – are remarkable public servants. Several, in fact, have served as role models for our children."
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"Our kids experienced a core part of what makes this country strong: a federal government made up not just of institutions, but of people who make the institutions work."
What is Denis McDonough's new role?
Biden's pick to serve as his leader of the Department of Veterans Affairs is Denis McDonough, he said on December 10.
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He was the White House chief of staff during Obama's second term in office.
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McDonough has also served as Deputy National Security Advisor from 2010 to 2013 and as Chief of Staff of the National Security Council from 2009 to 2010.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for providing vital services to America's veterans.
VA provides health care services, benefits programs, and access to national cemeteries to former military personnel and their dependants, according to .
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