Joe Biden names campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon as deputy chief of staff

President-elect Joe Biden announced more senior staff appointments on Monday, as well as advisers to incoming first lady Jill Biden.

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The new additions followed the announcement of Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff as vice-president, as chief of staff in the White House.

Biden is yet to announce some of the most visible roles in government, including who he plans to nominate for White House press secretary and top cabinet slots.

The advisers to Biden are all familiar faces, either as top aides for years or as high-ranking officials during the presidential campaign.

“President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect [Kamala] Harris have an ambitious and urgent agenda for action,” Klain said in a statement. “The team we have already started to assemble will enable us to meet the challenges facing our country on day one.”

Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager, will be deputy chief of staff. Mike Donilon, chief strategist for the campaign, will be a senior adviser.

In a statement, Biden said he was “proud to announce additional members of my senior team who will help us build back better than before.

“America faces great challenges, and they bring diverse perspectives and a shared commitment to tackling these challenges and emerging on the other side a stronger, more united nation.”

Dana Remus, general counsel for the campaign, will be counsel to the president. Steve Ricchetti, a campaign chairman, will be a counsellor to the president. The Louisiana congressman Cedric Richmond, another campaign chair, will be senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

The Biden transition team also announced appointments for two less-known names. Julia Rodriguez will be director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Annie Tomasini will be director of Oval Office operations.

Anthony Bernal, a deputy campaign manager and chief of staff to Dr Jill Biden, will be a senior adviser to Dr Biden in her role as first lady, with Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon as chief of staff. She is currently a partner at the Winston & Strawn law firm.

The announcements were made despite Donald Trump refusing to concede defeat.

Vice-President-elect Harris has not announced her staff. Minyon Moore, a longtime Democratic strategist, is helping fill out that team.