Joe Hagin, the White House adviser who was leading the team that organized President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is leaving his post for the private sector, CNN reported.
Hagin is considered to be one of the most experienced aides in the White House. The 62-year-old deputy chief of staff for operations also held the same post in former President George W. Bush’s White House and also served Bush’s father and former President Ronald Reagan.
“Joe Hagin has been a huge asset to my administration,” Trump said in a statement. “We will miss him in the office and even more on the road. I am thankful for his remarkable service to our great country.”
According to Martha Joynt Kumar, director of the White House Transition Project, more than 60 percent of people who served in the senior-most White House advisory positions at the beginning of the administration have exited their roles.
Meanwhile, the White House said that Hagin first agreed to serve as deputy chief of staff for one year but then decided to stay for 18 months. Hagin was working as a private consultant before joining Trump’s administration.
“Joe Hagin’s selfless devotion to this nation and the institution of the presidency is unsurpassed,” said White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. “I am lucky to have served alongside this great American, and I am even luckier to call him my friend. Joe will be missed at the White House, and I wish him great success and happiness in the next chapter of his life.”
As part of his role in the White House, Hagin was tasked with handling the complex logistics of the Oresident’s foreign travel, which involves careful stagecraft and tough negotiations with foreign governments. He was also involved in the process of acquiring a new jet to serve as Air Force One.
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