White House chief of staff's wife gets new Biden admin gig as diplomat for environment

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The Biden administration tapped Monica Medina, wife of WH chief of staff Ron Klain, to be 'special envoy' for biodiversity and water resources, the State Department announced

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Monica Medina speaks during Countdown to COP15: Landmark Leaders' Event for a Nature-Positive World at Central Park Zoo on Sept. 20, 2022, in New York City.

The U.S. will participate in several global climate conferences, including the U.N.'s Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP15. "There's a direct connection between biodiversity loss and instability in a lot of parts of the world," Medina said recently, according to the Washington Post."It's not just about nature for nature’s sake. I think it is about people."

Biodiversity, which refers to the thriving of plants and animals in various ecosystems, and maintaining clean, safe water sources for human use, are both crucial to establishing equity, building inclusive societies, keeping economies moving andWater levels in Lake Mead in the Mojave Desert are at the lowest level since April 1937, when the reservoir was being filled for the first time, according to NASA.

But things like the"climate crisis," as well as"nature crime – including illegal logging, mining, land conversion, and wildlife trafficking – have deep and detrimental impacts" on biodiversity, the State Department said.

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