Chef Sam Kass Is Leaving the White House

Sam Kass, the personal chef of President Barack Obama and also a senior adviser for nutrition policy at the White House, is leaving his post after a six-year stint, the Associated Press reports. Suggested Reading Why Nelly Needs to Finally Admit the Real Reason He Voted For Trump Black TikToker Who Sprayed Bug Killer on…

Sam Kass, the personal chef of President Barack Obama and also a senior adviser for nutrition policy at the White House, is leaving his post after a six-year stint, the Associated Press reports.

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Kass, who recently married MSNBC host Alex Wagner, said he has decided to leave the White House to be with his wife in New York City, the report says.

Not only has Kass served as the first familyโ€™s personal chef, but he was also senior adviser for nutrition policy, a role that gave him a seat at the table when administration officials discussed matters including updated food labels and new requirements for healthier school lunches, AP says. He also helped Michelle Obama develop her White House vegetable garden. He will remain involved with the first ladyโ€™s Letโ€™s Move campaign, at which he is executive director, along with broader efforts to improve childhood nutrition, the White House said.

โ€œI love this family and believe in everything the president and first lady are doing, and this has been the greatest job of my life, and I assume will be the greatest job of my life,โ€ the 34-year-old Chicago native told AP. โ€œBut Iโ€™m going to be with my wife. Once youโ€™re married, you kind of need to be together.โ€

Read more at PBS Newshour.

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