In another blow to US VP Kamala Harris‘ team, her deputy chief of staff Michael Fuchs is set to resign after May, as per an internal staff memo seen by Reuters. 

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In an email to his fellow staffers, Fuchs wrote that the ‘work done by the Biden administration has turned things around’. However, he did not mention the reason for his departure. 

“It’s been the honor of a lifetime to serve in this administration, working for the Vice President and President on behalf of the American people,” Fuchs said, as per Reuters. 

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“Fifteen months later, it’s almost difficult to recall the magnitude of the challenges we faced when we came in, from an unprecedented pandemic to historically difficult economic circumstances. And it is thanks to the work of this administration – and all of you – that our country has had such success in tackling these challenges and turning things around,” he added in the email. 

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Michael Fuchs was a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and Foreign Policy Advisor to President Bill Clinton. He also served in the State Department during the Obama-Biden administration and as an advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

He hails from New York and graduated from the Columbia University. 

Fuchs advised Harris on domestic and international issues. He also helped manage staff and often accompanied her on foreign trips.

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The memo said that he will continue in the role until early May to “ensure a smooth transition”. 

Michael Fuchs is the latest to leave Harris in the past year. On March 21, her National Security Adviser Nancy McEldowney said she is stepping down from her role.