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Paula White, a Pentecostal preacher and longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, has been tapped to head the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative, a successor to previous administrations’ faith-based office that coordinates outreach to religious communities.

“Paula White is the Advisor to the [White House] Faith and Oppor­tunity Initiative,” reads a statement the White House sent to Religion News Service. A White House spokes­person later said, “She is heading up that initiative.” The news of White’s new role was first reported by the New York Times.