On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki opened up the day’s press conference by discussing the news that Karine Jean-Pierre will be taking over the role on May 13.

Earlier that afternoon, Biden announced that current Deputy Press Secretary Jean-Pierre would be stepping in to the role of Press Secretary after May 13.

“So I just want to take the opportunity to celebrate and congratulate my friend, my colleague, my partner in truth, Karine Jean-Pierre, the next White House Press Secretary,” said Psaki, with Jean-Pierre briefly joining her at the podium.

“Now many people in this room have known her for some time. But for anyone who does not know her, I want to provide a little bit of a primer for you so settle in,” said Psaki.

“First, as you all know, she will be the first black woman, the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve in this role, which is amazing because representation matters, and she is going to — she will give a voice to so many and allow and show so many what is truly possible when you work hard and dream big and that matters and we should not — we should celebrate that,” she said.