Mr Daley (pictured) will replace the interim chief of staff Pete Rouse President Obama is to name bank executive and former commerce secretary William Daley as the next White House chief of staff, US media report.
Mr Daley will replace the interim chief of staff Pete Rouse, officials told the Associated Press news agency.
Mr Rouse, who recommended Mr Daley for the position, will remain at the White House in a senior position as a counsellor to President Barack Obama.
Mr Obama is expected to make a formal announcement later on Thursday.
Mr Daley, who served as commerce secretary in the Bill Clinton administration, is the brother of Chicago mayor Richard Daley, a heavyweight in Democratic politics.
The president discussed the position with Mr Daley, currently working as a banking executive for JPMorgan Chase, at the White House on Wednesday.
Mr Rouse has served as Mr Obama’s chief of staff since the departure of Rahm Emanuel, who left Washington to run for mayor of Chicago.
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