Biden picks first person of colour to head Census Bureau
The Hindu
If confirmed, Robert Santos, who is Mexican-American, would become the first person of colour to serve as a permanent director of the Census Bureau, the nation's largest statistical agency
President Joe Biden has said that he would pick the president of the American Statistical Association to lead the US Census Bureau as it works toward releasing data from the 2020 census that will be used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts. If confirmed, Robert Santos, who is Mexican-American, would become the first person of colour to serve as a permanent director of the Census Bureau, the nation's largest statistical agency. Mr Santos currently is the vice president and chief methodologist at the Urban Institute.
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