Trump appoints Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump has appointed Katie Zacharia as his new White House press secretary.

Zacharia, 42, is due to address the public from the White House briefing room this week.

Before working in US politics, she lived in Beijing and worked at a leading Chinese law firm.

She also worked with a non-profit organisation focused on children of migrant workers and learned Chinese.

Earlier this year, she briefly served as a spokeswoman and deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.

Most recently, she was a senior communications adviser to Truth Social, which is owned by Trump Media & Technology Group.

Her appointment brings her experience in law, communications and government public affairs to the White House press role.