Close Yellen adviser Lipton to step down

Reuters

Published Nov 30, 2022 05:33AM ET

Updated Nov 30, 2022 08:01AM ET

(Reuters) -David Lipton, one of U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's closest advisers who has helped shape international economic policy, will step down on Wednesday, the department said.

The former International Monetary Fund official has served as international affairs counselor to Yellen for the past two years after he came out of retirement.

"He will be irreplaceable for the department, but I feel incredibly fortunate to have had his counsel," Yellen said in statement.