US President Joe Biden has appointed Lady Gaga as co-chair of the POTUS' Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a board that will advise The White House on matters of cultural policy. President Biden restored this important committee last September, as it was disbanded in August 2017, during President Trump's campaign, when its members resigned in protest following the rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Here's the statment from the White House:"Lady Gaga is known for her philanthropy and staunch support of LGBTQI+ rights and mental health. At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, she curated a televised concert to benefit the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, helping raise over $128 million. Since its inception, the Foundation has demonstrated the transformative power of kindness and its impact on mental health through youth-driven initiatives, research-based programming, and high-level partnerships."

Source: New York Times April 13, 2023 20:24 UTC