• by Ray Schultz , Yesterday

Vanity Fair has announced several new hires and promotions, including Olivia Nuzzi, who left her post as Washington correspondent of New York last year after a relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to light. 

Nuzzi has been named West Coast editor of Vanity Fair. She will edit stories across platforms and subjects, focusing on the events, industries and culture of the Pacific region.

Kennedy has since become Health and Human Services Secretary. 

“In interviews with candidates over the past two months, we have been seeking out a certain fearlessness—people with a point of view, able to express it in both substance and style,” says Mark Guiducci, global editorial director, who announced the hires. “I can say that every one of our new colleagues has that quality.”

Guiducci adds that other new appointments will be announced soon. 

In addition to Nuzzi, the incoming team includes: 

• Jennifer Pastore -- Global Creative Director 
• Lindsey Underwood -- Senior Editor 
• Aidan McLaughlin -- Washington Correspondent
• Martina Navratil -- Executive Director, Global Operations and Audience
• Carly Walsh -- Global Director, Social
• Elise Taylor -- Senior Staff Writer 
• Juli Weiner -- Contributing Editor 
• Daniela Tijerina -- Associate Editor
• Wisdom Iheanyichukwu -- Associate Newsletter Producer
• Kenneal Patterson -- Associate Web Producer
• Wengel Gemu -- Social Media Coordinator
• Abigail Sylvor Greenberg -- Executive Assistant to the Global Editorial Director