The officials described the move on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made.
Dunn, a veteran political operative, took the job on an interim basis earlier this year after the White House's first communications director, Ellen Moran, stepped down to take a job at the Commerce Department. The move was first reported on The Washington Post's website.
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