Katherine Hahn

Ben's new boss won't be MIA for long.

Kathryn Hahn will reprise her role as Jennifer Barkley on Parks and Recreation, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

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In Season 4, Hahn came to Pawnee as the tough-as-nails campaign manager of Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd), who went on to offer Ben (Adam Scott) a position on a congressional campaign in Washington, D.C.

Though we got a look at the Barkley offices in the season premiere, Jennifer was missing in action. She'll appear in at least one episode in the D.C. portion of the story line, rather than returning to Pawnee, according to executive producer Mike Schur.

Parks and Recreation airs Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c on NBC.