Various senior staff members at the White House praised outgoing communications director Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte HicksSenate intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report Cuomo turned down Trump invitation to participate in April press briefing: report Trump shakes up White House communications team MORE on Wednesday after she announced she will depart her post in the coming weeks.

"When I became chief of staff, I quickly realized what so many have learned about Hope — she is strategic, poised and wise beyond her years,” chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE said in a statement.

Officials said she approached the president to tell him she wanted to seek outside opportunities.

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Trump praised Hicks in a statement on Wednesday, as well.

"Hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years,” he said. “She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person. I will miss having her by my side but when she approached me about pursuing other opportunities, I totally understood. I am sure we will work together again in the future."