Jen Psaki
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| Organization: | Biden administration |
| Role: | Former White House press secretary |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | College of William and Mary |
Jen Psaki was the White House press secretary for the Biden administration. On May 5, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) announced Psaki would be resigning from her role as White House Press Secretary on May 13 and that Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre would take over the position.
Psaki was a member of the Biden Transition, where she led the confirmations team. She previously worked in communications for the Obama administration.[1]
Biography
Psaki graduated from the College of William and Mary. She has worked on several political campaigns, including the 2004 Kerry presidential campaign as a deputy press secretary, the 2008 Obama presidential campaign as a traveling press secretary, and the 2012 Obama presidential campaign as a senior advisor. She also held communications roles with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and former Rep. Joe Crowley (N.Y.).[1]
She served in the Obama administration as a White House communications director, State Department spokesperson, and deputy White House press secretary.[1]
White House press secretary
- See also: Joe Biden presidential transition
The Biden Transition announced on November 29, 2020, that Psaki would hold the position of White House press secretary.[1] Politico reported, "Psaki’s ascension to the top spokesperson’s role — one that she wanted and for which she was twice a runner-up for in the Obama administration — fits with the president-elect’s pattern of turning to experienced Washington operatives to fill the top positions in his administration."[2]
Noteworthy events
Resignation from White House position (2022)
On May 5, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) announced that Psaki would be resigning from her role as White House Press Secretary on May 13 and that Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre would take over the position.[3]
On April 1, Axios reported Psaki was in talks to host a show on MSNBC after her resignation.[4]
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Psaki announced on October 31, 2021, that she tested positive for COVID-19. She said she was fully vaccinated at the time she contracted the virus.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Biden-Harris Transition, "President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff," November 29, 2020
- ↑ Politico, "Inside the unlikely return of Jen Psaki," November 30, 2020
- ↑ The White House, "President Biden Announces Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary," May 5, 2022
- ↑ Axios, "Scoop: Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC gig," April 1, 2022
- ↑ The Week, "Jen Psaki reveals she tested positive for COVID-19," October 31, 2021
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