Alyssa Farah
American political advisor
Alyssa Alexandra Farah (born June 15, 1989) is an American political advisor. She was White House Director of Strategic Communications and Assistant to the President in the Trump administration in 2020.
Alyssa Farah | |
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| 3rd White House Director of Strategic Communications | |
| In office April 7, 2020 – December 4, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mercedes Schlapp |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Press Secretary of the Department of Defense | |
| In office September 2019 – April 7, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dana White |
| Succeeded by | John Kirby |
| Press Secretary to the Vice President | |
| In office October 2017 – September 2019 | |
| Vice President | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Marc Lotter |
| Succeeded by | Katie Waldman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alyssa Alexandra Farah June 15, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Domestic partner | Justin Griffin (c. 2020–present; engaged) |
| Father | Joseph Farah |
| Education | Patrick Henry College (BA) |
Farah was Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Media Affairs and the Press Secretary for the United States Department of Defense from 2019 to 2020.[1][2][3]
Farah was press secretary for U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Special Assistant to President Donald Trump from October 2017 to September 2019. Farah is the first person to be the top spokesperson for the President, Vice President, and Secretary of Defense in one Administration.[4]
She was the youngest Pentagon Press Secretary in history.[5]
References
change- ↑ Collins, Kaitlan (August 14, 2019). "Alyssa Farah, Pence press secretary, expected to move to Pentagon". cnn.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Alyssa Farah > U.S. Department of Defense > Biography". defense.gov.
- ↑ "Top Pence aide to become Pentagon press secretary". msn.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-farah-resign/2020/12/03/1623fa7a-3598-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html
- ↑ "Farah resigns as White House communications director in tacit nod to Trump's loss". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
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