Jen Psaki
Jennifer Rene Psaki (/sɑːkiː/; born December 1, 1978)[1] is an American political advisor. She was the 34th White House Press Secretary from January 20, 2021 until May 13, 2022.
Jennifer Psaki | |
|---|---|
 Psaki in 2021 | |
| 34th White House Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – May 13, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Karine Jean-Pierre TJ Ducklo |
| Preceded by | Kayleigh McEnany |
| Succeeded by | Karine Jean-Pierre |
| White House Communications Director | |
| In office April 1, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Palmieri |
| Succeeded by | Sean Spicer |
| Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| In office April 5, 2013 – March 31, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Marie Harf |
| Preceded by | Victoria Nuland |
| Succeeded by | John Kirby |
| White House Deputy Communications Director | |
| In office December 19, 2009 – September 22, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Daniel Pfeiffer |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Palmieri |
| White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – December 19, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Leader | Robert Gibbs |
| Preceded by | Tony Fratto |
| Succeeded by | Bill Burton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Rene Psaki December 1, 1978 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Gregory Mecher (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) |
She was White House Communications Director from 2015 to 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency.[2] She has also been a CNN contributor.[3]
In November 2020, Joe Biden announced Psaki his pick for White House Press Secretary.[4] She told Biden that she would be press secretary until 2022, only a year into her term.[5] On April 1, 2022, Axios reported that Psaki would likely leave the White House "around May" for a job with MSNBC.[6]
On May 5, 2022, the White House announced she would be leaving the role on May 13, 2022 and named her principal deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, as her replacement.[7]
References
change- ↑ Allen, Mike (December 1, 2013). "Welcome to December! -- The sentence in today's NYT that will make a few people with .gov addresses cringe -- What Obama Bought at Politics and Prose". Politico.
- ↑ "Jen Psaki returns to White House". Politico. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Jen Psaki". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ↑ "President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff". President-Elect Joe Biden. November 29, 2020.
- ↑ Stelter, Brian (May 6, 2021). "Jen Psaki says she talked with the Biden transition team about a roughly one-year term". CNN. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ↑ Fischer, Sara (2022-04-01). "Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC gig". Axios. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ↑ "President Biden Announces Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary". The White House. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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