Sean Spicer
American political strategist and former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Donald Trump
Sean Michael Spicer (born September 23, 1971) is an American political strategist. He was the 30th White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Trump until his resignation on July 21, 2017.[3]
Sean Spicer | |
|---|---|
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| 30th White House Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – July 21, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
| Preceded by | Josh Earnest |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
| White House Director of Communications | |
| In office June 2, 2017[1] – July 21, 2017[2] Acting | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mike Dubke |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Scaramucci |
| In office January 20, 2017 – March 6, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jen Psaki |
| Succeeded by | Mike Dubke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sean Michael Spicer September 23, 1971 Manhasset, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Rebecca Miller (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Connecticut College (BA) Naval War College (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1999–present |
| Rank |  Commander |
| Unit | U.S. Navy Reserve |
Spicer was communications director of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017.[4] On December 22, 2016, Spicer was named as Trump's White House Press Secretary and two days later Spicer was also named as the White House Communications Director.[5][6] He assumed both positions with Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017.
On July 21, 2017, Spicer announced his intention to resign as White House Press Secretary, and formally left the White House on August 31, 2017.[7]
References
change- ↑ "Mysterious disappearance of Donald Trump's mouthpiece Sean Spicer". The New Zealand Herald. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ Santos, Amanda Proença (July 31, 2017). "Scaramucci Sets New Record for Shortest Term as Communications Director". NBC News. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "GOP Biography of Sean Spicer". GOP.com. Republican National Committee, USA. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Sean Spicer: Executive Profile and Biography – Businessweek". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Sean Spicer Named Press Secretary". CNBC. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Alex, Isenstadt. "Jason Miller Backs Out of Trump White House Job". Politico.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Glenn Thrush, Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary, New York Times (July 21, 2017).
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