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'''Joshua Ryan Henry "Josh" Earnest''' (Lahir 22 Januari 1975) adalah Sekretaris Press Gedung Putih ke-30 dan sekarang.
'''Joshua Ryan Henry "Josh" Earnest''' (born January 22, 1975)<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Mike|title=JOSH EARNEST is 4-0 – B’DAY|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/playbook/2015/01/denis-mcdonough-playbook-lunch-bill-burton-to-calif-marc-caputo-to-cover-florida-for-politico-garrett-graff-editor-of-politico-mag-josh-earnest-is-4-0-bday-kendra-barkoff-212543|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref> is the current and 30th overall [[White House Press Secretary]].
Pada 30 Mei 2014, President [[Barack Obama|Obama]] mengumumkan bahwa Earnest akan menggantikan [[Jay Carney]] sebagai [White House Sekretaris Press]] Gedung Putih.<ref>{{cite news|last=Camia|first=Catalina|title=White House spokesman Jay Carney at the same time.resigns|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/30/jay-carney-white-house-spokeman-resigns/9772421/|accessdate=May 30, 2014|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=May 30, 2014}}</ref>
==Early years==
Earnest waslahir born indi [[Kansas City, Missouri]], theputra son ofdari Jeanne M., aseorang psychologistpsikologis, anddan Donald H. Earnest, anseorang athleticdirektur directoratlet. HeDia attendedlulusan [[The Barstow School]], asebuah privatesekolah secondaryswasta school,jenjang onpendidikan apertama, scholarshipmelalui beasiswa. HeDia juga alsogemar playedbermain baseball anddan basketball.
Earnest graduatedlulus fromdari [[Rice University]] inpada 1997 withdengan agelar degreependidikan inkebijakan dan [[political science|ilmu politik]] and policy studies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Topaz|first1=Jonathan|title=10 Things about Josh Earnest|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/josh-earnest-facts-white-house-press-secretary-107269|website=Politico|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref>
==CareerKarir==
ImmediatelySetelah followinglulus collegekuliah, heia workedbekerja in thedalam [[Houston mayoral election, 1997|1997Pemilihan Walikota Houston Mayoral Election1997]] foruntuk [[Lee P. Brown|Lee Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Roth|first=Bennett|title=Clinton, Obama plan Texas size campaign push|url=http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Clinton-Obama-plan-Texas-size-campaign-push-1756512.php|accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref> Earnest servedbertindak assebagai apembantu congressionalkonggres aideuntuk toketua U.S.konggres Amerika CongressmanSerikat [[Robert Marion Berry|Marion Berry]] fromdari 2002-2003 aftersetelah workingkerja onkampanye pertama bersama [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s firstuntuk campaign for mayor ofwalikota New York City. After working on Capitol Hill, Earnest worked for the Democratic National Committee from 2003-2006 under both Chairman Terry McAuliffe and Chairman Howard Dean. Earnest was Communications Director on Jim Davis' campaign for Governor of Florida in 2006. Earnest moved to Iowa in December 2006 to serve as National Communications Director for then-Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack's presidential campaign. He then joined [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|Senator Obama's presidential campaign]] in March 2007 as Obama's Iowa Communications Director. After Obama's Iowa caucus victory, Earnest worked as a top communications aide in several primary contests including South Carolina, Texas and Pennsylvania. During the 2008 general election, Earnest served as the campaign's Deputy Communication Director. After Obama was elected President, Earnest moved to Washington, DC and served as the Communications Director for the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Earnest started at the White House on President Obama's first full day in office, January 21, 2009 as Deputy Press Secretary under Robert Gibbs. Later, Earnest was promoted and served as Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary and Chief of Staff to [[Jay Carney]], occasionally filling in during press briefings. Earnest is the voice of [[West Wing Week]], an online video series produced by the White House that chronicles the President's activities each week.
Earnest is considered a passionate defender of President Obama but also someone who will advocate for more press access and the smoother flow of information. He is respected and well-liked by White House colleagues and journalists alike.<ref>{{cite web|last=Epstein|first=Jennifer|title=Meet Josh Earnest|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/josh-earnest-heads-to-the-podium-108138.html|accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> In an annual survey conducted by the [[Politico|Politico Magazine]] in April 2015, he was voted the most helpful press official in the Obama administration and the best White House press secretary by nearly 70 journalists.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Truth About Covering Obama|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/04/white-house-correspondents-survey-117140.html}}</ref>
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