Josh Earnest
Joshua Ryan Henry "Josh" Earnest (Lahir 22 Januari 1975) adalah Sekretaris Press Gedung Putih ke-30 dan sekarang.
Josh Earnest | |
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| 30th White House Press Secretary | |
| Mulai menjabat June 20, 2014 | |
| Presiden | Barack Obama |
| Wakil | Eric Schultz |
| Informasi pribadi | |
| Lahir | Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest[1] 22 Januari 1975 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Partai politik | Democratic |
| Suami/istri | Natalie Wyeth (2012–present) |
| Almamater | Rice University |
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Pada 30 Mei 2014, President Obama mengumumkan bahwa Earnest akan menggantikan Jay Carney sebagai Sekretaris Press Gedung Putih.[2]
Early years
Earnest lahir di Kansas City, Missouri, putra dari Jeanne M., seorang psikologis, dan Donald H. Earnest, seorang direktur atlet. Dia lulusan The Barstow School, sebuah sekolah swasta jenjang pendidikan pertama, melalui beasiswa. Dia juga gemar bermain baseball dan basketball.
Earnest lulus dari Rice University pada 1997 dengan gelar pendidikan kebijakan dan ilmu politik.[3]
Karir
Setelah lulus kuliah, ia bekerja dalam Pemilihan Walikota Houston 1997 untuk Lee Brown.[4] Earnest bertindak sebagai pembantu konggres untuk ketua konggres Amerika Serikat Marion Berry dari 2002-2003 setelah kerja kampanye pertama bersama Michael Bloomberg untuk walikota New York. 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 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.[5] In an annual survey conducted by the 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.[6]
Personal life
Earnest is married to Natalie Wyeth, a great-granddaughter of the late illustrator N. C. Wyeth, and a former veteran Treasury Department official.[1] They have a son named Walker who was born in 2014.[7] Earnest is an avid fan of the baseball team Kansas City Royals and has been using a Royals mug in press briefings since the baseball Opening Day 2015.[8]
References
- ^ a b http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/fashion/weddings/natalie-wyeth-joshua-earnest-weddings.html?_r=0
- ^ Camia, Catalina (May 30, 2014). "White House spokesman Jay Carney at the same time.resigns". USA Today. Diakses tanggal May 30, 2014.
- ^ Topaz, Jonathan. "10 Things about Josh Earnest". Politico. Diakses tanggal 19 November 2015.
- ^ Roth, Bennett. "Clinton, Obama plan Texas size campaign push". Diakses tanggal 18 August 2012.
- ^ Epstein, Jennifer. "Meet Josh Earnest". Diakses tanggal 20 June 2014.
- ^ "The Truth About Covering Obama".
- ^ Palleta, Damian. "Treasury Veteran Natalie Wyeth Earnest to Step Down". Diakses tanggal 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Josh Earnest on Twitter: ".@jazayerli Thx! @Royals have best record in AL since I started sipping fr that mug at the press briefing on Opening Day. Not a coincidence."". Twitter.com. Diakses tanggal 2015-10-30.
External links
| Jabatan politik | ||
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| Didahului oleh: Jay Carney |
White House Press Secretary 2014–present |
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