Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest [1] [2] White House press secretary under President Barack Obama , from 2014 to 2017. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary, in 2014, and was succeeded by President Donald Trump 's press secretary, Sean Spicer .
Early years Earnest was born in Kansas City, Missouri , the son of Donald H. Earnest, an athletic director , and Jeanne M. Earnest, a psychologist . He attended The Barstow School , a private secondary school , on a scholarship . He played baseball and basketball .[3]
He graduated from Rice University , in 1997, with a degree in political science and policy studies .[4]
Career Immediately following college, he worked in the Houston mayoral election, 1997 for Lee P. Brown .[5] Robert Marion Berry , from 2002–03, after working on Michael Bloomberg 's first campaign for mayor of New York City.[6]
After working on Capitol Hill, Earnest worked for the Democratic National Committee, from 2003–06, under both Terry McAuliffe and Howard Dean .[7] governor of Florida , in 2006. He moved to Iowa, in December 2006, to serve as national communications director for then-Iowa governor Tom Vilsack 's presidential campaign.[8]
He then joined then Barack 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.[9] Washington, D.C. and served as the communications director for the presidential inaugural committee.[10]
Earnest started at the White House on 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 was the voice of West Wing Week , an online video series produced by the White House that chronicled President Barack Obama's activities each week.[11]
On May 30, 2014, Obama announced that Josh Earnest would succeed Carney as the White House press secretary.[12] 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.[13]
He delivered his last press briefing of the Obama administration as press secretary, on January 17, 2017.[14]
Personal life In August 2012, Earnest married Natalie Wyeth in an interfaith Christian–Jewish ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.[1] N. C. Wyeth , a granddaughter of engineer Nathaniel C. Wyeth , and a former veteran Treasury Department official.[1] [15]
References
^ a b c Weddings: Earnest/Wyeth , nytimes.com, August 26, 2012; accessed August 12, 2016.^ Allen, Mike. "Josh Earnest turns 40" . Retrieved January 22, 2015 . ^ Topaz, Jonathan (May 30, 2014). "10 things about Josh Earnest" . Politico. Retrieved November 1, 2016 . ^ Topaz, Jonathan. "10 Things about Josh Earnest" . Politico . Retrieved November 19, 2015 . ^ Roth, Bennett. "Clinton, Obama plan Texas size campaign push" . Retrieved August 18, 2012 . ^ Guariglia, Matthew (May 30, 2014). "Josh Earnest: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know" . Heavy. Retrieved November 1, 2016 . ^ "DNC Organization-2005-06 Edition" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 .^ "Key People-Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA)" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 .^ "Key People-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) General Election Edition" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 .^ "2009 Presidential Inaugural Committees (PIC, JCCIC and AFIC) Organization" . Gwu.edu . Retrieved December 1, 2016 .^ Epstein, Jennifer. "Meet Josh Earnest" . Politico.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014 . ^ Camia, Catalina. "White House spokesman Jay Carney at the same time.resigns" . USA Today . Retrieved May 30, 2014 . ^ "The Truth About Covering Obama" . Politico.com . Retrieved August 12, 2016 .^ "Obama pops in final White House briefing" . cnn.com . January 17, 2017.^ Palleta, Damian. "Treasury Veteran Natalie Wyeth Earnest to Step Down" . Blogs.wsj.com . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
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