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Jeremy M. Bernard
Bernard catches snowflakes on the Colonnade of the White House, Feb, 2014.
White House Social Secretary
In office
March 1, 2011 – April 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJulianna Smoot
Succeeded byDeesha Dyer
Personal details
Born (1961-11-04) November 4, 1961 (age 63)
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materHunter College (Incomplete)

Jeremy Mill Bernard (born November 4, 1961)[1][2] served as the White House Social Secretary. Bernard was appointed to the position by President Barack Obama on February 25, 2011. He was the first male, as well as the first openly gay individual, to serve as White House Social Secretary.[3][4]

Early life

Bernard was born to Herschel and Loretta (Utterback) Bernard and raised in San Antonio, Texas, where he attended TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas.[5] His father was a fundraiser for Robert Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.[5] Bernard attended Hunter College in New York City, but did not graduate.[6]

Career

Bernard is a prominent Democratic fundraiser and gay rights advocate who served for eight years on the Democratic National Committee. He worked in the Obama Administration in Washington as the White House liaison to the National Endowment for the Humanities and later, in Paris, as senior adviser and chief of staff to the U.S. Ambassador to France.

References

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  1. ^ Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2005.
  2. ^ U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  3. ^ Dunham, Richard S. (February 25, 2011). "Texan makes history as Obama social secretary". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  4. ^ Henderson, Nia-Malika; Bacon, Perry, Jr. (February 25, 2011). "Obama makes history with social secretary pick". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 26, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b McDonald, Patrick Range (January 30, 2008). "Obama's Gay Gold Mine". LA Weekly. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  6. ^ Bernstein, Jacob (February 26, 2011). "Jeremy Bernard: Washington's New Power Broker". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  7. ^ http://articles.philly.com/2015-04-18/news/61257685_1_jeremy-bernard-white-house-first-lady