Jen Psaki

Jennifer Psaki
Psaki in 2021
34th White House Press Secretary
In office
January 20, 2021 – May 13, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyKarine Jean-Pierre
TJ Ducklo
Preceded byKayleigh McEnany
Succeeded byKarine Jean-Pierre
White House Communications Director
In office
April 1, 2015 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJennifer Palmieri
Succeeded bySean Spicer
Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
In office
April 5, 2013 – March 31, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyMarie Harf
Preceded byVictoria Nuland
Succeeded byJohn Kirby
White House Deputy Communications Director
In office
December 19, 2009 – September 22, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDaniel Pfeiffer
Succeeded byJennifer Palmieri
White House Deputy Press Secretary
In office
January 20, 2009 – December 19, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
LeaderRobert Gibbs
Preceded byTony Fratto
Succeeded byBill Burton
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Rene Psaki

(1978-12-01) December 1, 1978 (age 47)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Gregory Mecher
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
EducationCollege of William & Mary (BA)

Jennifer "Jen" Psaki (born December 1, 1978) is the former American White House Press Secretary. Previously serving under the administration of President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. She was White House Communications Director from 2015 to 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency. She has also been a CNN contributor.

In November 2020, Joe Biden announced Psaki his pick for White House Press Secretary. She told Biden that she would be press secretary until 2022, only a year into her term. On April 1, 2022, Axios reported that Psaki would likely leave the White House "around May" for a job with MSNBC. On May 5, 2022, the White House announced she would be leaving the role on May 13, 2022 and named her principal deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, as her successor.

References

  1. ↑ "Jen Psaki". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff". President-Elect Joe Biden. November 29, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Stelter, Brian (May 6, 2021). "Jen Psaki says she talked with the Biden transition team about a roughly one-year term". CNN. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ Fischer, Sara (2022-04-01). "Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC gig". Axios. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. ↑ "President Biden Announces Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary". The White House. May 5, 2022. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.