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Herbert G. Klein. The White House communications director or White House director of communications, also known officially as Assistant to the President for Communications, is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the president and leading its ...
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- 1969 (White House Office), 1974 (White House Office of the Press Secretary)
Feb 10, 2023 · President Biden announced that Ben LaBolt, who worked with him in the Obama-Biden administration and on his 2020 campaign, will replace Kate Bedingfield, who is leaving after four years of service. LaBolt is the first openly gay White House communications director and has experience in strategic communications and digital marketing.
Jul 29, 2022 · White House Communications Director, Set to Depart, Decides to Stay Kate Bedingfield, who announced this month that she was stepping down, abruptly changed her mind and said on Friday...
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Ben LaBolt (born August 20, 1981) is an American political advisor who is the White House Communications Director. He succeeded Kate Bedingfield in the role when she stepped down at the end of February 2023.
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Kate Bedingfield was born on October 29, 1981, and raised in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Her parents are Dana H. and Sid E. Bedingfield. Her father is a journalism professor and a former CNN executive. Her mother is a social media consultant. Bedingfield attended Sandy Springs Middle School and graduated from Riverwood High School. She earned her bache...
Career in politics
Bedingfield worked on the John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign as spokesperson. She also served as communications director for the 2008 senate campaign for Jeanne Shaheen. In 2015, Bedingfield was named communications director for then Vice President Joe Biden. She also held two additional roles in the Obama administration: director of response, and deputy director of media affairs. Bedingfield served as deputy campaign manager for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign. Her work on the...
Private sector
In November 2011, Bedingfield started working at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). In May 2013, Bedingfield was named spokesperson and vice president of corporate communications at the MPAA.After working in the Obama administration, Bedingfield returned briefly to sports and entertainment communications.
Bedingfield married David Kelley Kieve on January 12, 2013, at St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Bedingfield and Kieve have two children together.Kieve currently serves as the President of the Environmental Defense Action Fund.
Kate Bedingfield at IMDbAppearances on C-SPANBill Barrow (March 26, 2020) "Meet the masterminds behind Biden's surge: women operatives" from the Christian Science MonitorJul 6, 2022 · July 6, 2022. WASHINGTON — Kate Bedingfield, the White House communications director, will step down from her position this summer, White House aides said on Wednesday, marking the latest...
Jul 7, 2022 · CNN —. White House communications director Kate Bedingfield will depart her role in the coming weeks, chief of staff Ron Klain told CNN on Wednesday. “Without Kate Bedingfield’s talent and...
