Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre | |
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35th White House Press Secretary | |
In office May 13, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Jen Psaki |
Succeeded by | Karoline Leavitt |
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary | |
In office January 20, 2021 – May 13, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Brian Morgenstern |
Succeeded by | Olivia Dalton |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort-de-France, Martinique, France | August 13, 1974
Political party | Democratic |
Domestic partner | Suzanne Malveaux |
Children | 1 |
Education | New York Institute of Technology (BS) Columbia University (MPA) |
Website | Official website |
Karine Jean-Pierre (born August 13, 1974) is a French-born American activist, political commentator, and author. She was the 35th White House Press Secretary from 13 May 2022 until Trump admin's Leavitt took over on the 28th Jan, 2025[1] Having joined the Biden Administration as White House Deputy Press Secretary under Jen Psaki, Jean-Pierre, at Psaki's resignation which left an open position, had risen to the podium. She was the first black person and the first LGBTQ Press Secretary.[2]
Jean-Pierre was the chief of staff for Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on the 2020 United States presidential campaign and was the first Black woman, and the first lesbian to ever hold that position.[3]
Jean-Pierre was born in Martinique, France to Haitian immigrant parents.[4] She was raised in Queens, New York.[5]
Jean-Pierre is openly lesbian.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Chalfant, Morgan. "Karine Jean-Pierre to replace Psaki as White House press secretary". The Hill.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Karine Jean-Pierre to become White House press secretary, the first Black and out LGBTQ person in the role". CNN. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ↑ Eugenios, Jillian (1 June 2021). "Karine Jean-Pierre on building a 'stronger and more inclusive' America". NBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Karine Jean-Pierre". The Haitian Roundtable. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Four Women Who Will Handle the Media in the Biden White House". December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- American political commentators
- American political activists
- American political writers
- American LGBT writers
- American LGBT rights activists
- American LGBT politicians
- LGBT people from New York City
- People from Martinique
- Lesbians
- Politicians from New York City
- Writers from New York City
- Democratic Party (United States) politicians
- White House Press Secretaries