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Karine Jean-Pierre

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Karine Jean-Pierre
35th White House Press Secretary
In office
May 13, 2022 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJen Psaki
Succeeded byKaroline Leavitt
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary
In office
January 20, 2021 – May 13, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBrian Morgenstern
Succeeded byOlivia Dalton
Personal details
Born (1974-08-13) August 13, 1974 (age 50)
Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
Political partyDemocratic
Domestic partnerSuzanne Malveaux
Children1
EducationNew York Institute of Technology (BS)
Columbia University (MPA)
WebsiteOfficial 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

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  1. ↑ Chalfant, Morgan. "Karine Jean-Pierre to replace Psaki as White House press secretary". The Hill.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Eugenios, Jillian (1 June 2021). "Karine Jean-Pierre on building a 'stronger and more inclusive' America". NBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Karine Jean-Pierre". The Haitian Roundtable. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "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.
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