Jay Carney
White House Press Secretary during Obama
Born
May 22nd, 1965
59 years ago
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
United States
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Worked as a journalist and served as the 29th White House Press Secretary from 2011 to 2014. Held prior roles at Time magazine, where he covered politics and international affairs, eventually becoming a Washington bureau chief. Worked as a communications director for Vice President Joe Biden before becoming Press Secretary. After leaving the White House, became a senior vice president at Amazon.
Served as White House Press Secretary from 2011 to 2014
Worked as Washington bureau chief for Time magazine
Held communications director role for Vice President Joe Biden
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