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Linda Douglass is the Head of Communications for Bloomberg in Washington DC. Prior to that, she was the Global Head of Communications for Bloomberg Media in New York [1]. During President Barack Obama's first term, she was director of communications for the White House Office of Health Reform in the Obama Administration (May 2009[1]–April 2010).[2] In June 2010, she was named Vice President, Head of Corporate and Strategic communications at Atlantic Media [3] and later became Senior Vice President of Global Communications. In 2013, she moved to Italy when her husband, John Phillips, was named ambassador to Italy.[4]

Douglass was first associated with Barack Obama as a senior strategist and spokeswoman of his presidential campaign. She joined his campaign on May 21, 2008.[5] Following Obama's victory in the November 2008 presidential elections, Douglass was appointed spokeswoman for the presidential inauguration committee.[6]

Douglass had a long career as journalist with ABC News and CBS News and covered some of the major events of the 1990's and early 2000's. [2]. She was awarded the National Press Foundation's Everett Dirksen Award for Distinguished Coverage of Congress in 1999 [3]. She began her journalism career in 1973 with KCBS-TV, the Los Angeles affiliate of CBS.

Education

Douglass holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Southern California.

Family

Douglass is married to the former United States ambassador to Italy, John R. Phillips, and they have a daughter.

References

  1. ^ "Linda Douglass". The Washington Post. July 26, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Kurtz, Howard (April 8, 2010). "Linda Douglass leaving White House". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  3. ^ Alex Alvarez (June 10, 2010). "Linda Douglass Returns To Atlantic Media". Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.italymagazine.com/news/new-usa-ambassador-italy-charms-italians-special-video
  5. ^ Frederick, Don (May 21, 2008). "Linda Douglass, well-known journalist, becomes a partisan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  6. ^ Seelye, Katharine (November 25, 2008). "Obama Places Stringent Limits on Inaugural Contributions". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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