Alyssa Farah Griffin
Alyssa Farah | |
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| 3rd White House Director of Strategic Communications | |
| Assumed office April 7, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mercedes Schlapp |
| Press Secretary of the Department of Defense | |
| In office September 2019 – April 7, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dana White |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Press Secretary of the Vice President | |
| In office October 2017 – September 2019 | |
| Vice President | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Marc Lotter |
| Succeeded by | Katie Waldman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alyssa Alexandra Farah June 15, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | Patrick Henry College (BA) |
Alyssa Alexandra Farah (born June 15, 1989) is an American political advisor, currently serving as White House Director of Strategic Communications and Assistant to the President. Farah previously served as Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Media Affairs and the Press Secretary for the United States Department of Defense from 2019 to 2020.[1][2][3] Farah also served as press secretary for U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Special Assistant to President Donald Trump from October 2017 to September 2019, succeeded by Katie Waldman.
Early life and education
Farah was born on June 15, 1989 in Los Angeles.[4] Her father Joseph Farah, who is of Syrian and Lebanese descent, is a journalist who was executive news editor at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner before moving to Northern California to become editor of The Sacramento Union in 1990. He later founded WorldNetDaily, a far-right publication.[5] Her mother, Judy, (née Smagula) is a Sacramento-based journalist who has written for HuffPost, the Associated Press, and Comstock's Magazine.[6][7] Farah is of Lebanese and Syrian descent.[8]
Farah earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Public Policy from Patrick Henry College.[9]
Career
Farah began her career as an intern for Congressman Tom McClintock. She then worked as the communications director for the Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives serving under chairmen Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows.[10] She previously worked as the communications director for Congressman Mark Meadows. Farah previously worked as an associate producer on The Laura Ingraham Show.[11]
While serving as Press Secretary to the Vice President, she traveled with Mike Pence on several trips, domestic and foreign.[12]
At age 30, Farah was the youngest Pentagon Press Secretary in history.
In April 2020, it was reported that Meadows, now Trump's Chief of Staff, has considered bringing Farah on as a White House Press Secretary.[13] She joined the White House Office as the White House Director of Strategic Communications on April 7, 2020.[14]
References
- ^ Collins, Kaitlan (August 14, 2019). "Alyssa Farah, Pence press secretary, expected to move to Pentagon". cnn.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Alyssa Farah > U.S. Department of Defense > Biography". defense.gov.
- ^ "Top Pence aide to become Pentagon press secretary". msn.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Lippman, Daniel. "Birthday of the Day: Alyssa Farah, press secretary for Vice President Pence". Politico. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Wallsten, Peter; Fiore, Faye (January 27, 2010). "Joseph Farah found his calling in Obama-bashing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Krepel, Terry; Matters, ContributorFounder of ConWebWatch; former senior editor at Media (December 20, 2017). "Pence's Press Secretary Is Daughter Of Right-Wing Conspiracy Site's Founder". HuffPost. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Roig-Franzia, Manuel (April 2, 2019). "Inside the spectacular fall of the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Nussbaum, Matthew; Sherman, Jake. "Pence taps top Freedom Caucus aide as press secretary". Politico.
- ^ "Alyssa Farah > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography". defense.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Nussbaum, Matthew; Sherman, Jake. "Pence taps top Freedom Caucus aide as press secretary". Politico.
- ^ Santiago, Ellyn (January 6, 2019). "Alyssa Farah: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Parker, Ashley. "Top Pence aide will move to Pentagon as new press secretary". Washington Post.
- ^ Treene, Jonathan Swan,Alayna. "Mark Meadows considers new White House press secretary". Axios. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ McGraw, Meredith; Cook, Nancy (April 7, 2020). "Kayleigh McEnany replaces Grisham as White House press secretary". Politico. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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