Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
In office April 5, 2013 – March 31, 2015
President
Barack Obama
Deputy
Marie Harf
Preceded by
Victoria Nuland
Succeeded by
John Kirby
White House Deputy Communications Director
In office December 19, 2009 – September 22, 2011
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Daniel Pfeiffer
Succeeded by
Jennifer Palmieri
White House Deputy Press Secretary
In office January 20, 2009 – December 19, 2009
President
Barack Obama
Leader
Robert Gibbs
Preceded by
Tony Fratto
Succeeded by
Bill Burton
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Rene Psaki
(1978-12-01) December 1, 1978 (age 45) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Gregory Mecher
(m. 2010)
Children
2
Education
College of William and Mary (BA)
Jen Psaki's voice
Jen Psaki answers questions on the extent of use of Executive Orders Recorded May 2, 2022
Jennifer Rene Psaki[1] (/ˈsɑːki/; born December 1, 1978)[2][3] is an American television political analyst and former government official. A political advisor who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations, she served the Biden administration as the 34th White House press secretary[4] until May 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Obama administration as the White House deputy press secretary (2009); the White House deputy communications director (2009–2011); the spokesperson for the United States Department of State (2013–2015); and the White House communications director (2015–2017).[5] Psaki was a political contributor for CNN from 2017 to 2020.[6] As of March 2023, she hosts the talk-show Inside with Jen Psaki on MSNBC.
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^House, The White (December 1, 2021). "Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, December 1, 2021". The White House. Retrieved January 31, 2023. Thank you, Jen. And, first of all, happy birthday.
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^"President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff". President-Elect Joe Biden. November 29, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^"Jen Psaki returns to White House". Politico. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^"Jen Psaki". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
(2015–2017). Psaki was a political contributor for CNN from 2017 to 2020. As of March 2023, she hosts the talk-show Inside with JenPsaki on MSNBC. Psaki, the...
Willie Geist regularly co-hosts from Tuesdays to Fridays. Inside with JenPsaki also airs on certain nights whenever Hayes is not hosting Lawrence O'Donnell...
prominent non-Cabinet post. On May 13, 2022, Karine Jean-Pierre replaced JenPsaki and became the 35th White House press secretary. During the United States'...
Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, where she served under JenPsaki. Harf attracted controversy for an interview she gave on Hardball with...
condemned the remark as "unacceptable". Department of State spokesperson JenPsaki said the discussion was not evidence of any American plan to influence...
19, 2023, MSNBC premiered the new Sunday-morning program Inside with JenPsaki, which is hosted by the former White House press secretary. Between February...
media. She is one of the most quoted Russian diplomats. She often opposed JenPsaki (the official representative of the US State Department before 31 March...
to Launch New Sunday Program Led by Former White House Press Secretary JenPsaki". Variety. February 21, 2023. Weprin, Alex (April 30, 2013). "Chris Matthews...
chief of staff, to serve as his White House Chief of Staff. Biden chose JenPsaki, deputy White House press secretary and U.S. Department of State spokesperson...
an additional Monday-night edition of its Sunday program Inside with JenPsaki as a substitute for All In beginning September 25. Since 2024, the program...
June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021. Psaki, Jen (April 23, 2021). "Statement by Press Secretary JenPsaki on the President's Travel to the United Kingdom...
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Lawrence O'Donnell, All In with Chris Hayes, The ReidOut and Inside with JenPsaki. "Brian Williams' new program, 'The 11th Hour,' debuts Tuesday on MSNBC"...
Lawrence O'Donnell, All In with Chris Hayes, The ReidOut and Inside With JenPsaki. The Rachel Maddow Show is broadcast from Studio 3-A at the NBC Studios...
clashing with the president and White House Press Secretary JenPsaki. Several Doocy–Psaki exchanges became Internet memes. After covering a White House...
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officials. Lisa Monaco, Robert O. Work, Avril Haines, David S. Cohen, and JenPsaki have also been WestExec employees. Richard Stengel, former President Obama's...
Alex Witt Reports on Sunday mornings would be replaced by Inside with JenPsaki, beginning March 19. On April 10, 2023, former CNN Newsroom anchor Ana...
poet JenPsaki (born 1978), White House Communications Director for President Obama Jen Schoullis (born 1989), American women's ice hockey player Jen Sorensen...
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losses on GameStop. On January 27, 2021, White House press secretary JenPsaki said that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others in the Biden administration...
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privacy and civil liberty for online content". White House Press Secretary JenPsaki said that the board is the "continuation of work that began in the DHS...
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