Next week, Jean-Pierre will become the first black and openly gay person to serve as a White House press secretary, and she came to the job through the White House communications office.
The White House will be in Washington on July 29, 2021. In this photo, Susan Walsh.
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that Jean-Pierre will take over as press secretary from Jen Psaki on May 13th.
Since Biden took office last year, Jean-Pierre has served as Psaki's principal deputy, and occasionally stepped in for her at White House press briefings.
Jean-Pierre was the first openly gay person to hold a White House press briefing.
Jean-Pierre worked on Biden's 2020 presidential campaign, one of several presidential campaigns she's been a part of.
Jean-Pierre has been a political analyst on MSNBC and has been a prominent Democratic activist.
Jean-Pierre earned a Master of Public Affairs degree from Columbia University in 2003 and became a faculty member in its School of International and Public Affairs.
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Jean-Pierre's family moved to New York City after she was born. In her book Moving forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America, she said that her youth in a Haitian immigrant community was a major influence on her life. Suzanne Malveaux is a CNN national correspondent. They have a daughter.
There were reports last month that Psaki was leaving the White House for MSNBC. When Biden took office, Psaki indicated that she did not plan to stay for long. She told Vogue in office that she only planned to work as a secretary for a year, and that she wanted to spend more time with her children.
According to reports, Jen Psaki is leaving the White House for an on-air gig at MSNBC.
The first gay person to lead a White House press briefing.
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