1. Daniel Joseph Bartlett was born on June 1,1971 and is an American political advisor who served as counselor to the president and communications director in the administration of George W Bush.
12 Facts About Dan Bartlett
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Dan Bartlett earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Dan Bartlett was appointed as deputy to the policy director in the governor's office and was issues director for Bush's 1998 gubernatorial re-election campaign.
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On September 1,2004, Dan Bartlett appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart on the second night of the 2004 Republican National Convention, where he discussed the convention and campaign.
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On January 5,2005, the White House announced that Dan Bartlett would assume the role of counselor to the president, which allows him to focus more broadly on strategic communication and the formulation of policy.
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Dan Bartlett has worked for Karl Rove's political consulting firm.
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On June 1,2007, Dan Bartlett announced his resignation as Counsel to the President.
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In May 2008, Dan Bartlett appeared on various media outlets casting aspersions on the contentions raised by Scott McClellan in his book What Happened that the administration had repeatedly "shaded the truth" in connection with justifying the Iraq War, and describing the role that various administration officials played in the Valerie Plame leak case.
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In March 2009, Dan Bartlett was named president and CEO of Public Strategies.
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In January 2009, Bartlett was named an adjunct faculty member at the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, at which he taught a seminar on media and politics.
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In May 2013, Walmart announced that Dan Bartlett would become the company's new executive vice president of corporate affairs in late June.
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Dan Bartlett has held this position for just over a decade, and has written numerous articles regarding Walmart and his career.