1. Jennifer Rene Psaki is an American television political analyst and former government official.
27 Facts About Jen Psaki
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Jen Psaki, the eldest of three daughters, was born in New York City, in 1978 to psychotherapist Eileen Medvey, her father is James Raul Jen Psaki, the retired real estate developer whose grandfather had emigrated from Greece in 1904 and whose grandmother was of Irish descent.
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Raoul Jen Psaki, was a combat medic during World War II and the Korean War.
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Jen Psaki grew up in Stamford, Connecticut and graduated from Greenwich High School in 1996.
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Jen Psaki is a member of the Chi Omega sorority and was chapter President.
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Jen Psaki began her career in 2001 with the re-election campaigns of Iowa Democrats Tom Harkin for the US Senate and Tom Vilsack for governor.
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Jen Psaki then became deputy press secretary for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
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From 2005 to 2006, Jen Psaki served as communications director to US representative Joseph Crowley and regional press secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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On September 22,2011, Jen Psaki left this position to become senior vice president and managing director at the Washington, DC, office of public relations firm Global Strategy Group.
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In 2012, Jen Psaki returned to political communications as press secretary for President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.
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On February 11,2013, Jen Psaki became the spokesperson for the United States Department of State.
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Jen Psaki's hiring at the Department of State fueled speculation that she would replace White House press secretary Jay Carney when he left the White House, but, on May 30,2014, it was announced that Josh Earnest would replace Carney.
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On February 7,2017, Jen Psaki began working as a political commentator on CNN.
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Later that month, Jen Psaki was named as the White House press secretary for the Biden administration.
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Jen Psaki held her first press briefing on the evening of January 20,2021, after the inauguration.
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In October, Jen Psaki was accused by a watchdog group of violating the Hatch Act for her comments on the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election.
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On March 22,2022, Jen Psaki tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in six months and did not accompany President Biden on his trip to Europe.
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Jen Psaki made her first television appearance after leaving her position as White House press secretary on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon discussing the Robb Elementary School shooting.
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In February 2023, MSNBC announced that Psaki would host a new Sunday morning program, Inside with Jen Psaki, beginning on March 19,2023.
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Jen Psaki had occasionally filled in as a substitute host for All In, prompting speculation.
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In May 2024, Jen Psaki released a book titled Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World.
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Jen Psaki said she would retract the statement in future versions of the book.
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In June 2024, Jen Psaki agreed to appear before the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs for a transcribed interview about the Biden Administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Jen Psaki appeared before the committee on July 26,2024.
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In February 2025, MSNBC announced that Jen Psaki will have her own show during the weekdays and during primetime starting in April 2025.
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Jen Psaki's show will be on the 9PM timeslot except on Mondays, Sundays, and Saturdays.
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On May 8,2010, Jen Psaki married Greg Mecher, then chief of staff to Congressman Steve Driehaus.