Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest was born on January 22,1975 and is an American political advisor who served as the 29th White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017.
17 Facts About Josh Earnest
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Josh Earnest succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary, in 2014, and was succeeded by President Donald Trump's first presidential press secretary, Sean Spicer.
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Josh Earnest currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for United Airlines.
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Josh Earnest attended The Barstow School, a private secondary school, on a scholarship.
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Josh Earnest graduated from Rice University, in 1997, with a degree in political science and policy studies.
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Josh Earnest served as a congressional aide to US congressman Robert Marion Berry, from 2002 to 2003 after working on Michael Bloomberg's first campaign for mayor of New York City.
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Josh Earnest was Jim Davis' communications director during Davis' 2006 gubernatorial campaign in Florida.
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Josh Earnest moved to Iowa, in December 2006, to serve as national communications director for then-Iowa governor Tom Vilsack's presidential campaign.
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Josh Earnest then joined Barack Obama's presidential campaign in March 2007 as Obama's Iowa communications director.
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Josh Earnest started at the White House on Obama's first full day in office, January 21,2009, as deputy press secretary under Robert Gibbs.
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Later, Josh Earnest was promoted and served as principal deputy White House press secretary and chief of staff to Jay Carney, occasionally filling in during press briefings.
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Josh Earnest was the voice of West Wing Week, an online video series produced by the White House that chronicled President Barack Obama's activities each week.
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On May 30,2014, Obama announced that Josh Earnest would succeed Carney as the White House press secretary.
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Josh Earnest delivered his last press briefing of the Obama administration on January 17,2017, in which he was surprised by Obama, who then lauded Earnest for his years of service under his administration.
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Josh Earnest has worked as a political analyst and commentator for NBC News and MSNBC since March 2017.
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In May 2018, Josh Earnest began serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for United Airlines, based at their headquarters in Chicago.
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Josh Earnest serves on the Board of Advisors of Let America Vote, an organization founded by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander that aims to end voter suppression.