1. Katherine Joan Bedingfield was born on October 29,1981 and is an American political advisor who served as the White House Communications Director in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2023.
18 Facts About Kate Bedingfield
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Kate Bedingfield previously served as deputy campaign manager for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign and as communications director for Biden when he was vice president in the Obama administration.
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Kate Bedingfield was born on October 29,1981, and raised in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
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Kate Bedingfield's parents are Dana H and Sid E Bedingfield.
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Kate Bedingfield's father is a journalism professor and a former CNN executive.
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Kate Bedingfield attended Sandy Springs Middle School and graduated from Riverwood High School.
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Kate Bedingfield earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia.
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Kate Bedingfield worked on the John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign as spokesperson.
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Kate Bedingfield served as communications director for the 2008 senate campaign for Jeanne Shaheen.
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In 2015, Kate Bedingfield was named communications director for then Vice President Joe Biden.
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Kate Bedingfield held two additional roles in the Obama administration: director of response, and deputy director of media affairs.
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Kate Bedingfield served as deputy campaign manager for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.
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In November 2020, Kate Bedingfield was designated White House Communications Director for the Biden administration.
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In late July 2022, Kate Bedingfield reversed the decision announced weeks earlier to leave her position as White House Communications Director.
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In February 2023, Kate Bedingfield announced that she would leave the administration at the end of the month.
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In November 2011, Kate Bedingfield started working at the Motion Picture Association of America.
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In May 2013, Kate Bedingfield was named spokesperson and vice president of corporate communications at the MPAA.
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Kate Bedingfield married David Kelley Kieve on January 12,2013, at St John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square in Washington, DC Kate Bedingfield and Kieve have two children together.