Ari Fleischer

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Ari Fleischer at a press conference at the White House

Lawrence Ari Fleischer (* 13. October 1960 in New York City ) is an American specialist in Public Relations and a former press secretary of the White House under President George W. Bush ( White House Press Secretary ).

Life

Fleischer is the son of a Hungarian-Jewish mother who left Hungary in 1939 ; Family members perished in the Holocaust . After graduating from high school in 1978, he graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in political science in 1982 and then worked as a press secretary for various Republican politicians.

In 1992, as Vice Head of Communications, he supported President George Bush's ultimately unsuccessful re-election campaign . In the presidential election campaign in 2000 he was then on the staff of his son George W. Bush , who appointed him press spokesman after his election victory. Political communication during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent war in Afghanistan since 2001 was his job; shortly before his departure, he took as press spokesman to justify the Iraq war . Position. Fleischer married in November 2002 and announced in May 2003 that he would be leaving office in order to spend more time with his wife; he was succeeded by Scott McClellan .

Since then, Fleischer has been active in the consulting area with two of its own companies . Among other things, it acts as a media consultant to the NFL - Football teams Green Bay Packers . He is also on the board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition lobbyists group .

Publications

  • Taking heat. The president, the press, and my years in the White House. William Morrows, New York 2005, ISBN 0060747625 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Taking Heat: The President, the Press and My Years in the White House , p. 1. ( books.google )
  2. ↑ Q & A with Ari Fleischer. jewishjournal.com, December 25, 2003, accessed April 5, 2013
  3. ↑ Press Gaggle by Ari Fleischer. In: georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. July 7, 2003, accessed December 8, 2015 .
predecessor Office successor
Jake Siewert White House Press Secretary
2001–2003 		Scott McClellan
personal data
SURNAME Butcher, Ari
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fleischer, Lawrence Ari
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American party official and Conservative press officer
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City