Jay Carney

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Jay Carney (2011)

James Carney (born May 22, 1965 in Washington, DC ) was the press secretary of the White House from February 11, 2011 to June 20, 2014 under the presidency of Barack Obama . His predecessor was Robert Gibbs .

Carney studied at Yale University , where he received his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Eastern European Studies in 1987 . He later worked for Time Magazine and served as a correspondent in Moscow , among other things . During the tenure of President George W. Bush , he was first deputy director from 2003 to 2005 and then from 2005 to 2008 director of the Washington office of Time magazine. He had previously reported as a Washington, DC correspondent since 1993.

In December 2008, Carney retired from his journalistic career and in January 2009 became Director of Communications for Vice President Joe Biden . He held this post until his appointment as press spokesman for the White House in January 2011. On May 30, 2014, he resigned with effect from mid-June 2014 and left office on June 20, 2014. He was succeeded by Josh Earnest .

Carney is married. His wife works for the television and radio - network ABC . Now he works for Amazon after an interim position as a political analyst at CNN .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ flf / AFP / dpa: Jay Carney takes over. In: Focus Online . January 28, 2011, accessed on January 28, 2017 : "Former journalist Jay Carney will be the new spokesman for US President Barack Obama."
  2. ↑ Christoph von Marschall : The new voice of the White House. In: Zeit Online . January 31, 2011, accessed on January 28, 2017 : "Now 45-year-old Jay Carney is replacing 39-year-old Robert Gibbs."
  3. ↑ Sebastian Fischer: #RuhDichaus. In: Spiegel Online . May 30, 2014, accessed on January 28, 2017 : “The US president has just announced the dismissal of his veterans minister. When government spokesman Jay Carney explains the matter further, Barack Obama reappears and reports the - voluntary - resignation of his spokesman. "
  4. ↑ Volker Briegleb: Google's new chief lobbyist comes from the White House. In: Heise Online . January 13, 2016, accessed on January 28, 2017 : "Obama's former spokesman Jay Carney now works for Amazon."
predecessor Office successor
Robert Gibbs White House Press Secretary
2011–2014 		Josh Earnest
personal data
SURNAME Carney, Jay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carney, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American White House Speaker
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC