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White House communications director Kate Bedingfield is exiting later this month. According to a briefing from the White House, she is leaving to spend more time with her husband and children.
Before heading up the Biden administration's communications department, Bedingfield served as deputy campaign manager and communications director for the President's 2020 campaign. She also worked with Biden in Obama's White House as deputy director of media affairs and director of response.
She previously worked at the Motion Picture Association of America, where she was the vice president of corporate communications. In addition, Bedingfield served as spokeswoman for John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign and communications director for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's 2008 Senate campaign in New Hampshire.
Bedingfield's departure follows that of former press secretary Jen Psaki in May. Psaki was succeeded by Karine Jean-Pierre.
"From long before we launched the campaign, Kate Bedingfield was a fierce defender of the President and ensured that our message in 2020 and in the White House was consistent with his voice and principles," said White House senior advisor (and SKDKnickerboker founding member) Anita Dunn.
Jeffrey Nesbit, who served as communications director for former vice president Dan Quayle, is named assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kate Bedingfield, White House communications director, will exit at the end of the month. Ben LaBolt, a longtime Biden adviser, will take the CD post.
Cathy Cochran, senior VP in Teneo’s Washington office, has rejoined the US Dept of Agriculture as director in its communications office.
Mexico is working with the DC-based Global Action on Gun Violence to push for “impactful gun violence prevention strategies” in the US.
Douglas Farrar, who was VP-communications and strategy at the Carnegie Center for International Peace, has joined the Federal Trade Commission as PA director.
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