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White House Press Secretary

Robert Lane Gibbs, former White House press secretary. Named one of The 50 Most Powerful People in District of Columbia, Gentlemen’s Quarterly magazine, 2007.

Background

Gibbs, Robert Lane was born on March 29, 1971 in Auburn, Alabama, United States. Son of Robert Gibbs and Nancy Gobbs.

Education

Bachelor in Political Science, North Carolina State University, 1993.

Career

Press. secretary to Republican Bob Ethridge United States House of Representatives. Spokesman to Senator Fritz Hollings United States Senator, 1998. Spokesman Senator John Kerry's Presidential Campaign, 2003, Americans for Jobs, Health Care and Progressive Values, 2003—2004.

Communications director Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Barack Obama's Senatorial Campaign, Chicago, 2004. Communications director for Senator Barack Obama United States Senate, Washington, 2004—2008. Communications director Senator Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign, Chicago, 2007—2008.

Assistant to President, press secretary The White House, Washington, 2009—2011. Political advisory Barack Obama's 2012 Re-Election Campaign, since 2011.

Achievements

  • Robert Lane Gibbs has been listed as a noteworthy White House press secretary by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mary Catherine Gibbs.

Father:
Robert Gibbs

Mother:
Nancy Gobbs

Spouse:
Mary Catherine Gibbs