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Kate Berner | |
|---|---|
| White House Principal Deputy Communications Director | |
| In office January 20, 2021 –May 31, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Director | Kate Bedingfield (2021-2023) Ben LaBolt (2023-present) |
| Preceded by | Brian Morgenstern |
| Succeeded by | Kristen Orthman |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) |
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A native of Hastings-on-Hudson,New York,Berner graduated from Hastings High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago. [1]
Berner was previously a vice president at SKDK. During the Obama administration,Berner was the director of outreach and in the Office of the Vice President of the United States and special advisor in the United States Department of Commerce. She also worked as a spokeswoman for the Obama Foundation. Berner was deputy director of communications for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign,where she managed campaign messaging. [2]
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