Lezlee Westine | |
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Director of the Office of Public Liaison | |
In office January 20, 2001 –May 25, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Mary Beth Cahill |
Succeeded by | Rhonda Keenum |
Personal details | |
Born | Hinsdale,Illinois,U.S. | August 28,1960
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Florida (BA) University of California,Los Angeles (MBA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Lezlee Jean Westine (born August 28,1960) is an American political advisor and attorney serving as the president and chief executive of Personal Care Products Council and a former Republican operative who worked for President George W. Bush. [1]
Westine began her career practicing political and election law in California for Nielsen,Merksamer,Parrinello,Mueller &Naylor. She then ran the northern California office of Governor Pete Wilson. Westine helped found Technet,a political network of high-level executives to promotes the growth of technology sector. [2]
In 2001 she was selected to serve as White House Director of the Office of Public Liaison. [3]
As an executive for PCPC,Westine's salary for 2012 was $920,592.00, [4]
Westine is the single mother of one daughter. [5]
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