Lindsay Reynolds | |
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Chief of Staff to the First Lady | |
In office February 1, 2017 –April 7, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Tina Tchen |
Succeeded by | Stephanie Grisham |
Personal details | |
Born | Cincinnati,Ohio,U.S. |
Lindsay Reynolds is an American event planner and government employee who served as the chief of staff of First Lady of the United States Melania Trump. [1] [2] She previously worked as associate director of the White House Visitors Office under President George W. Bush.
Reynolds is a native of Cincinnati,Ohio. [3] [4] [5]
Reynold worked as a third grade teacher in Cincinnati,Ohio before joining the Bush Administration in 2004 to work in the Visitors Office. [6] After leaving the Bush Administration,Reynolds established her own event planning business. [7] She also worked for Senator Rob Portman. [8]
Reynolds was named as Melania Trump's chief of staff in February 2017,an unusually late hiring announcement for the key role. [9]
During Reynolds' tenure as chief of staff to the First Lady,a staffer in the First Lady's office was reportedly fired for having an account on a gay dating app. [10] In 2018,Reynolds reportedly argued against Melania Trump's desire to send mirrors to children she visited in Africa. [11]
Reynolds played a role in hiring Anthony Ornato to be Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in 2019. [12]
On April 7,2020,First Lady Melania Trump announced that Reynolds had resigned as Chief of Staff "to spend time with her family" [13] and that Stephanie Grisham would immediately replace her in the role. [14]
In 2023,Reynolds was named to the Board of Directors of the National First Ladies Library. [15]
Reynolds is the daughter-in-law of Republican fundraiser and former Ambassador Mercer Reynolds. [16]
The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House in Washington,D.C.,United States. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide. It balances the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden on the east side of the White House Complex. It is commonly used as a stage for receptions and media events due to its proximity to the White House.
Mercer "Merce" Reynolds III is an American businessman. He was the finance chair of U.S. President George W. Bush's presidential campaign.
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Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is an American fashion and entertainment executive and former senior advisor to the first lady Melania Trump. Before her controversial role in politics,she produced various notable events in New York City,including the Met Gala,and later worked as the founding fashion director for Lincoln Center and facilitated the expansion of its Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Anna Cristina "Rickie" Niceta Lloyd is an Italian-American event planner who served as the White House Social Secretary for U.S. President Donald Trump. She was appointed by First Lady Melania Trump on February 8,2017. Prior to her role at the White House,Lloyd worked for Design Cuisine,a catering company.
Mira Radielovic Ricardel,is an American businesswoman and former government official.
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The core White House staff appointments,and most Executive Office of the President officials generally,are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate,with a handful of exceptions. There are about 4,000 positions in the Executive Office of the President.
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I'll Take Your Questions Now:What I Saw at the Trump White House is a nonfiction tell-all book written by former White House Press Secretary for the Trump Administration,Stephanie Grisham. It was published in October 2021 by HarperCollins.
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Melania Trump was the subject of extensive media attention and public interest during her tenure as first lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Her private nature led many to speculate about her personality,her beliefs,and her thoughts about being first lady. Her wardrobe was of particular interest to the public,not only because it is a common subject discussed in regard to first ladies but because of her past as a fashion model. Also of interest was the fact that she was only the second foreign-born woman to be first lady,which was culturally significant both in the United States and in her home country of Slovenia. Trump had low approval ratings relative to previous first ladies,but she was regularly rated as the most popular member of the Trump family.
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