Remi Yamamoto

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Remi Yamamoto
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Remi Yamamoto

Alma mater George Washington University
OccupationSenior advisor for communications to the White House Chief of Staff
Years active2020-
Known forPolitical Campaign Communications
Notable work Biden Harris 2020 Press Secretary

Remi Yamamoto is the senior advisor for communications to the White House Chief of Staff. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Yamamoto is from Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] She attended ʻIolani School, graduating in 2010. [1] She studied at George Washington University, completing her bachelor's degree in 2013. [3] [1] [4]

Career

In 2013, after graduating from college, Yamamoto served an internship for the Obama administration's communications office. [1]

Yamamoto served as a regional press secretary (Virginia) for the 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. [3]

In 2017 she was press secretary for Tom Perriello's Virginia gubernatorial campaign. [5]

In October 2017 she was hired as communications director for the failed Iowa gubernatorial campaign for Democrat Fred Hubbell. [6] [7] [8]

During the Biden Harris 2020 Campaign for president, Yamamoto was the traveling national press secretary. In a December 18, 2020 White House press release Yamamoto was named Senior Advisor for Communications to the Chief of Staff. [3]

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References

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