Daniel Pfeiffer is Assistant to the President of the United States and the White House Communications Director

White House Communications Director

The White House Director of Communications, also known as Assistant to the President for Communications, is part of the senior staff of the President of the United States, and is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President and leading its media campaign...

. He was previously a member of Obama's presidential transition team

Presidential transition of Barack Obama

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In 2000, he was a spokesperson for Vice President

Vice president

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 Al Gore

Al Gore

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. He has since worked for Senators Tim Johnson, Tom Daschle

Tom Daschle

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, and Evan Bayh

Evan Bayh

Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is a lawyer, advisor and former Democratic politician who served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011. He earlier served as the 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. Bayh is a current Fox News contributor as of March 14, 2011.Bayh first held...

, and was communications director for the Obama campaign.

Pfeiffer was formerly a spokesman for Senator

United States Senate

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 Evan Bayh

Evan Bayh

Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is a lawyer, advisor and former Democratic politician who served as the junior U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011. He earlier served as the 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. Bayh is a current Fox News contributor as of March 14, 2011.Bayh first held...

. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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On July 16, 2006, Pfeiffer married Sarah Feinberg, a senior adviser and spokeswoman for Obama's former Chief of Staff

White House Chief of Staff

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, and current Mayor of Chicago

Mayor of Chicago

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, Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician and the 55th and current Mayor of Chicago. He was formerly White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama...

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