Jeremy Bernard
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Jeremy Bernard currently serves as the White House Social Secretary
. Bernard was appointed to the position by President Barack Obama
on February 25, 2011. He is the first male, as well as the first openly gay individual, to serve as White House Social Secretary
.
, where he attended TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas. His father, Herschel Bernard, was a fundraiser for Robert Kennedy and Ted Kennedy
. Bernard attended Hunter College
in New York City
, but did not graduate.
. He worked in the Obama Administration in Washington as the White House liaison to the National Endowment for the Humanities
and later, in Paris, as senior adviser to the U.S. Ambassador to France.
White House Social Secretary
The White House Social Secretary is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States.-Function:...
. Bernard was appointed to the position by President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
on February 25, 2011. He is the first male, as well as the first openly gay individual, to serve as White House Social Secretary
White House Social Secretary
The White House Social Secretary is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States.-Function:...
.
Early life
Bernard was born and raised in San Antonio, TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, where he attended TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas. His father, Herschel Bernard, was a fundraiser for Robert Kennedy and Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...
. Bernard attended Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, but did not graduate.
Career
Bernard is a prominent Democratic fundraiser and gay rights advocate who served for eight years on the Democratic National CommitteeDemocratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
. He worked in the Obama Administration in Washington as the White House liaison to the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
and later, in Paris, as senior adviser to the U.S. Ambassador to France.