Barack obama video biography ernest

Former White House Press Secretary (born 1975)

Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest^[1] (born January 22, 1975)^[2] is an American political advisor who served as White House press secretary under PresidentBarack Obama from 2014 to 2017.

He was Obama's third Press Secretary and the 29th to hold the position.

Barack obama video biography ernest

He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary, in 2014, and was succeeded by President Donald Trump's first presidential press secretary, Sean Spicer. He is Executive Vice President of Communications and Advertising for United Airlines.

Early life and education

Earnest was born in Kansas City, Missouri,^[3] the son of Donald H. Earnest, an athletic director, and Jeanne M. Earnest, a psychologist.^[4] He attended The Barstow School, a privatesecondary school, on a scholarship.

He graduated from Rice University,^[4] in 1997, with a degree in political science and policy studies.^[5] Earnest was a member of S