Remi Yamamoto

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

Remi Yamamoto
Born
Remi Yamamoto

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

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]

References

  1. Kakesako, Gregg (7 May 2021). "Remi Yamamoto: The Chief of Staff's Senior Communications Advisor". The Hawai‘i Herald.
  2. Ruiz, Michelle (30 October 2020). "On the Campaign Trail with Remi Yamamoto, Joe Biden's Traveling National Press Secretary". Vogue.
  3. "President-elect Joe Biden Announces Additional Members of White House Communications and Press Staff". Politico. US Government. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. "GW Alumni Selected for Biden Administration". GW Today. George Washington University. March 8, 2021.
  5. Cohen, Zach C. (2017-01-27). "VoteVets Endorses Northam". National Journal: Hotline Latest Edition.
  6. Cohen, Zach C. (2017-10-20). "Hubbell Hires Anzalone, Senior Campaign Staff". National Journal: Hotline Latest Edition.
  7. Lynch, James Q. (25 July 2018). "GOP: Hubbell doesn't care about employees, Iowans". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. Boshart, Rod (13 June 2018). "Same-sex marriage 'is settled'". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Gazette Des Moines Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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