| Dana Perino | |
 Perino in a daily press briefing, September 17, 2007 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Tony Snow |
| Born | May 9, 1972 Evanston, WY |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Peter McMahon |
| Children | None |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University-Pueblo |
| Profession | White House Press Secretary |
| Website | White House Press Briefings |
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Early life and career
Perino was born in Evanston, Wyoming, and grew up in Denver, Colorado. Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 11507 at the 2000 census. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States She attended Ponderosa High School in Parker, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Ponderosa High School (commonly Pondo or PHS) is a Public high school in Parker Colorado. The Town of Parker is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous town in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. [2] Perino graduated from the University of Southern Colorado (now known as Colorado State University-Pueblo) in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications and minors in both political science and Spanish. Colorado State University-Pueblo ( CSU-Pueblo officially is a public institution of higher learning located in Pueblo, Colorado in the United Colorado State University-Pueblo ( CSU-Pueblo officially is a public institution of higher learning located in Pueblo, Colorado in the United A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and Mass communication is the term used to describe the academic study of the various means by which individuals and entities relay information through Mass media to large segments Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems While attending the university, Perino was active on the debate team and with KTSC-TV, the campus-based Rocky Mountain PBS affiliate where she served as host of Capitol Journal, a weekly summary of Colorado politics, and producer of Standoff, a weekly public affairs program. Debate ( American English) or debating ( British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational Argument. The Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, known on-air as Rocky Mountain PBS, is the flagship PBS member station in Colorado. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. From there, Perino attended graduate school at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS). The University of Illinois at Springfield ( UIS) is a small liberal arts university located in Springfield. [3] Perino obtained her masters at UIS in Public Affairs Reporting while also working as a daily reporter covering the Illinois Capitol for WCIA-TV, a CBS affiliate. WCIA channel 3 is a CBS -affiliated television station located in Champaign Illinois. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.
Perino then went on to work in Washington, D.C., for Representative Scott McInnis (R-CO, Retired) of Colorado as a staff assistant before serving nearly four years as the press secretary for Rep. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Scott Steve McInnis (born May 9, 1953) is a former Republican member of the U The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Dan Schaefer (R-CO, Retired), who then chaired a House Commerce subcommittee on Energy and Power. Daniel "Dan" Schaefer ( January 25, 1936 &ndash April 16, 2006) was a Republican U [4]
After Schaefer announced his retirement, Perino moved to the United Kingdom to marry businessman Peter McMahon[2]. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located After a year in the UK, Perino and McMahon moved back to the United States and resided in San Diego, California, for three years. During that time, Perino worked in the field of high-tech public affairs.
In November 2001, Perino returned to Washington, D. November 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - C. to serve as a spokesperson for the Department of Justice. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department Several months later, she was asked to join the White House where she served as the Director of Communications for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The Council on Environmental Quality ( CEQ) is a division of the White House that coordinates federal environmental efforts in the United States By statute, the CEQ oversees the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, where all federal agencies must complete environmental assessments on their activities before they take action.
The House Oversight Committee has asserted in its findings on climate change censorship, that the CEQ exerted undue control of media relations in governmental scientific agencies and, during her tenure, had in fact edited Congressional testimony on the subject of the health hazards of climate change, and climate change's effect on hurricanes. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding
Press Secretary
On March 31, 2006, President George W. Bush named Perino as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. In the role, Perino communicated many times a day with Bush's director of communications, his press secretary and his director of media affairs, filtering all environment-related media calls for the White House, as well as serving as the spokesperson for the White House on environmental issues. In addition, she served as the coordinator for all agencies on environment, energy and natural resource issues, as well as reviewing and approving the agencies' major announcements,
From March 27 to April 30, 2007 she was the Acting White House Press Secretary while Tony Snow underwent treatment for colon cancer.
On August 31, 2007, Bush announced that Snow would be resigning his post for health reasons and that Perino would become his replacement. Perino was accordingly promoted to the rank of Assistant to the President, and has served as White House Press Secretary since September 14, 2007. The Executive Office of the President ( EOP) consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting
Personal life
In 1997, Perino met her English husband Peter McMahon on a flight from Denver. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Eleven months later they were married. Seven months after their first date she moved to Lytham St Annes, Lancashire England and lived in a flat overlooking the Irish Sea for a year. Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Irish Sea ( Irish: Muir Éireann or Muir Meann; Scottish Gaelic: Muir Eireann Welsh: Môr Iwerddon, McMahon, whom Bush calls "The Englishman", is a sales and marketing director for medical products. McMahon, who is 18 years older, has two adult children from one of his two previous marriages, making Perino a step-grandmother of twins. [5]
In December 2007, in an appearance on NPR's radio program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, Perino admitted that she had no idea what the Cuban Missile Crisis was, and had confused it with the Bay of Pigs when asking her husband about it. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly radio News quiz Game show produced by Chicago Public Radio and National Public Radio The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. For the United States invasion at the Bay of Pigs see Bay of Pigs Invasion. [6]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Rocky Mountain News profile
- ^ UIAA at Springfield: UIS Alumni Magazine: Featured Story
- ^ CSU-Pueblo alum named White House Deputy Press Secretary
- ^ Baxter, Sarah (December 14, 2007). Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bush’s cool blonde is a northern gran. The Times. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Retrieved on 2007-12-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people
- ^ Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, December 8, 2007
| Preceded by Tony Snow | White House Press Secretary 2007 –present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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