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| + | |name=Valerie Jarrett | ||
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| + | |office=Senior Advisor to the President | ||
| + | |terms=January 21, 2009 to January 20, 2017 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Karl Rove]] | ||
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| + | |succeeded=[[Jared Kushner]]<br>[[Steven Miller]] | ||
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| + | [[File:960px-Michael Hastings election night 2012.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Valerie Jarrett and ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Michael Hastings at Obama's 2012 victory party. Hastings became a vocal critic of the [[Obama administration]], [[Democratic Party]] and surveillance state. His last story, ''Why Democrats Love to Spy On Americans'',<ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mhastings/why-democrats-love-to-spy-on-americans</ref> was published by [[BuzzFeed]] eleven days before his death. He was killed while working on a profile of CIA Director [[John O. Brennan]].]] | ||
'''Valerie Jarrett''' is the most trusted senior adviser to president [[Barack Obama]]. According to Conservative Report, Jarrett was the key decision-maker on the night of the Benghazi attacks.<ref>#Benghazi: Valerie Jarrett, Commander-in-Chief http://conservativereport.org/benghazi-valerie-jarrett-cic/ Accessed December 6, 2015.</ref> | '''Valerie Jarrett''' is the most trusted senior adviser to president [[Barack Obama]]. According to Conservative Report, Jarrett was the key decision-maker on the night of the Benghazi attacks.<ref>#Benghazi: Valerie Jarrett, Commander-in-Chief http://conservativereport.org/benghazi-valerie-jarrett-cic/ Accessed December 6, 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | Jarrett is the daughter-in-law of [[Vernon Jarrett]], a prominent Chicago journalist who supported the aborted candidacy of former Vice-President [[Henry A. Wallace]] on the [[Progressive]] ticket in 1948. | ||
==Early and Personal Life== | ==Early and Personal Life== | ||
Jarrett was born Valerie June Bowman November 14, 1956 in Shiraz, Iran, to African-American parents James E. Bowman and Barbara Taylor Bowman. Her father was Chair of pathology at Nemazee Hospital in Iran. | Jarrett was born Valerie June Bowman November 14, 1956 in Shiraz, Iran, to African-American parents James E. Bowman and Barbara Taylor Bowman. Her father was Chair of pathology at Nemazee Hospital in Iran. | ||
| − | When Valerie was 5, her family moved to London for a year, and later to Chicago, in 1963. | + | When Valerie was 5, her family moved to London for a year, and later to Chicago, in 1963.<ref>"2-Min Bio: Valerie Jarrett", Time, November 11, 2008</ref> |
In 1983 she married William Robert Jarrett, whom she had known since childhood, son of a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. | In 1983 she married William Robert Jarrett, whom she had known since childhood, son of a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. | ||
When their daughter Laura was born, Jarrett switched to public service in an effort to do something that would make her proud. | When their daughter Laura was born, Jarrett switched to public service in an effort to do something that would make her proud. | ||
| − | <ref>van Meter, Jonathan (October 2008), "Barack's Rock", Vogue, retrieved December 15, 2008</ref> | + | <ref>van Meter, Jonathan (October 2008), "Barack's Rock", [[Vogue magazine|''Vogue'']], retrieved December 15, 2008</ref> |
| − | She separated from Jarrett in 1987 and divorced in 1988. | + | She separated from Jarrett in 1987 and divorced in 1988. |
==Communist Background== | ==Communist Background== | ||
| − | Jarrett comes from a long lineage of [[marxist]] and [[communist]] family members and is the one responsible for "bringing the revolutionary communist [[Van Jones]] into the Administration six years ago<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/john-perazzo/the-communist-family-tree-of-valerie-jarrett/ |title=The Communist Family Tree of Valerie Jarrett |work=[[FrontPage Magazine]] |date=June 26, 2015 }}</ref> | + | Jarrett comes from a long lineage of [[marxist]] and [[communist]] family members and is the one responsible for "bringing the revolutionary communist [[Van Jones]] into the Administration six years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/john-perazzo/the-communist-family-tree-of-valerie-jarrett/ |title=The Communist Family Tree of Valerie Jarrett |work=[[FrontPage Magazine]] |date=June 26, 2015 }}</ref>" |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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<ref>Valerie Jarrett to leave University of Chicago posts for White House, University of Chicago, January 9, 2009, "...Stanford University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981"</ref> | <ref>Valerie Jarrett to leave University of Chicago posts for White House, University of Chicago, January 9, 2009, "...Stanford University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981"</ref> | ||
| − | ==Political | + | ==Political career== |
Jarrett began her career in Chicago politics working for Mayor Harold Washington <ref>"Campaign 2008: The Family Friend: Valerie Jarrett". Newsweek. May 19, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008</ref> | Jarrett began her career in Chicago politics working for Mayor Harold Washington <ref>"Campaign 2008: The Family Friend: Valerie Jarrett". Newsweek. May 19, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008</ref> | ||
| − | as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development. <ref>Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006</ref> | + | as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development.<ref>Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006</ref> |
| − | She continued serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley. She was responsible for hiring Michelle Robinson, from a private law firm. Michelle was then engaged to Barack Obama. | + | She continued serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley. She was responsible for hiring Michelle Robinson, from a private law firm. Michelle was then engaged to Barack Obama.<ref>Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006</ref> She later served in other positions in Chicago. Immediately before joining the Obama administration, she was CEO of a real estate development company. She is one of three senior advisors to Obama. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Frank Marshall Davis]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | {{communism}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Obama Administration]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Barack Hussein Obama]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Communists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Billionaires]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Elites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:20, September 27, 2024
| Valerie Jarrett | |
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| Senior Advisor to the President From: January 21, 2009 to January 20, 2017 | |
| Predecessor | Karl Rove |
| Successor | Jared Kushner Steven Miller |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
Valerie Jarrett and Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings at Obama's 2012 victory party. Hastings became a vocal critic of the Obama administration, Democratic Party and surveillance state. His last story, Why Democrats Love to Spy On Americans,[1] was published by BuzzFeed eleven days before his death. He was killed while working on a profile of CIA Director John O. Brennan.
Valerie Jarrett is the most trusted senior adviser to president Barack Obama. According to Conservative Report, Jarrett was the key decision-maker on the night of the Benghazi attacks.[2]
Jarrett is the daughter-in-law of Vernon Jarrett, a prominent Chicago journalist who supported the aborted candidacy of former Vice-President Henry A. Wallace on the Progressive ticket in 1948.
Early and Personal Life
Jarrett was born Valerie June Bowman November 14, 1956 in Shiraz, Iran, to African-American parents James E. Bowman and Barbara Taylor Bowman. Her father was Chair of pathology at Nemazee Hospital in Iran. When Valerie was 5, her family moved to London for a year, and later to Chicago, in 1963.[3] In 1983 she married William Robert Jarrett, whom she had known since childhood, son of a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. When their daughter Laura was born, Jarrett switched to public service in an effort to do something that would make her proud. [4] She separated from Jarrett in 1987 and divorced in 1988.
Communist Background
Jarrett comes from a long lineage of marxist and communist family members and is the one responsible for "bringing the revolutionary communist Van Jones into the Administration six years ago.[5]"
Education
Northfield Mount Hermon grad. 1974 Stanford University, M.A. Psychology 1978 University of MI Law School, J.D. 1981 [6]
Political career
Jarrett began her career in Chicago politics working for Mayor Harold Washington [7] as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development.[8] She continued serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley. She was responsible for hiring Michelle Robinson, from a private law firm. Michelle was then engaged to Barack Obama.[9] She later served in other positions in Chicago. Immediately before joining the Obama administration, she was CEO of a real estate development company. She is one of three senior advisors to Obama.
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mhastings/why-democrats-love-to-spy-on-americans
- ↑ #Benghazi: Valerie Jarrett, Commander-in-Chief http://conservativereport.org/benghazi-valerie-jarrett-cic/ Accessed December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "2-Min Bio: Valerie Jarrett", Time, November 11, 2008
- ↑ van Meter, Jonathan (October 2008), "Barack's Rock", Vogue, retrieved December 15, 2008
- ↑ The Communist Family Tree of Valerie Jarrett. FrontPage Magazine (June 26, 2015).
- ↑ Valerie Jarrett to leave University of Chicago posts for White House, University of Chicago, January 9, 2009, "...Stanford University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981"
- ↑ "Campaign 2008: The Family Friend: Valerie Jarrett". Newsweek. May 19, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008
- ↑ Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006
- ↑ Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006