Andrew Bates | |
|---|---|
 Bates in 2022 | |
| White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary | |
| Assumed office May 7, 2024 Serving with Emilie Simons | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Leader | Karine Jean-Pierre |
| Preceded by | Olivia Dalton (Principal Deputy) |
| White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office March 29, 2021 – May 7, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Leader | Jen Psaki, Karine Jean-Pierre |
| Preceded by | Judd Deere, Sarah Matthews |
| United States Trade Representative Press Secretary | |
| In office September 2014 – May 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Leader | Michael Froman |
| Preceded by | Anne Eisenhower |
| Succeeded by | Matt Swenson |
| United States Trade Representative Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office December 2013 – September 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Leader | Michael Froman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew James Bates January 8, 1987 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | North Carolina State University (BA) |
Andrew James Bates (born January 8, 1987) is a political staffer serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Deputy Press Secretary.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously the Director of Rapid Response for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.[2] Bates also worked in the Obama-Biden Administration as Press Secretary for the U.S. Trade Representative (2014–2016) and as a communications aide in the White House (2010–2013).[3][4] Bates was the North Carolina communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and led the Democratic super PAC American Bridge's House races arm in 2018.[5]
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- ^ Bonner, Lynn. "Clinton campaign opens NC office". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2024.