Ben Rhodes | |
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Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications | |
In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Michael Anton |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | November 14, 1977
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ann Norris |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | David Rhodes (brother) |
Education | Rice University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Benjamin J. Rhodes (born November 14, 1977) is an American writer, a political commentator, and a former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama. With Jake Sullivan, he is the co-chair of National Security Action, a political NGO.[1] He contributes to NBC News and MSNBC regularly as a political commentator.[2] He is also a Crooked Media contributor, and co-host of the foreign policy podcast Pod Save the World.[3]