Macon Phillips | |
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| 6th Coordinator for International Information Programs | |
| In office September 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Dawn McCall |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| White House Director of New Media | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – September 23, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1978 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Duke University (BA) |
Macon Phillips (born June 29, 1978)[1] is an American political strategist who served as the Coordinator of the United States Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs from 2013 to 2017. He reported to Rick Stengel, the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.[2] Phillips is the former White House Director of New Media, in which capacity he had oversight responsibility for WhiteHouse.gov.[3]
Phillips' work on WhiteHouse.gov closely coordinated with internet operations at the Democratic National Committee,[1] which has responsibility for administration of the BarackObama.com domain and website.[4] At precisely 12:00 p.m.ET during the inauguration of Barack Obama, Phillips oversaw the conversion of Whitehouse.gov, the official website of the President of the United States. At 12:01 p.m., he posted the site's first blog entry, titled: Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov.[5][6]
- ^ a b Rutenberg, Jim and Adam Nagourney (January 25, 2009). "Melding Obama's Web to a YouTube Presidency". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ Rucker, Philip (September 19, 2013). "Obama's officials to revamp digital diplomacy at State Department". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Vargas, Jose Antonio and Sarah Cohen (January 21, 2009). "Democracy Online: WhiteHouse.gov Turns the Page". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ Curry, Tom (February 7, 2009). "Democrats take control of Obama's 'Web.org': DNC aims to nourish Internet-based organization that helped elect him". NBC News. Microsoft. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Schonfeld, Erick (January 20, 2009). "Whitehouse.gov Has A New Face, And a Blog". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ Phillips, Macon (January 20, 2009). "Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2009 – via National Archives.