Victoria Clarke

Victoria C. Clarke
Clarke briefs reporters at the Pentagon in 2001, five weeks after the 9/11 attacks
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
In office May 22, 2001 – June 20, 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Kenneth Bacon
Succeeded by	Lawrence Di Rita (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-18) May 18, 1959 (age 65) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Education	George Washington University (BA)

Victoria "Torie" Clarke (born May 18, 1959)^[1] is an American communications consultant who has served in several private sector positions and in three Republican presidential administrations, most notably as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under Donald Rumsfeld.

She is a frequent guest on the roundtable on ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos. On May 20, 2008, she made her first appearance on The Tony Kornheiser Show, on which she continues to be featured regularly as a rotating co-host.