Karine Jean-Pierre

Karine Jean-Pierre (born August 13, 1974) is an American political advisor and the current White House press secretary since May 13, 2022. She made history as the first black person and openly LGBT individual to hold this position. Prior to her role as press secretary, Jean-Pierre served as the deputy press secretary to Jen Psaki from 2021 to 2022 and as the chief of staff for Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris during the 2020 presidential campaign. She has previously worked as a senior advisor and national spokeswoman for MoveOn.org, a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and a lecturer at Columbia University. Karine Jean-Pierre was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France and later relocated to Queens Village, New York, with her family at the age of five.More