Sabrina Singh
Sabrina Singh | |
|---|---|
| White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 Serving with Chris Meagher[1] | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Leader | Jen Psaki |
| Preceded by | Judd Deere |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1988 (age 32–33)[2] Los Angeles, California, US |
| Education | University of Southern California[3] |
Sabrina Singh is an American administrator who is a Special Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Press Secretary in the Joe Biden administration.[4][5]
Career[]
She is an alumna of the USC School of International Relations.[3]
Singh started her career as the press assistant at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.[3] She served as the Press Secretary to Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States, when Harris was California's senator. Earlier, Singh was appointed as a National Spokesperson for Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. She has also served as the National Press Secretary for Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign. She was the Communications Director in the Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.[6] Singh has served as the Deputy Communications Director for the Democratic National Committee, and spokesperson for American Bridge's Trump War Room.[7]
Personal life[]
Singh is married to Mike Smith, the political director for Nancy Pelosi, the United States House of Representatives' Speaker.[6] She is of Sikh heritage.[3][8] Singh is the grand-daughter of Sardar Jagjit Singh (Sardar "JJ" Singh), a famed freedom fighter and the head of India League of America. Sardar JJ Singh hailed from Abbottabad in the present day Pakistan. The family moved to the United States before the Partition of India.[8] Sabrina Singh's father, Man Jit Singh, was born on 1956 in New York City; when he was five years old, his parents moved the family to New Delhi of independent India. Man Jit and his brother Man Mohan grew up in Delhi. Following the death of Sardar JJ Singh in 1976, Man Jit Singh, who was a chairman and CEO of Sony India, and Sabrina's mother Srila Singh, decided to immigrate to the United States.[3]
References[]
- ^ Viser, Matt (March 1, 2021). "Chris Meagher joins White House press office". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Krishnan, Revathi (August 20, 2020). "Sabrina Singh, Kamala Harris's press secretary who has worked on 2 US presidential campaigns". ThePrint.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Mohan, Geeta (August 18, 2020). "Sabrina Singh makes 1st Indian-American press secretary to US VP nominee. Who is Sabrina?". India Today.
- ^ "Biden appoints Indian-American Sabrina Singh as White House deputy press secretary". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Indian-American Sabrina Singh Named White House Deputy Press Secretary". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sharma, Arunima (January 9, 2021). "Five Things To Know About Sabrina Singh, The Soon-To-Be White House Deputy Press Secretary". SheThePeople.TV.
- ^ "Indian-American Sabrina Singh named White House Deputy Press Secretary". Livemint. January 9, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Indo-Asian News Service (February 1, 2021). "Sikh-American woman named spokesperson of US Presidential candidate". Hindustan Times.
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