Jay Carney

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Jay Carney
Jay Carney.jpg
White House Press Secretary
In office
February 11, 2011 – June 20, 2014
President Barack Obama
Deputy Josh Earnest
Preceded by Robert Gibbs
Succeeded by Josh Earnest
Personal details
Born James Carney
(1965-05-22) May 22, 1965 (age 51)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Claire Shipman (2001–present)
Children 2
Education Yale University (BA)

James "Jay" Carney (born May 22, 1965) is an American journalist.

Carney has worked for Amazon.com, Inc. as the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Affairs since 2 March 2015.

From 2014 to 2015, he worked as a Senior Political Analyst at CNN. He served as White House Press Secretary from 2011 to 2014, and his resignation was accepted by President Barack Obama on 30 May 2014. [1] From 2008 to 2011, he was Director of Communications for Vice President Joe Biden. He worked as the Time Magazine Washington Bureau Chief from 2005 to 2008, and was a regular contributor in the "roundtable" segment of This Week with George Stephanopoulos for ABC News.

Early life and education[edit]

Carney was raised in Northern Virginia, attended high school at The Lawrenceville School, a college preparatory boarding school in Lawrenceville, New Jersey,[2] and earned a Bachelor's Degree cum laude in Russian and Eastern European Studies from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1987.[3]

Career[edit]

Time Magazine[edit]

After working as a Reporter for The Miami Herald since 1987, Carney joined Time Magazine as the Miami Bureau Chief in 1989. He worked as a Correspondent in Time's Moscow Bureau for three years, covering the collapse of the U.S.S.R.. He transferred to Washington, D.C., in 1993 to report on the President Bill Clinton White House.[3] He was Time Magazine's Washington Bureau Deputy Chief from 2003 to 2005, and the Bureau Chief from September 2005 until December 2008.[citation needed]

White House Press Secretary[edit]

Jay Carney (middle right) in a White House staff meeting in the Oval Office, May 11, 2011

On December 15, 2008, Carney left the private sector to take a position as Director of Communications to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.[4][5]

On 27 January 2011, Carney was selected to become the Obama Administration's second White House Press Secretary.[1] He was named the successor to previous White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs by White House Chief of Staff, William Daley.[6][7] Carney was one of fourteen White House appointees announced by Daley on that day.[7]

On 30 May 2014, President Obama announced Carney would be succeeded by Josh Earnest.[8]

CNN commentator[edit]

Following Carney's stint as Press Secretary, he worked as a CNN Senior Political Analyst from September 2014 to February 2015.[9][10]

Amazon.com, Inc[edit]

On 2 March 2015, Carney began working for Amazon.com, Inc. as the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Affairs.[11]

Awards[edit]

Carney has written and reported about the Presidency of George W. Bush, and was one of a few reporters who were aboard Air Force One with President George W. Bush on September 11, 2001.[3] In 2003, he won the 2003 Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency of the United States of America.

Personal life[edit]

Carney lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Claire Shipman, a Senior Correspondent for ABC News, and their two children.[12] He is a devoted fan of the indie rock band Guided By Voices.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Henry, Ed (January 27, 2011). "Jay Carney named White House press secretary". CNN. Retrieved January 27, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Jay Carney '83 Named White House Personal Minister works to rid Obama of his sins.". The Lawrenceville School. January 28, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c Connolly, Katie (January 28, 2011). "James Carney: Profile of White House press secretary". BBC News. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Biden TIME". Time. December 15, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2010. 
  5. ^ Calderone, Michael (December 15, 2008). "Stengel defends Carney's decision". Politico. Retrieved December 27, 2010. 
  6. ^ Mason, Jeff; Holland, Steve (January 27, 2011). "Former reporter Carney next White House spokesman". Reuters. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Knoller, Mark (January 27, 2011). "Daley, Not Obama, Announces new Press Secretary, Aides". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  8. ^ Camia, Catalina (May 30, 2014). "White House spokesman Jay Carney resigns". USA Today. Retrieved May 30, 2014. 
  9. ^ Stetler, Brian (September 10, 2014). "Jay Carney joins CNN as commentator". CNNpolitics. Retrieved July 5, 2015. 
  10. ^ Allen, Mike (26 February 2015). "Jay Carney to Amazon". Politico. Retrieved July 4, 2015. 
  11. ^ Kusek, Kathleen (February 26, 2015). "Amazon Hires Ex-White House Spokesman Jay Carney". Forbes. Retrieved July 5, 2015. 
  12. ^ Boss, Shira J. (March 2002). "From Columbia to the Kremlin and the Capital". Columbia College Today. Columbia College Alumni Association. Retrieved May 30, 2014. 
  13. ^ Chris Richards (May 23, 2013). "White House press secretary Jay Carney discusses favorite band, Guided by Voices". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 15, 2016. 

External links[edit]

Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Gibbs		 White House Press Secretary
2011–2014		 Succeeded by
Josh Earnest
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