Marie Harf
Marie Harf | |
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Deputy Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
In office July 2013 – May 13, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Leader | Jen Psaki |
Personal details | |
Born | Marie Elizabeth Harf June 15, 1981 Granville, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Joshua Lucas (m. 2012) |
Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington University of Virginia |
Marie Elizabeth Harf (born June 15, 1981) is an American
Early life
Harf is the daughter of Jane Ax Harf of
She graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a BA in Political Science with concentrations in Jewish Studies and Russian and Eastern European Studies, and then received her master's degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, where her thesis examined the prospects for continued regime stability in Saudi Arabia.[5]
Career
Harf began her career at the Directorate of Intelligence at the CIA as an analyst focusing on Middle Eastern leadership issues. She later became the media spokesperson for the CIA.[6]
During the 2012 presidential election, she reportedly helped craft U.S. President Barack Obama's national security and communications strategy, and also served as campaign spokesperson on national security issues.[6] After Obama's re-election to a second term of office, Harf was the press spokesperson for Chuck Hagel during his confirmation to be Secretary of Defense.[5]
In June 2013, Harf was appointed Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, where she served under Jen Psaki.[5][6]
Harf attracted controversy for an interview she gave on
In April 2015,
Harf served as Acting Spokesperson until May 13, 2015, and on June 1, 2015, she began a new role as Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications to Secretary of State John Kerry, continuing her work leading the Iran nuclear negotiations communications strategy.[5]
In January 2017, she left U.S. government service to be a political commentator for the
Personal life
Harf married Joshua Lucas on April 14, 2012.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Fox News Signs Former State Dept. Spokesperson Marie Harf as Contributor". adweek.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "Marie Harf, Joshua Lucas — Weddings". The New York Times. April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ "Daily Press Briefing". U.S. Department of State. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Drew Bracken (December 31, 2013). "Granville grad speaks for State Department". The Newark Advocate. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Marie Harf". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c Josh Rogin (April 30, 2013). "Former Obama spokesperson moving to State". Foreign Policy. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "State Department on Islamic State: We can't win 'by killing them' — need to get them jobs". The Washington Times. February 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Department Gets a Military Messenger in Chief". Bloomberg News. April 22, 2015.
- ^ "Marie Harf Returns to Fox News as a Contributor". September 30, 2019.