Name Linda Douglass Role Spokeswoman | Spouse John R. Phillips | |
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Education University of Southern California Awards News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Instant Coverage of a News Story - Programs Similar People John R Phillips, John Miller, Elizabeth Vargas, Martha Raddatz, Nina Alvarez | ||
Ap s julie pace talks with linda douglass spokesperson for the white house office of health reform
Linda Douglass was director of communications for the White House Office of Health Reform in the Obama Administration (May 2009–April 2010). In June 2010, she was named Vice President, Head of Corporate and Strategic communications at Atlantic Media. She was later named Senior Vice President of Global Communications. She left that position in June, 2013 to do independent consulting. Later that year, she moved to Italy when her husband, John Phillips, was named ambassador to Italy.
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- Ap s julie pace talks with linda douglass spokesperson for the white house office of health reform
- Linda douglass discusses benefits of health legislation video
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Douglass was first associated with Barack Obama as a senior strategist and spokeswoman of his presidential campaign. She joined his campaign on May 21, 2008. Following Obama's victory in the November 2008 presidential elections, Douglass was appointed spokeswoman of the presidential inauguration committee.
Douglass had a long career as journalist with ABC News and CBS News, and began her journalism career in 1973 with KCBS-TV, the Los Angeles affiliate of CBS.
Linda douglass discusses benefits of health legislation video
Education
Douglass holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Southern California.
Family
Douglass is married to the United States ambassador to Italy, John R. Phillips, and they have a daughter.