Remi Yamamoto Explained

Remi Yamamoto
Birth Name:Remi Yamamoto
Birth Place:Honolulu, Hawaii
Occupation:Senior advisor for communications to the White House Chief of Staff
Years Active:2020-
Known For:Political Campaign Communications
Notable Works:Biden Harris 2020 Press Secretary

Remi Yamamoto is the senior advisor for communications to the White House Chief of Staff.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Yamamoto is from Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended ʻIolani School, graduating in 2010. She studied at George Washington University, completing her bachelor's degree in 2013.[3]

Career

In 2013, after graduating from college, Yamamoto served an internship for the Obama administration's communications office.

Yamamoto served as a regional press secretary (Virginia) for the 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.

In 2017 she was press secretary for Tom Perriello's Virginia gubernatorial campaign.[4]

In October 2017 she was hired as communications director for the failed Iowa gubernatorial campaign for Democrat Fred Hubbell.[5] [6] [7]

During the Biden Harris 2020 Campaign for president, Yamamoto was the traveling national press secretary. In a December 18, 2020 White House press release Yamamoto was named Senior Advisor for Communications to the Chief of Staff.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kakesako . Gregg . Remi Yamamoto: The Chief of Staff's Senior Communications Advisor . The Hawai‘i Herald . 7 May 2021.
  2. News: Ruiz . Michelle . On the Campaign Trail with Remi Yamamoto, Joe Biden's Traveling National Press Secretary . Vogue . 30 October 2020.
  3. Web site: GW Alumni Selected for Biden Administration . GW Today . . March 8, 2021.
  4. News: Zach C. . Cohen . VoteVets Endorses Northam . . 2017-01-27 . subscription.
  5. News: Zach C. . Cohen . Hubbell Hires Anzalone, Senior Campaign Staff . . 2017-10-20 . subscription.
  6. News: Lynch . James Q. . GOP: Hubbell doesn't care about employees, Iowans . 9 October 2021 . . Cedar Rapids, Iowa . 25 July 2018.
  7. News: Boshart . Rod . Same-sex marriage 'is settled' . 9 October 2021 . Gazette Des Moines Bureau . . Cedar Rapids, Iowa . 13 June 2018.
  8. Web site: President-elect Joe Biden Announces Additional Members of White House Communications and Press Staff . Politico . US Government . 9 October 2021.