| 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]
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]
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]