Patrick Gaspard

Patrick Gaspard
Gaspard in 2010
United States Ambassador to South Africa
In office
October 16, 2013 – December 16, 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDonald Gips
Succeeded byLana Marks
White House Director of Political Affairs
In office
January 20, 2009 – February 1, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJonathan Felts
Succeeded byDavid Simas (2014)
Personal details
Born
Patrick Hubert Gaspard

(1967-07-26) July 26, 1967 (age 56)
Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSchool of Visual Arts
Columbia University

Patrick Hubert Gaspard[1] (born July 26, 1967)[2] is an American former diplomat who serves as president of Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank.

A noted Democratic Party leader and strategist,[3] Gaspard served as executive director of the Democratic National Committee from 2011 to 2013.[4] Gaspard served as United States Ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016.[5] Prior to his appointment to lead CAP, Gaspard served as president of the Open Society Foundations from 2017 to 2020.

  1. ^ "Nominations of the 113th Congress - First Session" (PDF). [[United States Senate]. July 24, 2013. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Patrick Gaspard - Center for American Progress (July 2021-), President and CEO - Biography | LegiStorm".
  3. ^ "Patrick Gaspard". The Washington Post Politics. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Patrick Gaspard". Center for American Progress. June 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Spector, J. Brooks (July 29, 2014). "US Ambassador Patrick Gaspard, up close and pretty personal". Daily Maverick. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

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