White House Social Secretary

The White House Social Secretary is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States.

Function

The Social Secretary is head of the White House Social Office, located in the East Wing of the White House Complex. The Social Secretary plans events ranging from those as simple as a tea for the First Lady and a single official guest, to dinners for more than 200 guests. The Social Secretary works with the White House Chief Usher to coordinate domestic staff and with the Chief of Protocol of the United States, an official within the United States Department of State, to plan state visits and accompanying state dinners. The Social Secretary works with the White House Graphics and Calligraphy Office in the production of invitations to social events.

The Social Secretary works on both the political and non-political functions of the presidency, coordinating events for the President, the First Lady, and senior political staff. The White House Social Secretary serves at the president's pleasure and is appointed by each administration.

First male to fill role

On February 25, 2011, the White House appointed Jeremy Bernard, the first male social secretary in its history. “I have long admired the arts and education programs that have become hallmarks of the Obama White House and I am eager to continue these efforts in the years ahead,” Bernard said during the announcing press conference.^[1]

Current staff

Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary: Deesha Dyer
- Deputy White House Social Secretary: Lauren Kelly

List of White House Social Secretaries

	Social Secretary	Term of office	President
1	Belle Hagner^[2]	1901 – 1909	Theodore Roosevelt
2	Alice Blech^[3]	1909 – 1910	William Howard Taft
3	Mary Spiers^[4]	1910 – 1913	William Howard Taft
4	Belle Hagner^[5]	1913 – 1915	Woodrow Wilson
5	Edith Benham Helm^[6]	1915 – 1921	Woodrow Wilson
6	Laura Harlan^[7]	1921 – 1923	Warren G. Harding
6	Laura Harlan^[7]	1923 – 1929^[8]	Calvin Coolidge
7	Mary Randolph^[9]	1929 – 1931	Herbert Hoover
8	Doris Goss^[10]	1931 – 1933	Herbert Hoover
9	Edith Benham Helm^[11]	1933 – 1949	Franklin D. Roosevelt
9	Edith Benham Helm^[11]	1949 – 1953^[12]	Harry S. Truman
10	Mary Jane McCaffrey^[13]	1955 – 1961	Dwight D. Eisenhower
11	Letitia Baldrige^[14]	1961 – 1963	John F. Kennedy
12	Nancy Tuckerman^[15]	1963 – 1963	John F. Kennedy
13	Bess Abel^[16]	1963 – 1969	Lyndon B. Johnson
14	Lucy Winchester^[17]	1969 – 1974	Richard Nixon
15	Nancy Lammerding Ruwe^[18]	1964 – 1975	Gerald Ford
16	Maria Downs^[19]	1975 – 1977	Gerald Ford
17	Gretchen Poston^[20]	1977 – 1981	Jimmy Carter
18	Mabel (Muffie) Brandon^[21]	1981 – 1983	Ronald Reagan
19	Gahl Hodges^[22]	1983 – 1985
20	Linda Faulkner^[23]	1985 – 1989
21	Laurie Firestone^[24]	1989 – 1993	George H.W. Bush
22	Ann Stock^[25]	1993 – 1997	Bill Clinton
23	Capricia Marshall^[26]	1997 – 2001	Bill Clinton
24	Catherine Fenton^[27]	2001 – 2004	George W. Bush
25	Lea Berman^[28]	2005 – 2007
26	Amy Zantzinger^[29]	2007 – 2009
27	Desirée Rogers^[30]	2009 – 2010	Barack Obama
28	Julianna Smoot^[31]	2010 – 2011
29	Jeremy Bernard^[32]	2011 – 2015
30	Deesha Dyer^[33]	2015 – present

References

External links

White House Complex

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