Vedant Patel is an American government official currently serving as the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the United States Department of State. He has previously served as a spokesperson at the White House, for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, and for other politicians and organizations.
Vedant Patel | |
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.jpg) Vedant Patel in 2023 | |
| Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jalina Porter |
| Assistant White House Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – June 1, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of California, Riverside University of Florida (MBA) |
Early life and education
editPatel was born in Gujarat, India,[1][2] and grew up in San Jose, California and attended Branham High School.[3] [4] He graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a degree in Biology with intention to enroll in medical school, however he quickly switched to the public sector due to poor grades[5]. He received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida.[1][6]
Career
editPatel has worked as the communications director for U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Mike Honda, and has served as a press secretary for the Democratic National Committee.[1]
After working for the 2020 Biden presidential campaign and the Biden presidential transition,[6][7] president-elect Biden named Patel to be an Assistant White House Press Secretary in his upcoming administration in December 2020.[1] He served in this capacity starting in January 2021, after Biden's inauguration.[3]
On June 1, 2022,[8] Patel left his position at the White House to serve as the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the United States Department of State,[3] starting his new post on June 6, 2022.[6]
In September 2022 Patel became the first Indian American to conduct the daily press briefing at the United States Department of State.[7]
In March 2023, after Ned Price left his post, Patel took over as the leading State Department spokesperson on an interim basis[9] before Matthew Miller assumed the position on April 24, 2023.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Biden names American Vedant Patel as Assistant WH Press Secretary". The Economic Times. PTI. December 19, 2020. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Meet Vedant Patel: 1st Indian-American to hold US state department's briefing". Hindustan Times. September 7, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c Subramanian, Courtney (May 31, 2022). "California native leaves White House for State Department in staff reshuffling". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Former Branham High School Student to Join Biden-Harris Administration".
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedantpatel90/
- ^ a b c "Vedant Patel". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Vedant Patel becomes first Indian-American to hold daily US State Dept press conference". The Indian Express. PTI. September 7, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Patel, Vedant [@VedantPatel46] (June 1, 2022). "Today's my last day at The @WhiteHouse" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ned Price to step down as US State Department's spokesperson; Vedant Patel to be interim spokesperson". WION. March 9, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
External links
edit- Vedant Patel on Twitter (personal account)
- Vedant Patel on Twitter (official account)
- Appearances on C-SPAN