Robert Gibbs
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No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving...of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday. Obama is considering whether to add thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. He... In this article: Barack Obama, Thomson Reuters, Robert Gibbs, All rights reserved, Small business, Afghanistan, White House, Asia, and Washington |
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America.gov | 21 hours ago
Singh's State Visit to Build on U.S.-India Relations
...between the United States and India, and the friendship between the American and Indian people," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a recent prepared statement. "During the visit, the two leaders are expected to discuss a...
In this article: India, United States, Manmohan Singh, Climate change, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Strategic partnership, and White House
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White House News | 1 day ago
Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on House Passage of the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act
"President Obama commends the House of Representatives for taking action to protect the care and physician choice that Medicare beneficiaries and TRICARE patients have earned. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act includes key...
In this article: Barack Obama, Medicare, Beneficiary, Tricare, House of Representatives, and Washington
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boston.com - Latest Campaign '08 news | 3 days ago
Gibbs: Israeli housing plans dismaying
...that the status of Jerusalem is not open for negotiation. In criticizing the Israeli housing plan, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said: "We are dismayed," and he criticized the Israelis as making "it more difficult for our efforts...
In this article: Jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Israel, East Jerusalem, Hillary Rodham Clinton, West Bank, and White House
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White House News | 3 days ago
Statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the Approval of Settlement Expansion in Jerusalem
We are dismayed at the Jerusalem Planning Committee's decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem. At a time when we are working to re-launch negotiations, these actions make it more difficult for...
In this article: Jerusalem, White House, and U.S.
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White House News | 3 days ago
Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, Jon Huntsman, Jeff Bader, Mike Froman, and Ben Rhodes
Filing Center, Marriott City Wall, Beijing, China PRESS BRIEFING BY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS; AND AMBASSADOR TO CHINA JON HUNTSMAN; SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS JEFF BADER; DEPUTY...
In this article: Barack Obama, China, Climate change, United States, and Shanghai
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: What time is it?
TOKYO -- What time is it again? Even White House press secretary Robert Gibbs found the time change startling as President Barack Obama's tour of Asia got under way. As he began briefing the traveling press corps, he found he didn't really...
In this article: Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, Ronald Reagan, United States, Ice cream, Pacific, Richard Nixon, and White House
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White House News | November 12, 2009
Gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs aboard Air Force One en route Anchorage, Alaska
...down our combat commitment in that country. Q What is he doing on the plane? Is he getting briefings, working on Afghanistan? MR. GIBBS: He's made some calls. He has -- and he's just been up in the -- mostly in the cabin doing a bunch of...
In this article: Afghanistan, Japan, Docket, Climate change, and Afghan National Army
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U.S. News & World Report | November 10, 2009
Robert Gibbs Chides Press on Afghan Troop Surge Stories
Home > Nation & World > Washington Whispers > Robert Gibbs Chides Press on Afghan Troop Surge Stories Robert Gibbs Chides Press on Afghan Troop Surge Stories By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers In a classic standoff, White House Press...
In this article: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, White House, Washington, Pentagon, and George W. Bush
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Huffington Post | November 09, 2009
Gibbs Won't Offer Position On Abortion Amendment
...on an amendment that represents perhaps the most restrictive anti-abortion measure introduced in a generation. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was pressed on four separate occasions to discuss the House of Representatives' passage of...
In this article: Barack Obama, House of Representatives, Charles Chaput, Washington, Islamic Army, and HuffPost
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washingtonpost.com | November 04, 2009
Gibbs calls Deeds underdog, praises Kaine
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters at a gaggle this morning that Democrat Creigh Deeds was always the underdog in the race against Republican Bob McDonnell for Virginia governor. He mentioned a fact that we are well...
In this article: Tim Kaine, Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Bob McDonnell, White House, Democratic National Committee, and New York
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Robert L. Gibbs (born March 29, 1971) is an American political consultant and the current White House Press Secretary. Gibbs was the communications director for U.S. Senator Barack Obama and Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. Gibbs, who has worked with Obama since 2004, was press secretary of John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign and has previously specialized in Senate campaigns, having served as communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and for four individual Senate campaigns, including those of Obama in 2004 and Fritz Hollings in 1998. Gibbs was also the press secretary of Representative Bob Etheridge. On November 22, 2008, Gibbs was announced as the press secretary of the Obama administration. He assumed the role of press secretary on January 20, 2009, and gave his first official briefing on January 22.
- Birth Date:
- March 29, 1971
- Birthplace:
- Auburn, Alabama
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- University Attended:
- North Carolina State University
- Occupation:
- White House Press Secretary
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Office:
- White House Press Secretary
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