Misplaced Pages

Joshua Bolten

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Pjmca102487 (talk | contribs) at 03:17, 13 June 2006. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 03:17, 13 June 2006 by Pjmca102487 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Josh Bolten
Job Title: White House Chief of Staff under President Bush
Term of Office: April 14, 2006
Predecessor: Andrew Card
Successor: Incumbent
Date of Birth: August 16, 1955
Political Party: Republican
Bolten is sworn in as White House Chief of Staff by his Deputy Joe Hagin; his predecessor Andrew Card watches on.

Joshua Brewster Bolten (born August 16, 1955, although other sources list his year of birth as 1954) was named as White House Chief of Staff on March 28, 2006, replacing Andrew Card on April 14, 2006. He is Jewish.

Early History

Bolten's father, Seymour, worked for the CIA and his mother, Analouise, taught world history at George Washington University. He graduated from St. Albans School, and he is now on the school's board. At Princeton University, he attended the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He also served as class president and president of the exclusive Ivy Club. He graduated in 1976. At Stanford Law School, from which he graduated in 1980, he was an editor of the law review.

Government Service

Formerly the Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Bolten was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to that position in 2003. Bolten was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the White House from 2001 to 2003. He previously served as policy director for the 2000 George W. Bush Presidential campaign from 1999 to 2000 and as Executive Director for Legal and Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs in London from 1994 to 1999. He was general counsel to the Office of the United States Trade Representative for three years and Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs for one year during the administration of George H. W. Bush.

Bush Administration

Bolten was brought in by Bush to smooth relations with Congress, and to reinvigorate the West Wing staff.

External links

Template:Incumbent succession box
Preceded byMitch Daniels Director of the Office of Management and Budget
2003–2006
Succeeded byRob Portman
White House chiefs of staff
Directors of the United States Office of Management and Budget
Members of the Cabinet of the United States
Cabinet members White House Logo
Cabinet-level members
acting
Cabinet of Joe Biden
Categories: