Ari Fleischer
| Ari Fleischer | |
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| 23rd White House Press Secretary | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – July 15, 2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jake Siewert |
| Succeeded by | Scott McClellan |
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Lawrence Ari Fleischer October 13, 1960 Pound Ridge, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Davis (2002–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Middlebury College (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) served as White House press secretary for President George W. Bush, from January 2001 to July 2003. Today, he works as a media consultant for the NFL,College Football Playoff, and other various sports organizations and players through his company, Ari Fleischer Sports Communications. He was also an international media consultant to former Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper. He helped Mark McGwire in his media strategy for his admission of steroid usage. He is also a regular CNN contributor. He was also briefly hired by Tiger Woods to help him with a strategy to make his entrance back on the PGA Tour, but was not retained after news stories surfaced promoting his representation of Woods. He was hired by the Green Bay Packers as a consultant in August 2008.
Fleischer was born in Pound Ridge, New York, the son of Martha, a database coordinator, and Alan A. Fleischer, who owned an executive recruiting company named Fleischer Search. He graduated from Fox Lane High School in Bedford, New York, in 1978, and graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1982.
Upon his graduation from Middlebury, Fleischer worked as press secretary for Jon S. Fossel, a Republican candidate for a New York congressional seat. Later Fleischer worked as press secretary for U.S. congressman, Norman Lent. From 1985 to 1988, he was the field-director for the National Republican Congressional Committee. He went back to being a press secretary in 1988, working for congressman Joseph DioGuardi for a short time.
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