Dan Bartlett
| Dan Bartlett | |
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| Counselor to the President | |
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In office January 5, 2005 – July 5, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Karen Hughes (2002) |
| Succeeded by | Ed Gillespie |
| White House Director of Communications | |
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In office October 2, 2001 – January 5, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Karen Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Nicolle Wallace |
| Personal details | |
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Daniel Joseph Bartlett June 1, 1971 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) |
Daniel Joseph Bartlett (born June 1, 1971) was a Counselor to the President in the Bush administration. The position was previously held by Karen Hughes, who vacated the post in 2002. On June 1, 2007, he announced his resignation and that he would be leaving the White House on July 5, 2007. He was replaced by Ed Gillespie.
Bartlett is a graduate of Rockwall High School (class of 1989) and the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Bartlett married Allyson Elizabeth Sikes (born 1975) in 2000, and the two have four sons. The Bartletts reside in Texas.
Bartlett worked on George W. Bush's first successful campaign for Governor of Texas in 1994. He was appointed as Deputy to the Policy Director in the Governor's office in Texas, and was Issues Director for Bush's 1998 gubernatorial re-election campaign.
During the 2000 presidential campaign, Bartlett was the Director of Rapid Response for Bush for President; he later worked as a deputy to presidential advisor Karen Hughes before being named White House Communications Director. On January 5, 2005, the White House announced that Bartlett would assume the role of Counselor to the President, which allows him to focus more broadly on strategic communication and the formulation of policy. He has also worked for Karl Rove's political consulting firm. On June 1, 2007, Bartlett announced his resignation as Counsel to the President.
On October 28, 2007, Public Strategies, Inc., a business advisory firm, announced they had hired Bartlett as a senior strategist.
In January 2009, Bartlett was named an adjunct faculty member at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he will teach a seminar on media and politics.
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