Marc Thiessen
| Marc Thiessen | |
|---|---|
Thiessen helps prepare President George W. Bush's speech on the Iraq War on September 13, 2007.
|
|
| White House Director of Speechwriting | |
|
In office February 2008 – January 20, 2009 |
|
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William McGurn |
| Succeeded by | Jon Favreau |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Marc Alexander Thiessen January 13, 1967 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Theissen |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Taft School |
Marc Alexander Thiessen (1967) is an American author, columnist and political commentator. He served as a speechwriter for United States President George W. Bush (2004–2009) and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (2001–2004). Thiessen's articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, National Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Weekly Standard, USA Today and other publications. He has also appeared on Fox News, CNN, NPR, and other media outlets.
Thiessen was born on January 13, 1967. He grew up on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, where both his parents were doctors and "left-of-center liberal Democrat types." His mother grew up in Poland and fought as a teenager in the Warsaw Uprising, a military struggle in which his grandfather died.
Thiessen is a graduate of the Taft School (1985), a private prep school in Connecticut. He graduated from Vassar College (BA in 1989) and completed post-graduate studies at the Naval War College.
Thiessen has worked in Washington for many years, starting with five years at Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly. He spent six years (1995–2001) on Capitol Hill as spokesman and senior policy advisor to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms (R-NC).
...
Wikipedia