Rob Porter | |
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White House Staff Secretary | |
Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
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President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Joani Walsh |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts |
Political party | Republican |
Father | Roger B. Porter |
Education |
Harvard University (BA, JD) New College, Oxford (MPhil) |
Robert "Rob" Porter is the current White House Staff Secretary for U.S. President Donald Trump, serving since January 20, 2017. He previously served as chief of staff for Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. He attended Harvard University.
Porter is from Boston. He served as the chief of staff for Senator Hatch from March 2014, and also worked for Senators Rob Portman and Mike Lee. Porter is the son of Roger B. Porter, aide to President George H. W. Bush and scholar at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
Porter is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.