Patrick Gaspard | |
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.jpg) Gaspard in 2010 | |
| United States Ambassador to South Africa | |
| In office October 16, 2013 – December 16, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Donald Gips |
| Succeeded by | Lana Marks |
| White House Director of Political Affairs | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – February 1, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Felts |
| Succeeded by | David Simas (2014) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Hubert Gaspard July 26, 1967 Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | School of Visual Arts Columbia University |
Patrick Hubert Gaspard[1] (born July 26, 1967)[2] is an American former diplomat who serves as president of Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank.
A noted Democratic Party leader and strategist,[3] Gaspard served as executive director of the Democratic National Committee from 2011 to 2013.[4] Gaspard served as United States Ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016.[5] Prior to his appointment to lead CAP, Gaspard served as president of the Open Society Foundations from 2017 to 2020.
- ^ "Nominations of the 113th Congress - First Session" (PDF). [[United States Senate]. July 24, 2013. p. 3.
- ^ "Patrick Gaspard - Center for American Progress (July 2021-), President and CEO - Biography | LegiStorm".
- ^ "Patrick Gaspard". The Washington Post Politics. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "Patrick Gaspard". Center for American Progress. June 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Spector, J. Brooks (July 29, 2014). "US Ambassador Patrick Gaspard, up close and pretty personal". Daily Maverick. Retrieved June 13, 2019.