Jesse Lee

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Jesse Lee

Director of Progressive Media and Online Response

Before taking a position as White House Director of Progressive Media and Online Response in 2011, Lee worked as Online Programs Director in the White House and in the New Media department for the Presidential Transition team doing online outreach. Prior to that he worked in online communications for the Democratic National Committee leading up to the 2008 election, served as Senior New Media Advisor to Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the 110th Congress, and helped the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launch its online program from 2004-2006. Lee graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 2002.

Jesse Lee's Posts

Foreign Policy

Weekly Address: The Military Mission in Libya

March 26, 2011 at 5:30 AM EDT

The President says that thanks to our men and women in uniform, the military mission in Libya is succeeding even as responsibility is transferred to our NATO allies and partners.

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Civil Rights

Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

March 22, 2011 at 8:38 PM EDT

At the United Nations Human Rights Council, some 85 countries join the United States in reaffirming our joint commitment to end acts of violence and human rights abuses on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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The President on Libya: "We Have Already Saved Lives"

March 22, 2011 at 8:11 PM EDT

Answering questions during a joint press conference with President Funes of El Salvador, the President gives an update on the latest developments in Libya.

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Foreign Policy

President Obama’s Santiago Speech: "The Latin America That I See Today"

March 22, 2011 at 12:23 PM EDT

The President lays out his vision for strengthened relationships in our hemisphere in Santiago, Chile.

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Fiscal Responsibility

President Obama Meets the SAVE Award Winner: "A Million Here, a Million There - It Adds Up"

March 22, 2011 at 9:46 AM EDT

The President honors Trudy Givens, the Bureau of Prisons employee whose idea to send the Federal Register online won the SAVE Award.

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President Obama Answers Questions on Libya: "A Testament to the Men and Women in Uniform"

March 21, 2011 at 5:47 PM EDT

During a joint press conference with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, the President once again emphasizes that the U.S. military involvement in Libya is limited to the grave and urgent humanitarian threat posed by Colonel Qaddafi to his people, and that the involvement will soon be led by our broad coalition of partners

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"Together We Can Advance Our Common Prosperity": The President Speaks to the People of Brazil

March 21, 2011 at 3:05 PM EDT

President Obama speaks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil about the common economic goals of Brazil and the United States, and about our goal to protect the human rights of the people of Libya.

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Economy

Weekly Address: American Jobs Through Exports to Latin America

March 19, 2011 at 6:00 AM EDT

As the President maintains his focus on international crises in Japan and Libya, he discusses his trip to Latin America to open up markets for US products.

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The President on Libya: "Our Goal is Focused, Our Cause is Just, and Our Coalition is Strong"

March 18, 2011 at 4:58 PM EDT

President Obama updates the American people on the situation in Libya.

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President Obama: "We Will Stand with the People of Japan"

March 17, 2011 at 4:34 PM EDT

Having just returned from the Japanese Embassy where he wrote a message in a condolence book for victims, the President speaks at the White House on the tragic events in Japan.

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