Daniel Joseph Bartlett (born January 6, 1971), is the Counselor to the President in the U.S. presidential administration of George W. Bush. The position was previously held by Karen Hughes, who vacated the post in 2002. On June 1, 2007, he announced that he would be leaving the White House on July 5, 2007. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The Counselor to the President is a the highest-ranking assistant to the President of the United States for communications, and a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Karen Parfitt Hughes (born December 27, 1956 in Paris, France) is a Republican U.S. political professional from the state of Texas. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Personal

Bartlett is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in political science. The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is a doctoral/research university located in Austin, Texas. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ...

Bartlett married Allyson Elizabeth Sikes (born 1975) in 2000, and the two have three sons. The Bartletts reside in Chevy Chase, Maryland. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Chevy Chase is the name of both a town and an unincorporated Census-Designated Place in Montgomery County, Maryland (see Chevy Chase (CDP), Maryland). ...

Career

Bartlett worked on 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. In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

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. Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Karen Parfitt Hughes (born December 27, 1956 in Paris, France) is a Republican U.S. political professional from the state of Texas. ... The White House Communications Director is responsible for developing and promoting the voice of the administration. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. ...

Controversies

Following the July 6, 2003, editorial by former ambassador Joseph Wilson, Bartlett (with Ari Fleischer) pushed reporters to pursue who in the CIA sent him to Niger, but stopped short of revealing that his wife worked for the agency.[1] This page is for the diplomat. ... Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) was the press secretary for U.S. President George W. Bush from January, 2001 to July, 2003. ...

External links

• White House biography
• http://mediamatters.org/items/200606190002