White House Social Secretary
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The White House Social Secretary is responsible for the planning, coördination and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principle workplace of the President of the United States.
The Social Secretary is head of the White House Social Office, located in the East Wing of the White House. The Social Secretary plans events as simple as a tea for the First Lady and a single official guest, to dinners for more than 200 guests. The Social Secretary works with the White House Chief Usher to coördinate domestic staff and with the Chief of Protocol of the United States, an official within the United States Department of State, to plan state visits and accompanying state dinners.
The Social Secretary works on both the non-political functions of the presidency and the political, coördinationg events for the President, the First Lady, and senior political staff. The White House Social Secretary serves at the president's pleasure and is appointed by each administration. The current White House Social Secretary is Amy Zantzinger who also has the title of Special Assistant to the President.
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- Clinton, Hillary Rodham. An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History. Simon & Schuster: 2000. ISBN 0-684-85799-5.
- The White House: An Historic Guide. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 2001. ISBN 0-912308-79-6.
