Philippe Reines
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Philippe Reines is the Press Secretary for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton] (D-NY)[1].
As the primary point of contact between Senator Clinton's official office and the national press corps, Reines serves as one of Senator Clinton's primary spokesman, and is responsible for many of her interviews and media appearances. In 2003, Reines helped orchestrate the media campaign and seven-month book tour that accompanied the release of "Living History" Senator Clinton's bestselling memoir of her time in the White House.[citation needed]
Previously, Reines served as Communications Director for US Representative Jane Harman (D-CA)[citation needed]
Prior to his work on Capitol Hill, Reines was a member of the 2000 Gore-Lieberman presidential campaign's rapid response operation.[citation needed] Reines remained involved in former Vice President Gore's public activities after Gore left office in 2001.[citation needed] He served as Al Gore's Teaching and Research Assistant for his "Covering National Affairs" course at the Columbia School of Journalism in the Spring of 2001.[citation needed] In December of 2002 he contributed material for Gore's appearance on Saturday Night Live.[citation needed]
After the 2000 Presidential election was decided, Reines returned to New York and spent a year as Deputy Communications Director for the New York City Council before joining Speaker Peter Vallone's mayoral bid.[citation needed]
A New York City native, Reines earned his political science degree from Columbia University] at the age of 30.[2]
During the 2008 Presidential Campaign, in addition to his job working as Hillary Clinton's press secretary, he works as a minder for Chelsea Clinton, keeping reporters from interviewing Chelsea.[3]
