Andrew Bates (spokesman)
Andrew Bates | |
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Bates at a press conference in 2022 | |
| White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office May 7, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Secretary | Karine Jean-Pierre |
| Preceded by | Olivia Dalton (Principal Deputy) |
| Succeeded by | Harrison Fields (Principal Deputy) |
| United States Trade Representative Press Secretary | |
| In office September 2014 – May 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Representative | Michael Froman |
| Preceded by | Anne Eisenhower |
| Succeeded by | Matt Swenson |
| United States Trade Representative Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office December 2013 – September 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Representative | Michael Froman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew James Bates January 8, 1987 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | North Carolina State University (BA) |
Andrew James Bates (born January 8, 1987) is an American political staffer who served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Deputy Press Secretary. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously the Director of Rapid Response for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign. Bates also worked in the Obama-Biden Administration as Press Secretary for the U.S. Trade Representative (2014–2016) and as a communications aide in the White House (2010–2013). Bates was the North Carolina communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and led the Democratic super PAC American Bridge's House races arm in 2018.