Topic: Desiree Rogers
Obama taps campaign finance director Julianna Smoot as next White House social secretary It didn't take long for the White House to name the next social secretary.Julianna Smoot, who was chief of staff to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, takes over at ...
White House gate-crashers to take the Fifth if lawmakers subpoena their testimonyThe White House gate-crashers plan to invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to testify if they are subpoenaed to appear on Capitol Hill about the security breach.Reality TV hopefuls Michaele ...
US lawmakers grilled President Barack Obama's security chief on Capitol Hill over lapses that allowed an uninvited couple to sneak into an exclusive state dinner.Mark Sullivan, director of the Secret Service -- the branch in charge of the president's security -- accepted ...
The White House was accused of " "In our own judgment, a mistake was made," acknowledged Mark Sullivan, director of the Secret Service, which is has accepted much of the blame for the massive security breach that allowed the pair to come ...
A chastened White House admitted Wednesday it had not done everything it could to secure a lavish India state dinner, as new controversy flared in the now infamous gatecrashing saga.Officials meanwhile defended under-fire social secretary Desiree Rogers, but said she would not ...
White House: Social secretary won't testify at congressional hearing on dinner security lapseThe White House says its social secretary will not testify at a congressional hearing into the security lapse that mistakenly allowed a couple into last week's state dinner.Press secretary Robert ...