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Robert Gibbs

ロバート・ギブズ　/　ろばーと・ぎぶず

American politician

March 29, 1971 (age 55)　・　Auburn, Alabama, United States

Alabama
politician

My Take

Gibbs interests me far more as a communicator than as a politician. Standing at the White House podium as the 27th press secretary under Obama, fielding hostile questions live every single day, demands a nerve most people never need to summon. What I admire is the second act: pivoting from the political front line to become McDonald's global communications chief. That arc, persuading the press one day and shaping a global brand's voice the next, tells me he treats language as a craft. Born in Auburn, Alabama, he proves that a steady, quick-witted tongue can carry you across wildly different arenas.

Overview

Robert Lane Gibbs (born March 29, 1971) is an American communication professional who served as executive vice president and global chief communications officer of McDonald's from 2015 to 2019 and as the 27th White House press secretary from 2009 to 2011. As executive vice president, Gibbs was in charge of public relations at McDonald's.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Robert Gibbs
Name (Japanese): ロバート・ギブズ
Reading: ろばーと・ぎぶず
Born: March 29, 1971 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Boar
Origin: Auburn, Alabama, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: North Carolina State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/PressSec
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%96%E3%82%BA

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