Hope Hicks

Hope Hicks
Hicks on Air Force One in 2017
Counselor to the President
In office
March 9, 2020 – January 12, 2021
Serving with Kellyanne Conway and
Derek Lyons
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJohnny DeStefano
Succeeded bySteve Ricchetti
Jeff Zients
White House Communications Director
In office
September 12, 2017 – March 29, 2018
Acting: August 16, 2017 – September 12, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byAnthony Scaramucci
Succeeded byBill Shine
1st White House Director of Strategic Communications
In office
January 20, 2017 – September 12, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMercedes Schlapp
Personal details
Born
Hope Charlotte Hicks

(1988-10-21) October 21, 1988
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA)

Hope Charlotte Hicks[1] (born October 21, 1988) is an American public relations executive and political advisor best known for her roles in the first Trump administration. She served as White House communications director from 2017 to 2018[2][3] and later as counselor to the president from 2020 to 2021.[4] Earlier, she was the Trump 2016 campaign's press secretary and a longtime aide within the Trump Organization.[5][6] Following her initial departure from the White House,[7][8] she served as an executive at Fox Corporation[9][10] before returning to the administration in a senior advisory role.[11]

  1. ^ Fox, Emily Jane (January 22, 2019). ""Like an alien landed in the middle of Los Angeles": Hope Hicks, West Wing alum, begins her second act on the west coast". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast.
  2. ^ Haberman, Maggie (September 12, 2017). "Hope Hicks Is Formally Named White House Communications Director". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Phelps, Jordyn (March 29, 2018). "Trump bids farewell to close aide Hope Hicks". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Haberman, Maggie (February 13, 2020). "Hope Hicks to Return to the White House After a Nearly Two-Year Absence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Nussbaum, Matthew. "Trump transition seeks distance from conservation fundraiser". Politico. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Nelson, Rebecca (June 7, 2016). "Meet Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Communications Director, Hope Hicks". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Grynbaum, Michael (June 26, 2016). "The Woman Who 'Totally Understands' Donald Trump". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Dangremond, Sam. "15 Things You Should Know About Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's Director of Strategic Communications". Town & Country. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016.
  9. ^ Selter, Brian (October 8, 2018). "Former Trump aide Hope Hicks joins Fox as head of PR". CNN. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hope Hicks Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer". Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  11. ^ Brown, Pamela; Gangel, Jamie (January 13, 2021). "Top White House adviser Hicks no longer works at the White House, a previously planned departure". CNN. Retrieved January 14, 2021.