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George Sifakis | |
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| Director of theOffice of Public Liaison | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – September 25, 2017 Acting: January 20, 2017 – March 6, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Paulette Aniskoff (Public Engagement) Valerie Jarrett(Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Johnny DeStefano |
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| Party | Republican |
| Education | Rhode Island College(BA) Suffolk University(MS) Southern New England School of Law |
George Anthony Sifakis (born 1969) is a formerUnited States federal government official and government relations professional.[1] Since November 2017, he is the CEO of Ideagen Global.[2] He previously served in thetransition team for Donald Trump's first presidency at theDepartment of Commerce, before serving as Deputy Director and later Director of the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump administration from January to September 2017.
Sifakis isGreek Orthodox.[3] He received a BA fromRhode Island College and obtained a paralegal certification fromNortheastern University. In 2000, he received a Master of Science in Political Science from theSuffolk University Graduate School of Government. Sifakis also completed theHarvard Kennedy School Executive Education program on Governance and attended theSouthern New England School of Law.[4] Sifakis and his wife Adriana live inAlexandria, Virginia with their three children.[2]
Sifakis was a member of theGeorge W. Bush White House.[1]
In November 2016, Sifakis was named to theDepartment of Commerce "landing team" as part of thetransition process for PresidentDonald Trump.[1] Sifakis assisted with the confirmation process ofWilbur Ross asSecretary of Commerce.
Sifakis joined the Administration as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Public Liaison on January 23, 2017, and was subsequently appointed Assistant to the President and later Director of the Office of Public Liaison on March 6, 2017,[5] one of approximately 20 seniorWhite House staff directly reporting to theWhite House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus.[6]
On August 18, 2017, multiple Trump administration sources acknowledged that Sifakis would be departing the White House in September.[7][8] An official White House statement, as reported byThe Wall Street Journal's Michael C. Bender in an officialTwitter post, included Sifakis' originally planned mid-September departure:[7][8]
On September 15, 2017,Politico reported that Presidential Personnel DirectorJohn DeStefano would temporarily serve as interim Director of the Office of Public Liaison when Sifakis returned to the private sector at the end of the month.[9]
Sifakis is a partner at Capitol Counsel.[10][11] He is a candidate for a 2025 US Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for his national service.[11]
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| Preceded byas Director of Public Engagement | Director of theOffice of Public Liaison 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded byas Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs | ||
