Dan Bartlett
Dan Bartlett
Daniel Joseph Bartlettwas a Counselor to the President in the Bush administration. The position was previously held by Karen Hughes, who vacated the post in 2002. On June 1, 2007, he announced his resignation and that he would be leaving the White House on July 5, 2007. He was replaced by Ed Gillespie...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth1 June 1971
CountryUnited States of America
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