Sabrina Singh

Sabrina Singh (born 1988)[1] is an American administrator who has served as the Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary in the Department of Defense since April 2022. Singh previously served a Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Vice President Kamala Harris in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2022.[2][3]

Sabrina Singh
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary
Assumed office
April 2022
SecretaryLloyd Austin
LeaderJohn Kirby
Patrick S. Ryder
Preceded byJamal Brown
Deputy Press Secretary for the Vice President
In office
January 20, 2021 – March 31, 2022
Vice PresidentKamala Harris
Preceded bySamantha Schwab
Succeeded byErnesto Apreza
Personal details
Born1988 (age 34–35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA)

Career

She is an alumna of the USC School of International Relations.[4]

Singh started her career as the press assistant at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. She served as the Press Secretary to Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the United States, when Harris was California's senator. Earlier, Singh was appointed as a National Spokesperson for Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. She has also served as the National Press Secretary for Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign. She was the Communications Director in the Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.[5] Singh has served as the Deputy Communications Director for the Democratic National Committee, and spokeswoman for American Bridge's Trump War Room.[6]

Personal life

Singh is married to Mike Smith, the political director for Nancy Pelosi, the former United States House of Representatives' Speaker.[5] She is of Sikh heritage.[4][7] Singh is the grand-daughter of Sardar Jagjit Singh (Sardar "JJ" Singh), a famed freedom fighter and the head of India League of America. Sardar JJ Singh hailed from Abbottabad in the present day Pakistan. The family moved to the United States before the Partition of India.[7] Sabrina Singh's father, Man Jit Singh, was born in 1956 in New York City; when he was five years old, his parents moved the family to New Delhi of independent India. Man Jit and his brother Man Mohan grew up in Delhi. Following the death of Sardar JJ Singh in 1976, Man Jit Singh, who was a chairman and CEO of Sony India, and Sabrina's mother Srila Singh, decided to immigrate to the United States.[4]

References
  1. Krishnan, Revathi (August 20, 2020). "Sabrina Singh, Kamala Harris's Press Secretary Who Has Worked on 2 US Presidential Campaigns". ThePrint.
  2. "Biden appoints Indian-American Sabrina Singh as White House deputy press secretary". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. "Indian-American Sabrina Singh Named White House Deputy Press Secretary". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. Mohan, Geeta (August 18, 2020). "Sabrina Singh Makes 1st Indian-American Press Secretary to US VP Nominee. Who Is Sabrina?". India Today.
  5. Sharma, Arunima (January 9, 2021). "Five Things To Know About Sabrina Singh, The Soon-To-Be White House Deputy Press Secretary". SheThePeople.TV.
  6. "Indian-American Sabrina Singh named White House Deputy Press Secretary". Livemint. January 9, 2021.
  7. Indo-Asian News Service (February 1, 2021). "Sikh-American woman named spokesperson of US Presidential candidate". Hindustan Times.
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