| 词条 | Gautam Raghavan |
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| office = Associate Director of the Office of Public Engagement | image = POTUS Pride 2013 Briefing Pete Souza.jpg | caption = Gautam Raghavan with President Barack Obama in the Red Room of the White House, June 13, 2013. | predecessor = Raul Alvillar | president = Barack Obama | successor = Aditi Hardikar | termend = September 2014 | termstart = October 2011 | nationality = American | education = Stanford University George Washington University }}Gautam Raghavan was the Associate Director of Public Engagement under President Obama, acting as a liaison to both the LGBT and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities from 2011 to 2014. He has also worked for the Progressive Majority, the 2008 Obama campaign, the Democratic National Committee, the Gill Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Defense as the Outreach Lead for its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Working Group. Raghavan currently serves as a consultant for progressive organizations including the Biden Foundation[1] and the Indian American Impact Project & Fund, the latter being an initiative that supports Indian Americans in politics.[2] He is also the editor of the forthcoming book West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House, which includes personal accounts by eighteen Obama Administration staffers, to be published by Penguin Books on September 25, 2018.[3] Obama AdministrationAs the Associate Director of Public Engagement, Raghavan facilitated conversation on issues impacting both the LGBT and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including marriage equality, workplace nondiscrimination, transgender rights, bullying prevention, immigration reform, hate violence, and access to health care.[1] It was during Raghavan’s tenure that President Obama spoke out in favor of marriage equality,[4] and later signed an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.[5] Personal lifeRaghavan was born in India and raised in Seattle.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 2004, and attended the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University from 2004 until 2006. Raghavan lives with his husband, Andy, and their daughter in Washington D.C.[3] References1. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://bidenfoundation.org/news/news-releases/biden-foundation-brings-two-obama-white-house-experts/|title=The Biden Foundation Brings on Two Obama White House Experts - Biden FoundationBiden Foundation - A new stage of public service|date=2017-04-05|work=Biden Foundation|access-date=2018-06-05|language=en-US}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raghavan, Gautam}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.iaimpact.org/about|title=About|work=Indian American Impact Fund|access-date=2018-06-05|language=en}} 3. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2167920/gautam-raghavan|title=Gautam Raghavan {{!}} Penguin Random House|website=www.penguinrandomhouse.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-05}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/politics/obama-same-sex-marriage/index.html|title=Obama announces he supports same-sex marriage - CNNPolitics|last=CNN|first=By Phil Gast,|work=CNN|access-date=2018-06-05}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2014/09/white-house-lgbt-liaison-to-depart-administration/|title=White House LGBT liaison to depart Obama administration - Metro Weekly|website=www.metroweekly.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-05}} 8 : Stanford University alumni|Obama administration personnel|George Washington University alumni|LGBT rights activists from the United States|LGBT American people of Asian descent|Living people|Indian emigrants to the United States|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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