Anthony Bernal
{{Short description|American political aide}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Anthony Bernal
| office = Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States
| president = Joe Biden
| 1blankname = First Lady
| 1namedata = Jill Biden
| alongside =
| term_start = January 7, 2022
| term_end = January 20, 2025
| predecessor = Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón
| successor = Hayley Harrison
| birth_name = Anthony Bernal
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|51|2024|7|22}}{{cite news |last1=Charter |first1=David |title=Inside Joe Biden's beach house and the 96 hours that ended his campaign |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/joe-biden-beach-house-presidental-race-q5q2pd8mh |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=The Times |date=22 July 2024 |language=en}}
| birth_place = United States
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| education =
}}
Anthony Bernal is an American political aide. He served as a senior advisor to First Lady of the United States Jill Biden{{Cite news |last=Collman |first=Ashley |date=2024 |title=Jill Biden's right-hand man is known for trashing colleagues and making staffers cry, report says |url=https://www.aol.com/jill-bidens-hand-man-known-112137181.html |access-date=April 18, 2024 |work=Aol}} from 2020 to 2025.
Early life and education
Bernal graduated from St. Gregory College Preparatory School in Tucson, Arizona, in 1991,{{cite web |title=The Gregory School - Making their mark! Highlights from our alumni Facebook page |url=https://www.gregoryschool.org/news-and-events/making-their-mark-highlights-from-our-alumni-facebook-page |website=www.gregoryschool.org |publisher=The Gregory School |access-date=30 December 2024}} attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, and graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Anthony Bernal |url=https://theorg.com/org/the-white-house/org-chart/anthony-bernal |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=The Org}}
Career
Bernal previously served in the administrations of Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. During Joe Biden's 2024 presidential campaign, Bernal served as a deputy campaign manager.{{Cite news |last=Gamboa |first=Suzanne |date=November 17, 2020 |title=3 Latinos among first chosen for Biden White House senior staff |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/three-latinos-among-first-chosen-biden-white-house-senior-staff-n1248012 |access-date=April 18, 2024 |work=MSNBC}}
On July 10, 2024, Bernal was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee requesting he sit for a deposition regarding President Biden's health.{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Alex |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/07/10/biden-house-oversight-committee-subpoena-aides |title=Exclusive: House Oversight subpoenas top Biden aides over his mental fitness |work=Axios |date=2024-07-10 |accessdate=2024-07-10 }}
Bernal was reportedly one of four aides present at the meeting at Biden's house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on July 18, 2024, which led to Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.
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Category:21st-century American politicians
Category:Biden administration personnel
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Carleton College alumni
Category:University of Texas at El Paso alumni
Category:People from Tucson, Arizona
Category:Hispanic and Latino American people
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