Colby Cooper
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Colby J. Cooper (born January 7, 1976, in Norwich, New York) was appointed Special Assistant to the Secretary of State in July 2006. Prior to joining Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the Department of State, Colby served as the Director for Communications and Media Relations (2003-2006) on the National Security Council at the White House, where he was responsible for long-range foreign policy communications planning, and initiative roll-outs. He also facilitated President George W. Bush’s foreign media interviews; traveled internationally with the President; and coordinated the National Security Advisor’s public appearances and media interviews.
Earlier in his tenure at the White House, Colby served as an Associate Director for Communications (2002-2003), and as an Executive and Administrative Assistant to the National Security Advisor (2001-2002). Prior to joining the White House staff, Colby worked on the U.S. government’s Y2K preparedness and monitoring efforts.
Colby received his B.A. from Bucknell University (1999), where he was a two-time varsity football letter winner and named twice to the NCAA’s Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. While at Bucknell, Colby also served as a U.S. Army ROTC cadet; participated in student government; and was an active member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
He and his wife, Jaime, live in Alexandria, Virginia. He is a native of Oxford, New York.
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- Biography from the White House
- http://foia.state.gov/Phonebook/OrgDirectory/OrgDir.asp?ID=1
- http://www.bucknell.edu/x30053.xml
- http://www.phigam.org/files/PhiGammaDeltaFall06.pdf
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/stats/1997/players/rushing/26114.html
- http://tennessean.com/education/archives/04/05/51127774.shtml?Element_ID=51127774
- http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=23589
