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==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
Hicks grew up in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], a wealthy suburb of New York City.<ref name="GQ"/><ref name=autogenerated4>[http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a56404/who-is-hope-hicks-trump-press-secretary/ Hope Hicks Facts – Who Is Trump's Strategic Communications Director Hope Hicks?<!-- Bot generated title -->], ''Cosmopolitan''.</ref> She is the daughter of Caye Ann (Cavender) Hicks and Paul Burton Hicks III.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/16/style/paul-hicks-weds-caye-a-cavender.html|title=Paul Hicks Weds Caye A. Cavender|date=May 16, 1982|work=The New York Times|accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref> Her father was CEO of the Americas for [[Ogilvy & Mather|Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide]], and executive vice president of communications for the [[National Football League]] from 2010 to 2015, before his current position of managing director of the [[Glover Park Group]].<ref name="wp-one"/><ref name="cosmo">Sebastian, Michael (June 20, 2016). [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a56404/who-is-hope-hicks-trump-press-secretary/ 14 Things To Know About Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Former Model Press Secretary], ''Cosmopolitan''</ref><ref name="smumag">(June 2016). [http://blog.smu.edu/smumagazine/2016/06/on-the-campaign-trail-with-smu-alum-hope-hicks-10-donald-trumps-communications-director/ On The Campaign Trail With SMU Alum Hope Hicks ’10, Donald Trump’s Communications Director], ''SMU Magazine''</ref><ref name="marie">Nelson, Rebecca (June 7, 2016). [http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a20905/donald-trump-communications-director-hope-hicks/ Meet Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Communications Director, Hope Hicks], ''[[Marie Claire]]''</ref><ref name="ctpost">Vigdor, Neil (August 4, 2015). [http://www.ctpost.com/printpromotion/article/Greenwich-natives-help-Trump-Bush-and-Obama-hone-6425215.php "Greenwich natives help Trump, Bush and Obama hone their message"], ''Connecticut Post''</ref> Her parents met while in Washington, DC, while her mother was a legislative aide for a Democratic congressman from Tennessee ([[Ed Jones (U.S. politician)|Ed Jones]]), and her father was chief of staff for a Republican congressman from Connecticut ([[Stewart B. McKinney]]), and married in 1982.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/news/a9056/hope-hicks-facts/ "Hope Hicks Facts – Who Is Hope Hicks?"<!-- Bot generated title -->], ''Town&Country''.</ref><ref name="wp-one"/> Her late paternal grandfather, Paul Hicks, headed public relations for [[Texaco]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Her maternal grandfather, G.W.F. "Dutch" Cavender, was assistant administrator for the [[US Department of Agriculture]] during the administrations of Presidents Johnson and Nixon.<ref name="wp-one"/>
Hicks grew up in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], a wealthy suburb of New York City.<ref name="GQ"/><ref name=autogenerated4>[http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a56404/who-is-hope-hicks-trump-press-secretary/ Hope Hicks Facts – Who Is Trump's Strategic Communications Director Hope Hicks?<!-- Bot generated title -->], ''Cosmopolitan''.</ref> She is the daughter of Caye Ann (Cavender) Hicks and Paul Burton Hicks III.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/16/style/paul-hicks-weds-caye-a-cavender.html|title=Paul Hicks Weds Caye A. Cavender|date=May 16, 1982|work=The New York Times|accessdate=February 10, 2017}}</ref> Her father was CEO of [[Ogilvy & Mather|Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide]], and executive vice president of communications for the [[National Football League]] from 2010 to 2015, before his current position of managing director of the [[Glover Park Group]].<ref name="wp-one"/><ref name="cosmo">Sebastian, Michael (June 20, 2016). [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a56404/who-is-hope-hicks-trump-press-secretary/ 14 Things To Know About Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Former Model Press Secretary], ''Cosmopolitan''</ref><ref name="smumag">(June 2016). [http://blog.smu.edu/smumagazine/2016/06/on-the-campaign-trail-with-smu-alum-hope-hicks-10-donald-trumps-communications-director/ On The Campaign Trail With SMU Alum Hope Hicks ’10, Donald Trump’s Communications Director], ''SMU Magazine''</ref><ref name="marie">Nelson, Rebecca (June 7, 2016). [http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a20905/donald-trump-communications-director-hope-hicks/ Meet Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Communications Director, Hope Hicks], ''[[Marie Claire]]''</ref><ref name="ctpost">Vigdor, Neil (August 4, 2015). [http://www.ctpost.com/printpromotion/article/Greenwich-natives-help-Trump-Bush-and-Obama-hone-6425215.php "Greenwich natives help Trump, Bush and Obama hone their message"], ''Connecticut Post''</ref> Her parents met while in Washington, DC, while her mother was a legislative aide for a Democratic congressman from Tennessee ([[Ed Jones (U.S. politician)|Ed Jones]]), and her father was chief of staff for a Republican congressman from Connecticut ([[Stewart B. McKinney]]), and married in 1982.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/news/a9056/hope-hicks-facts/ "Hope Hicks Facts – Who Is Hope Hicks?"<!-- Bot generated title -->], ''Town&Country''.</ref><ref name="wp-one"/> Her late paternal grandfather, Paul Hicks, headed public relations for [[Texaco]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Her maternal grandfather, G.W.F. "Dutch" Cavender, was assistant administrator for the [[US Department of Agriculture]] during the administrations of Presidents Johnson and Nixon.<ref name="wp-one"/>


Hicks was a teenage model, including for a [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Ralph Lauren]] campaign with her older sister Mary Grace at age 11 and as the face of the ''Hourglass Adventures'' novels about a time-traveling 10-year-old.<ref name=tot/><ref name=autogenerated1 /> ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' and ''The New York Post'' opined that she resembles model [[Hilary Rhoda]].<ref>[https://www.pressreader.com/usa/new-york-post/20150926/282617441554425/TextView "Trump’s other woman,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''New York Post'', September 26, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/06/21/gq_s_hope_hicks_profile_shows_the_sexism_of_trump_s_america.html "GQ’s Hope Hicks profile shows the sexism of Trump’s America,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Slate''.</ref>
Hicks was a teenage model, including for a [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Ralph Lauren]] campaign with her older sister Mary Grace at age 11 and as the face of the ''Hourglass Adventures'' novels about a time-traveling 10-year-old.<ref name=tot/><ref name=autogenerated1 /> ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' and ''The New York Post'' opined that she resembles model [[Hilary Rhoda]].<ref>[https://www.pressreader.com/usa/new-york-post/20150926/282617441554425/TextView "Trump’s other woman,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''New York Post'', September 26, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/06/21/gq_s_hope_hicks_profile_shows_the_sexism_of_trump_s_america.html "GQ’s Hope Hicks profile shows the sexism of Trump’s America,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''Slate''.</ref>

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Hope Hicks
File:Hope Hicks.jpg
White House Director of Strategic Communications
Assumed office
January 20, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born
Hope Charlotte Hicks

(1988-10-21) October 21, 1988 (age 35)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationSouthern Methodist University (BA)

Hope Charlotte Hicks (born October 21, 1988) is an American public relations executive. She is the White House Director of Strategic Communications, and is President Donald J. Trump's longest-serving political aide.[1][2]

She previously served as the press secretary and early communications director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, as well as the national press secretary for his presidential transition team.[3][4] In January 2017, Hicks was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, having "served as a one-woman press team for Trump's historic presidential campaign."[5]

Early and personal life

Hicks grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, a wealthy suburb of New York City.[6][7] She is the daughter of Caye Ann (Cavender) Hicks and Paul Burton Hicks III.[8] Her father was CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, and executive vice president of communications for the National Football League from 2010 to 2015, before his current position of managing director of the Glover Park Group.[9][10][11][12][13] Her parents met while in Washington, DC, while her mother was a legislative aide for a Democratic congressman from Tennessee (Ed Jones), and her father was chief of staff for a Republican congressman from Connecticut (Stewart B. McKinney), and married in 1982.[14][9] Her late paternal grandfather, Paul Hicks, headed public relations for Texaco.[14] Her maternal grandfather, G.W.F. "Dutch" Cavender, was assistant administrator for the US Department of Agriculture during the administrations of Presidents Johnson and Nixon.[9]

Hicks was a teenage model, including for a Ralph Lauren campaign with her older sister Mary Grace at age 11 and as the face of the Hourglass Adventures novels about a time-traveling 10-year-old.[1][14] Cosmopolitan and The New York Post opined that she resembles model Hilary Rhoda.[15][16]

She attended Greenwich High School, where she was co-captain of the lacrosse team, and graduated in 2006.[6][17][18] She next attended Southern Methodist University, where she majored in English and played lacrosse for all four years on a club lacrosse program she helped start, and graduated in 2010.[6][14][1][19]

Hicks started in public relations with the New York City firm, Zeno Group.[20] In 2012 she began working at Hiltzik Strategies, a public relations firm in New York that works with Ivanka Trump and the Trump Organization.[14] She and her sister, who is now a paramedic, lived above a dive bar in Greenwich, but she split her time between that apartment and a Trump-owned apartment in Manhattan that Trump provided for free, until Trump was elected and she moved to Washington, DC.[18][21][22]

Work with Trump

Hicks began working for public relations firm Hiltzik Strategies in 2012, working for its client Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's daughter, on her fashion line, and then on other Trump ventures.[6]

In August 2014 she joined the Trump Organization full-time.[9] Hicks worked for Ivanka Trump inside Trump Tower, helping expand her fashion label (the Ivanka Trump Collection) and modeling for her online store.[23]

Five months later, Donald Trump earmarked Hicks, who was 26 years old at the time, for the role of press secretary in January 2015 when planning for his potential presidential run.[24][25] Donald Trump summoned her to his office and, as she tells it, "Mr. Trump looked at me and said, 'I'm thinking about running for president, and you're going to be my press secretary.'"[23] Until that time, she had never worked in politics, nor volunteered on a campaign.[21] After Trump's first primary victories, Hicks was asked to choose between staying with the Trump Organization or working on the campaign full time. She initially decided to leave the campaign, but Trump convinced her to remain and she stayed on as press secretary.[6]

During the campaign, she played the role of gatekeeper to press members who wanted to speak with Trump, handling over 250 requests a day, and deciding which reporters would be allowed to speak with him.[7][21] Hicks also takes dictation from Trump for his tweets, and then sends them to another person in the Trump organization who actually sends out the tweet from Trump's official account.[26][23] When in New York City, she would spend most of her day sitting in Trump's office, handling inquiries from the press and taking dictation from him to tweet.[22] The demands of the campaign took a personal toll, as they caused a breakup between Hicks and her boyfriend of six years.[7]

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Hicks on the right; Trump and staff watching final vote on the American Health Care Act of 2017 on May 23, 2017

On December 22, 2016, it was announced that Hicks would become part of the Trump Administration, in the newly created position of the White House Director of Strategic Communications. She is paid the highest White House salary; $179,700, which equals the salaries of White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.[27] In January 2017, Hicks was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, having "served as a one-woman press team for Trump's historic presidential campaign."[5]

Hicks was criticized by some with regard to a statement she issued on May 29, 2017, regarding President Trump's character and personality. The statement, ridiculed by Washington Post reporter Callum Borchers as approaching parody comparable to Saturday Night Live, read:

President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people .... He has built great relationships throughout his life and treats everyone with respect. He is brilliant with a great sense of humor … and an amazing ability to make people feel special and aspire to be more than even they thought possible.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b c Grynbaum, Michael (June 26, 2016). "The Woman Who 'Totally Understands' Donald Trump". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Dangremond, Sam. "15 Things You Should Know About Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's Director of Strategic Communications". Town&Country.
  3. ^ Nelson, Rebecca. "Meet Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Communications Director, Hope Hicks". Marie Clare. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Nussbaum, Matthew. "Trump transition seeks distance from conservation fundraiser". Politico. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Forbes 30 Under 30". Forbes.
  6. ^ a b c d e Nuzzi, Olivia (June 20, 2016). "The Mystifying Triumph of Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's Right-Hand Woman". GQ. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Hope Hicks Facts – Who Is Trump's Strategic Communications Director Hope Hicks?, Cosmopolitan.
  8. ^ "Paul Hicks Weds Caye A. Cavender". The New York Times. May 16, 1982. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d Viebeck, Elise (July 27, 2015). "Hope Hicks flies quietly in the eye of the Trump storm". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Sebastian, Michael (June 20, 2016). 14 Things To Know About Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Former Model Press Secretary, Cosmopolitan
  11. ^ (June 2016). On The Campaign Trail With SMU Alum Hope Hicks ’10, Donald Trump’s Communications Director, SMU Magazine
  12. ^ Nelson, Rebecca (June 7, 2016). Meet Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Communications Director, Hope Hicks, Marie Claire
  13. ^ Vigdor, Neil (August 4, 2015). "Greenwich natives help Trump, Bush and Obama hone their message", Connecticut Post
  14. ^ a b c d e "Hope Hicks Facts – Who Is Hope Hicks?", Town&Country.
  15. ^ "Trump’s other woman," New York Post, September 26, 2015.
  16. ^ "GQ’s Hope Hicks profile shows the sexism of Trump’s America," Slate.
  17. ^ Viser, Matt (November 10, 2016). "Hope Hicks Is Everything Her Boss Donald Trump Is Not". Town & Country. New York City. Retrieved November 23, 2016. At age 11 she and her older sister were hired to model for Ralph Lauren. Soon she was in the pages of national magazines and had a cameo on the soap opera Guiding Light. She became the face of the Hourglass Adventures, a series of novels for preteen girls featuring a 10-year-old who travels back in time.
  18. ^ a b "Hope & change: The breakout star of Trump’s campaign". Connecticut Post
  19. ^ "From the Mag: A Public Relation," Lacrosse Magazine
  20. ^ "Greenwich natives help Trump, Bush and Obama hone their message," NewsTimes.
  21. ^ a b c "Hope Hicks Was Responsible for an Important Line in the President's Speech". Yahoo.
  22. ^ a b "Inside the Unorthodox Donald Trump Campaign". New York
  23. ^ a b c "Hope Hicks and Kellyanne Conway – the women of Donald Trump's inner circle", The Sydney Morning Herald
  24. ^ Sherman, Gabriel (April 3, 2016). "Operation Trump". New York. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  25. ^ Tucker, Reed (September 25, 2015). "Meet Trump's 26-year-old mystery woman". New York Post. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  26. ^ "14 Things to Know About Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's 27-Year-Old Former Model Press Secretary," Yahoo.
  27. ^ Annie Karni (July 22, 2017). "The untouchable Hope Hicks," Politico.
  28. ^ Borchers, Callum. "This White House statement on Trump's 'positive energy' reads like a parody". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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