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| | ==Early and Personal Life== | | ==Early and Personal Life== |
| | Jarrett was born Valerie June Bowman November 14, 1956 in Shiraz, Iran, to African-American parents James E. Bowman and Barbara Taylor Bowman. Her father was Chair of pathology at Nemazee Hospital in Iran. | | Jarrett was born Valerie June Bowman November 14, 1956 in Shiraz, Iran, to African-American parents James E. Bowman and Barbara Taylor Bowman. Her father was Chair of pathology at Nemazee Hospital in Iran. |
| − | When Valerie was 5, her family moved to London for a year, and later to Chicago, in 1963. <ref>"2-Min Bio: Valerie Jarrett", Time, November 11, 2008</ref> | + | When Valerie was 5, her family moved to London for a year, and later to Chicago, in 1963.<ref>"2-Min Bio: Valerie Jarrett", Time, November 11, 2008</ref> |
| | In 1983 she married William Robert Jarrett, whom she had known since childhood, son of a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. | | In 1983 she married William Robert Jarrett, whom she had known since childhood, son of a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. |
| | When their daughter Laura was born, Jarrett switched to public service in an effort to do something that would make her proud. | | When their daughter Laura was born, Jarrett switched to public service in an effort to do something that would make her proud. |
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| | ==Communist Background== | | ==Communist Background== |
| − | Jarrett comes from a long lineage of [[marxist]] and [[communist]] family members and is the one responsible for "bringing the revolutionary communist [[Van Jones]] into the Administration six years ago<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/john-perazzo/the-communist-family-tree-of-valerie-jarrett/ |title=The Communist Family Tree of Valerie Jarrett |work=[[FrontPage Magazine]] |date=June 26, 2015 }}</ref>." | + | Jarrett comes from a long lineage of [[marxist]] and [[communist]] family members and is the one responsible for "bringing the revolutionary communist [[Van Jones]] into the Administration six years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/john-perazzo/the-communist-family-tree-of-valerie-jarrett/ |title=The Communist Family Tree of Valerie Jarrett |work=[[FrontPage Magazine]] |date=June 26, 2015 }}</ref>" |
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| | <ref>Valerie Jarrett to leave University of Chicago posts for White House, University of Chicago, January 9, 2009, "...Stanford University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981"</ref> | | <ref>Valerie Jarrett to leave University of Chicago posts for White House, University of Chicago, January 9, 2009, "...Stanford University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981"</ref> |
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| − | ==Political Career== | + | ==Political career== |
| | Jarrett began her career in Chicago politics working for Mayor Harold Washington <ref>"Campaign 2008: The Family Friend: Valerie Jarrett". Newsweek. May 19, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008</ref> | | Jarrett began her career in Chicago politics working for Mayor Harold Washington <ref>"Campaign 2008: The Family Friend: Valerie Jarrett". Newsweek. May 19, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008</ref> |
| − | as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development. <ref>Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006</ref> | + | as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development.<ref>Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006</ref> |
| − | She continued serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley. She was responsible for hiring Michelle Robinson, from a private law firm. Michelle was then engaged to Barack Obama. <ref>Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006</ref> She later served in other positions in Chicago. Immediately before joining the Obama administration, she was CEO of a real estate development company. She is one of three senior advisors to Obama. | + | She continued serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley. She was responsible for hiring Michelle Robinson, from a private law firm. Michelle was then engaged to Barack Obama.<ref>Valerie Jarrett to lead expanded Board of University of Chicago Medical Center" (Press release). University of Chicago News Office. June 13, 2006</ref> She later served in other positions in Chicago. Immediately before joining the Obama administration, she was CEO of a real estate development company. She is one of three senior advisors to Obama. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |