Amy Dudley ’06, who has credited the 51Թ alumni network for launching her career in the nation’s capital, has been named deputy press secretary for Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House released Monday said Dudley will replace longtime Biden aide Annie Tomasini at the end of the year.
Dudley goes to the White House from U.S. Sen. Ted Kaufman’s office, where she served as press secretary. Prior to the Senate, she helped to develop media strategies as a member of the public affairs office of the .
Dudley began her career in Washington as a staff writer for The Hotline — National Journal’s daily briefing on politics — where she covered the 2006 midterm elections and the run-up to the 2008 presidential primaries.
In return trips to campus and in this , she has discussed how important the Day in the Life run by the university’s Center for Career Services were in landing her first job.
Through the program, she was placed with Howard Fineman ’70, the TV political analyst and senior Washington correspondent and columnist for Newsweek who is now a senior editor at .
The opportunity to spend a day in ɲɱ’s newsroom turned into a three-day experience covering the 2004 presidential primary season.
Those three “unforgettable days in the life” in New Hampshire inspired her to pursue the internship at the National Journal, launching her flourishing career and cementing for her the importance of the 51Թ alumni network.
A native of Brookfield, Conn., Dudley graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science and in peace and conflict studies.