Eugene Kang (born 1984) was the Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to President Barack Obama.[1]
Eugene Kang | |
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| Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to the President | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, Greenhills School |
Eugene Kang is an Ann Arbor native who attended Greenhills School before enrolling at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, Kang made a 2005 bid for the Ann Arbor City Council.[2] He later worked on Senator Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) 2006 campaign.[3] During Obama's Presidential campaign he worked in the political division.[4] A second-generation Korean American,[5][6] he was also a part of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders National Leadership Council.
Kang has been described as a "close confidant to President Obama"[7] and has played eleven rounds of golf with the President from the time he took office through 2013.[8]
References edit
- ^ Price, Deb. "Ann Arbor native is at Obama's side". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ Lin, Lydia. "In Ann Arbor, he was an Unlikely Candidate, but Passionate for Change". IMDiversity.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ Kamen, Al (December 23, 2008). "365 Days, and Not a Single Cute Kitten". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ "Obama's People". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ^ http://www.detnews.com/article/20090417/POLITICS03/904170383/Ann+Arbor+native+is+at+Obama+s+side [bare URL]
- ^ "Obamas Korean-American Advisor Got Game". 23 December 2008.
- ^ Ha, Michael (2009-12-23). "Obamas Korean-American Advisor Got Game". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ Wilson, Chris (2014-01-03). "Infographic: Obama Accepts Rare Outsider Into Golf Game". Time Swampland. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
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