Mother Jones

A Leading Think Tank for the Democratic Establishment Calls for a Ceasefire “Now”

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Center for American Progress has now said the word that the Biden administration ...
Center for American Progress

STATEMENT: Patrick Gaspard Congratulates April Verrett for Becoming SEIU International President

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members elected April Verrett as their new international president, replacing Mary Kay Henry, who announced she was stepping ...
Center for American Progress

STATEMENT: Supplemental Bill is Flawed, But We Can and Should Build on It to Enhance Protections for those Most in Need, Says CAP’s Patrick Gaspard

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate released the details of its national security and foreign aid budget supplemental proposal. Following the release, Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the ...
Center for American Progress

Patrick Gaspard’s Statement for the Senate AI Insight Forum on Workforce

Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, attended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's Senate Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum on Workforce in November 2023; his ...
Talking Points Memo

Ambassador Patrick Gaspard Has ‘Zero Interest’ In Running For Rangel’s Seat

U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard told TPM on Friday he has no interest in running for Rep. Charlie Rangel’s (D-NY) congressional seat in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. An anonymous ...
Center for American Progress

STATEMENT: CAP’s Patrick Gaspard Welcomes News That John Podesta Will Be Named Top U.S. Climate Diplomat

Washington, D.C. — The White House confirmed today that John Podesta will take on the responsibilities of outgoing U.S. Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry this spring. Podesta, founder of ...
The Root

Patrick Gaspard to Be Named New South African Ambassador

President Obama has selected former adviser and labor organizer Patrick Gaspard to be the new ambassador to South Africa, Politico announces. Suggested Reading After a Lengthy Prison Sentence, New ...
The Washington Post

High-stress position, low-key personality

During the past year, Patrick Gaspard, the low-profile White House political director, kept showing up in the middle of high-profile predicaments. It was Gaspard who ...
Center for American Progress

STATEMENT: Congress Must Go Beyond the AI Roadmap To Truly Protect Americans, CAP’s Patrick Gaspard Says

Washington, D.C. — Today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers released a roadmap for addressing artificial intelligence (AI). In response, Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American ...
Center for American Progress

STATEMENT: Patrick Gaspard Mourns the Loss of Tom Conway

Washington D.C. — Following the announcement of USW International President Tom Conway’s passing, Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement ...
The Root

Patrick Gaspard to Be Named New South African Ambassador

President Obama has selected former adviser and labor organizer Patrick Gaspard to be the new ambassador to South Africa, Politico announces. Suggested Reading Karmelo Anthony’s Family Reacts to ...