PERSON: Helen Aguirre

Director of Media Affairs

Helen Aguirre Ferré (born 1957) is the White House’s Director of Media Affairs and an American journalist. She assumed office on January 20, 2017 with the Administration of President Donald Trump. She previously hosted the current events show Issues with Helen Ferré on WPBT 2.

Aguirre Ferré was an op-ed columnist for the Miami Herald. She hosted a Spanish-language talk radio show on Univision America until 2015.

Aguirre Ferré was senior adviser to Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign in 2016. In June 2016, Aguirre Ferré was named Hispanic communications director for the Republican Party.

Aguirre Ferré was named to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame in 2016.

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