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Valerie Jarrett From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia search Valerie Jarrett Senior Advisor to the President Incumbent Assumed office January 20, 2009 Serving with David Plouffe President Barack Obama Preceded by Barry Jackson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison Incumbent Assumed office January 20, 2009 President Barack Obama Preceded by Julie Cram -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born November 14, 1956 (1956-11-14) (age 54) Shiraz, Iran Political party Democratic Party Spouse(s) William Jarrett (1983–1988) Children Laura Alma mater Stanford University University of Michigan Profession Lawyer Valerie Bowman Jarrett (born November 14, 1956) is a senior advisor and assistant to the president for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Obama administration. She is also a Chicago lawyer, businesswoman, and civic leader. Prior to that she served as a co-chairperson of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.[1][2] Contents [hide] 1 Personal 2 Career 2.1 Chicago politics 2.2 Business administration 2.3 Advisor to Barack Obama 2.4 Relationship with President Obama 3 References 4 External links [edit] PersonalJarrett was born in Shiraz, Iran to American parents James E. Bowman and Barbara Taylor Bowman. Her father, a pathologist and geneticist, ran a hospital for children in Shiraz, as part of a program where American doctors and agricultural experts sought to help jump-start developing countries' health and farming efforts. When she was five, the family moved to London for one year, returning to Chicago in 1963.[citation needed] In 1966 her mother, Barbara T. Bowman, was one of four child advocates that created the Erikson Institute. The Institute was established to provide advanced knowledge in child development for teachers and other professionals working with young children.[citation needed] As a child she spoke Persian and French.[3] Jarrett graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 1974. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1978, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981.[citation needed] In 1983 Jarrett married Dr. William Robert Jarrett, son of famed Chicago Sun-Times reporter Vernon Jarrett. She attributes her switch from a private to a public career to their daughter Laura's birth and her own desire to do something that would make the daughter proud.[4] To one reporter's e-mailed question about her divorce, she replied, "Married in 1983, separated in 1987, and divorced in 1988. Enough said."[4] In a Vogue profile, she further explained "We grew up together. We were friends since childhood. In a sense, he was the boy next door. I married without really appreciating how hard divorce would be."[4] William Jarrett died of a sudden heart attack in 1993.[4] en.wikipedia.org