1 second lady of united states
1.1 first term
1.2 role in 2012 presidential campaign
1.3 second term
second lady of united states
first term
jill , joe biden dancing @ president obama home states ball, january 20, 2009; gown reem acra
official portrait, march 2009
despite moving number 1 observatory circle (the vice presidential residence in washington) second lady of united states, biden intended keep teaching @ washington-area community college, , several of them recruited her. in january 2009, began teaching 2 english courses adjunct professor @ alexandria campus of northern virginia community college (nova), second largest community college in nation. has been rare second ladies work while spouses serve vice president, , biden thought first second lady hold paying job while husband vice president. biden planned public advocate importance of community colleges , advise obama administration on issues related them. in white house announcements , preference, referred dr. jill biden .
catherine russell, former adviser senate foreign relations committee, named biden s chief of staff second lady role. courtney o’donnell, former spokesperson howard dean , elizabeth edwards, named communications director , kirsten white, lawyer @ morgan, lewis & bockius, policy director. second lady, biden has staff of 8 overall , occupies corner suite in eisenhower executive office building.
on oprah winfrey show before inauguration, jill biden said barack obama had offered husband either vice-presidency or position of u.s. secretary of state. however, joe biden s spokesperson stated biden had been offered 1 job obama. in may 2009, obama announced biden in charge of initiative raise awareness value of community colleges.
in june 2009, biden gave commencement address @ kingsborough community college in brooklyn, new york, , received honorary doctor of humane letters degree city university of new york. biden continued teaching 2 english reading , writing classes @ nova in fall 2009. in january 2010, gave commencement speech @ university of delaware s winter commencement, first such address @ major university. in august 2010, biden appeared herself in episode of lifetime s army wives, making part of campaign raise awareness of military families.
in april 2011, , michelle obama founded national initiative, joining forces, showcase needs of u.s. military families. in september 2011, biden lent support usaid s fwd campaign, push awareness surrounding deadly famine, war, , drought affecting on 13 million people in horn of africa. continued teach @ nova, , 2011 held permanent position associate professor, teaching 3 english , writing composition courses 2 days per week. position there normal make it, sharing cubicle teacher, holding regular office hours students, , trying accompanying secret service agents dress unobtrusively possible. life husband @ number 1 observatory circle tended towards informal , centered around family , nearby grandchildren. in june 2012, published children s book, don t forget, god bless our troops, based around son beau s deployment. same month, bidens daughter ashley, social worker , staffer @ delaware department of services children, youth, , families, married.
role in 2012 presidential campaign
in 2012 u.s. presidential election, in husband running re-election vice president, biden played modest role. did not cut on teaching schedule , made few solo campaign appearances. reflected continuing distaste both politics , public speaking, though obama campaign considered valuable in connecting military families, teachers, , women.
second term
biden juliana awada, first lady of argentina during visit buenos aires, june 2016.
following re-election of obama , husband on november 6, 2012, biden began second term second lady. wore silk blue gown vera wang when appeared @ inaugural balls in january 2013.
during second term, biden continued involved supporting military personnel, including staging multiple visits center intrepid rehabilitation facility amputees , attending inaugural invictus games in london. during 2014 u.s. midterm congressional elections campaigned number of democrats, including ones in high-profile contests such mark udall in colorado , michelle nunn in georgia.
in may 2015 suffered death of stepson beau biden brain cancer. present @ husband s side in rose garden on october 21, 2015, when announced not run democratic party presidential nomination in 2016 election. own account, biden disappointed decision, believing husband highly qualified position, , have been best president.
biden continued teach @ nova, handling full load of 5 classes during fall 2015 semester. during 2016, present husband on listening tour cancer moonshot 2020, effort leading. in march 2016 headed official party welcomed american astronaut scott kelly earth full year in space.
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