Tony Sayegh

Tony Sayegh
United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs
Assumed office
March 6, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Victoria Esser
Personal details
Born Tony Elias Sayegh Jr.
(1976-10-29) October 29, 1976
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Republican
Education George Washington University (BA, MPA)

Tony Sayegh (born October 29, 1976 in Brooklyn, New York) is the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Treasury.[1][2]

Sayegh was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury by President Donald Trump on March 6, 2017.[3] He leads the department's Office of Public Affairs.[4] During the passage of the Tax Cuts And Jobs Act, Sayegh was detailed to the White House Office of Communications [5] appearing numerous times in the media to promote the passage of comprehensive tax reform.[6][7][8][9] Sayegh was a Republican strategist and contributor for the Fox News Channel prior to joining the administration,[10] and served as Executive Vice President at Jamestown Associates[11] from 2013 to 2017.

Education

Sayegh attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where he received a B.A. in political science and a Master of Public Administration.[12] Sayegh was elected Executive Vice President of the Student Association and was awarded the Presidential Administrative Fellowship at the University.[13] He later served on the University Board of Trustees.[14]

Career

Prior to his service in the Trump Administration, Sayegh served as Executive Vice President of Jamestown Associates, a nationally recognized political consulting and media advertising firm.[11] His campaigns received industry recognition, including winning the 2014 Reed Award for "Most Original TV Advertisement" and the 2015 Reed Award for "Best Comparative Mail Piece".[15] Jamestown Associates produced TV advertisements for the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump.[16]

Beginning in April 2009, Sayegh appeared as a regular guest on the Fox News Channel ,[10] where he represented his views as a Republican campaign strategist and political analyst.[17] In January 2013, he became a Fox News Contributor, and appeared across multiple network platforms including the Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FoxNews.com and Fox News Radio.[18] Sayegh served as a Spring 2017 Georgetown University Institute of Politics Fellow.[19] In addition to his role as a Fox News contributor,[20][21] Sayegh maintained an active media portfolio, having served as a National Political Correspondent for Talk Radio News Service (now Talk Media News), based in Washington D.C. and as a Republican analyst at Cablevision's News 12 Westchester / Hudson Valley.

In 2003, Sayegh was elected to public office, serving two terms as Deputy Mayor and Trustee for the Village of Tuckahoe, New York.[22] [23] He acted as liaison to the Police and Fire Departments, courts, and schools and managed the Intergovernmental relations portfolio for the Village Board.[3]

Sayegh served in numerous Republican Communications and Press roles, including for the 2000 Republican National Convention, Governor George Pataki and Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp.

Personal life

Sayegh and his wife, Maria live in Eastchester, New York with their four sons.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Officials | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Administrative Posts". The White House. March 3, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Spillane, Matt (March 9, 2017). "Trump to Appoint Eastchester's Tony Sayegh Jr. to Treasury Job". The Journal News. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Administration Posts | The White House". The White House. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Trump's team and lawmakers making strides on tax reform plan". POLITICO. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Terms of Service Violation". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tony Sayegh on efforts to get a 'yes' on GOP tax reform | Fox Business Video - FoxBusiness.com". Fox Business. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Treasury Department assistant secretary on tax reform push". Fox News. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tony Sayegh on Trump's tax plan: We do believe big tax reform can get done". Fox Business. May 15, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Limitone, Julia (April 27, 2017). "Tony Sayegh : Trump's tax Plan A Boon to Small Business". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Jamestown Associates". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Tony Sayegh". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Tony Sayegh | Presidential Fellowship | Enrollment and the Student Experience | The George Washington University". paf.gwu.edu. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Services". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  15. ↑ "2015 Reed Award Winners". Campaigns and Elections. January 24, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Jamestown's Sayegh, Konkus, Dorr, and Henning Join the Trump Administration". Jamestown Associates. March 9, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Fox Business". May 15, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ "IMDB". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service".
  20. ↑ Sayegh, Tony (December 21, 2016). "Right Way Forward for Immigration in Trump Administration".
  21. ↑ Matthews, Cara (October 19, 2014). "A Lifetime in Politics". The Journal News.
  22. ↑ Spillane, Matt (March 9, 2017). "Trump to appoint Eastchester's Tony Sayegh Jr. to Treasury job". USA Today. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Tuckahoe Village Minutes" (PDF). February 12, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  24. ↑ Schreck, Tom (August 1, 2017). "Trump's Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Talks Westchester Origins". www.WestchesterMagazine.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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