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Outside View // 1 decade ago

Outside View: JPMorgan debacle points to regulatory incompetence, corruption

U.S. President Barack Obama is shameless to cite JPMorgan Chase's $3 billion trading loss as evidence banks need more regulation.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Desiree Rogers to lead Johnson Publishing

Johnson Publishing in Chicago named Desiree Rogers as its chief executive officer, choosing a former White House staff member not unfamiliar with controversy.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Rogers stays mum on 'party crashing'

A former White House social secretary, criticized when uninvited guests crashed a state dinner for India, says she still won't talk about it.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Friends say judge Rogers's total WH work

People must consider the overall workload of outgoing U.S. presidential social secretary Desiree Rogers before judging her, friends say.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Desiree Rogers resigning White House job

Desiree Rogers, saying she had laid the foundation to make the White House the "people's house," plans to resign next month as White House social secretary.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

White House defends social secretary

White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has done a great job despite the "party crashers" incident, U.S. administration officials say.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Reps want a date with WH social secretary

Two U.S. representatives Friday called for the White House social secretary to answer questions about the security breach at the White House state dinner.

Desirée Glapion Rogers (born June 16, 1959) is an American public relations executive. In November 2008 she was selected by Barack Obama's office as the White House Social Secretary for the incoming administration, the first person of African American descent to serve in this function. On February 26, 2010, the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet reported that she plans to step down.

Rogers was born on June 16, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the daughter of the late Roy Glapion and his wife Joyce. Her father was the former director of sports for the New Orleans Public Schools and a member of the New Orleans City Council. Her mother ran day-care centers. She has one brother, Roy A. Glapion, a businessman who is active in civic life in New Orleans.

Rogers graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans in 1977. She earned a Bachelor's degree in political science from Wellesley College in 1981. Rogers earned a MBA from Harvard Business School in 1985.

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