Katherine Vargas is the Director of Hispanic Media at the White House. She spearheads efforts to engage Hispanic media, coordinating with all federal agencies on promoting the President’s agenda with the Hispanic community. Katherine has been at the forefront of immigration reform efforts for almost a decade. Prior to joining the White House, she led media and communications efforts for the National Immigration Forum, where she managed strategic communications, messaging and brand positioning for the Forum, including the Forum's national political and legislative campaigns to pass immigration legislation that positively impacts the lives of New Americans. Katherine was the spokesperson for the Forum in Spanish language media and she was a frequent guest commentator on major Spanish television outlets, including Univision, Telemundo and CNN en Español. Prior to the Forum, she worked at the National Immigration Law Center, the Washington Office of Latin America, both in Washington, D.C, and the International Rescue Committee in Miami, FL.
Katherine is a member of Truman national Security Project, a national security leadership institute that recruits, trains, and positions a new generation of progressives across America to lead on national security. She was also a Board member of Enlaces con Raíces, an organization that works to strengthen nonprofit organizations in Latin America through capacity-building.
Katherine immigrated to the United States from her native Colombia in 1997. Katherine and her husband Eric live in Washington, D.C. She has a bachelor's degree in International Relations with a concentration on Latin American Studies from Florida International University.
Katherine Vargas 's Posts
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What You Need to Know about the Health Care Law – Open Enrollment Begins October 1
September 6, 2013 at 11:07 AM EDTStarting on October 1, people without health care insurance -- including 10.2 million Latinos -- will be able to shop through the new health care marketplace to compares prices and plans and get covered.
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Welcoming Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to the Obama Administration
September 5, 2013 at 11:17 AM EDTAs Secretary of the Department of Labor, Secretary Pérez will be a fierce advocate for working men and women across America, including Latinos who comprise 15% of the labor force in the US.
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Pizarra Blanca de la Casa Blanca: Por qué la reforma migratoria es buena para la economía
July 23, 2013 at 10:34 AM EDT¿Sabías que arreglar nuestro sistema de inmigración fortalecerá la economía de los Estados Unidos, creará empleos para trabajadores en Estados Unidos, y reducirá el déficit? Eso es lo que ocurrirá según la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso, que es de carácter independiente, si se promulgara el proyecto de ley de reforma migratoria bipartidista del Senado.
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Local Spanish Language Television Reporters Attend "Live from the White House" Series
July 18, 2013 at 12:30 PM EDTThe White House invites four local Spanish-language television anchors to participate in the “Live from the White House” series, or in this case “En Vivo desde la Casa Blanca.”
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