Desiree Sayle

Desiree Thompson Sayle is an American political aide. She is currently Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Correspondence in the Trump administration. This is her second stint as Director of Presidential Correspondence, having served as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and correspondence director from 2001 through 2004. Later in the Bush administration, she served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the USA Freedom Corps—a fifth policy council within the Executive Office of the President during the Bush administration, tasked with strengthening the culture of service, civic participation, and volunteerism among the American population.[1][2]

Desiree Sayle
Desiree Thompson Sayle
Director of the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence
Assumed office
January 20, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byFiona Reeves
In office
September 2001 – Late 2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDeborah K. Hair
Succeeded byMarguerite A. Murer
Director of the USA Freedom Corps
In office
Late 2004 – June 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn M. Bridgeland
Succeeded byHenry Lozano
Personal details
BornOrange County, California
Political partyRepublican

Early life

Sayle was born in Orange County, California, and raised in Quantico, Virginia, Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Northern Virginia. She studied architecture at Radford University.[2]

Sayle is a lifelong volunteer from her beginning as a Girl Scout then as a Troop Leader for the Girl Scouts Nation's Capital. Sayle partnering with Special Olympics during high school and later helping low income women develop skills to enter the workforce. Sayle was manager of a local soccer team and currently volunteers in her community.[2]


Political career

Sayle has held several roles in politics and government. She worked as Chief Clerk of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, as a Director of Operations for the Senate Republican Conference, Chairman John Thune, as an assistant to congressman Joe Barton of Texas, and worked as an aide in President George H. W. Bush's White House until 1992. During that time she worked on the 1990 G-7 Summit in Houston, Texas. After leaving the White House, she was campaign manager for the successful 1994 re-election campaign of Georgia congressman John Linder. For several years, she was correspondence director for America's Promise Alliance, the nonprofit organization founded and led by retired general Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret).

George W. Bush administration

At the start of the George W. Bush administration, she was appointed Director of Correspondence in the Office of the First Lady, Laura Bush.[2] Following the September 11 attacks, however, Sayle was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Correspondence. She continued in that role until late 2004, when she was appointed Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the USA Freedom Corps.[2]

She departed that role in 2008.

Donald Trump administration

During the presidential transition of Donald Trump, in the winter of 2016–17, she was hired as correspondence director for the transition organization. She was then appointed as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Correspondence in the Trump White House[3] and elevated to a Deputy Assistant to the President in that role. In the first year of the Trump presidency, she was one of a number of White House staff who were late in filing their financial disclosure documents.[4]

Personal life and family

Sayle resides on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with her three children, Isabela, Vivienne, and Christian.[2]

References
  1. Washington Information Directory 2004-2005
  2. "Desiree Sayle". WhiteHouse.gov. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel (PDF). White House Office (Report). June 26, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. Kumar, Anita; Wieder, Ben (August 11, 2017). "Kushner fined for late financial report". McClatchy. Retrieved December 15, 2020.


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