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Facebook VP Elliot Schrage Appointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

Mike Isaac in Social on July 24, 2012 at 11:34 pm PT

President Barack Obama nominated Facebook Vice President of Communications and Public Policy Elliot Schrage to the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council on Tuesday. The council serves as the governing body to the Washington D.C.-based museum, which was first established in 1993. Before joining Facebook four years ago, Schrage was previously vice president of global communications and public affairs at Google from 2005 to 2008.

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Former Obama Aide Robert Gibbs May Join Facebook

Liz Gannes in Social on March 27, 2011 at 10:09 pm PT

Facebook is trying to hire Robert Gibbs, the former White House press secretary and Barack Obama communications director. Gibbs, who left the White House in February, would report to Facebook’s Elliot Schrage as a member of his communications, marketing and public policy team, according to a report by DealBook. Many executives from Silicon Valley–especially from Google–have gone to work for Obama, but this would be a significant move in the other direction.