Joshua DuBois is the director of President Barack Obama's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The 26-year-old pastor served as an adviser to then-Senator Obama and handled religious outreach for Obama's presidential campaign.WashingtonPost.com: DuBois, 26, to Head Faith Office The Huffington Post: Joshua DuBois: Director Of Office Of Faith-Based...
Per an executive order signed by Obama, DuBois said on February 5, 2009, that the new office "will be required to consult with the Justice Department on constitutional issues, including the issue of faith-based hiring."WashingtonPost.com: Obama's Faith-Based Office to Depart From... (February 5, 2009)
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"Joshua understands the issues at stake, knows the people involved, and will be able to bring everyone together - from both the secular and faith-based communities, from academia and politics - around our common goals."The Huffington Post: Joshua DuBois: Director Of Office Of Faith-Based...
"Josh is a great friend and has really led the way for Democrats in terms of faith outreach. The grassroots conversations we've held across the country, our landmark evangelical meetings...are helping to change our nation, person by person."WSJ.com: Young Clergyman Leads Obama's Drive to Attract 'Faith Voters' (August 16, 2008)
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ca. 1983
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Grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and Xenia, Ohio
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Master's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University
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Became an associate pastor at age 18
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Pastor for a Pentecostal church in Cambridge, MassachusettsWashingtonPost.com: DuBois, 26, to Head Faith Office
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