Introduction :
Marie Elizabeth Harf is an American political commentator and analyst who is regularly seen on the Fox News network.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Marie was born on June 15, 1981, in Granville, Ohio.
- Family and Parents : Mother Jane Ax Harf is the director of the University Clean Energy Alliance (A statewide association in Columbus Ohio that supports clean energy research).
- Her father James E. Harf is a vice president & the director of Center for Global Education at Maryville University in St. Louis. Both her parents are from Granville, Ohio.
- Education : In 1999, she graduated from the Granville High School.
- For further studies, she headed to Indiana University Bloomington where she got a BA in political Science with specialization in Jewish Studies, Russian & Eastern European Studies.
- She later got a Master’s degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.
Relationships, Dating and Marriage :
- Marie married Joshua Lucas on April 14, 2012.
- The marriage venue was the Vienna Presbyterian Church in Vienna, Virginia. A friend of the couple who is also an Anglican priest performed the ceremony.
Professional Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- Marie began her career in 2006 at the “Directorate of Intelligence” at the CIA. There she worked as an analyst focusing on Middle Eastern leadership issues. After a while, she also became the media spokesperson of the CIA.
- In 2012, she served as campaign spokesperson on national security and foreign policy issues for Barack Obama.
- In 2013, Marie was appointed the Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State, where she served as the deputy under Jen Psaki.
- After working as a spokesperson in 2015, she became the “Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications” to then-Secretary of State John Kerry, where she continued her work leading the Iran nuclear negotiations communications strategy.
Panelist on TV :
- Till 2019, Marie worked as a political contributor & commentator for the Fox News & Fox Business.
- The primary areas she focused on were national security & foreign policy analysis.
- In 2017, she was a part of the TV show Outnumbered as a guest panelist. She also appeared on Media Buzz in February & April 2017 as a panelist.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Marie’s thesis for her Master’s degree was to evaluate the prospects for ongoing regime stability in Saudi Arabia.
Marie Harf Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- How tall is Marie Harf Height : 5′6″
- Legs / Feet / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Marie Harf Married? : Yes
- Children / No of Kids : —
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
- Nationality : American
