Greg Burke (journalist)

Gregory Joseph Burke (born November 8, 1959[1]) is an American journalist. He was the Director of the Holy See Press Office, a position in which he succeeded Federico Lombardi, and was succeeded by Matteo Bruni. He was formerly a correspondent for the Fox News Channel, and for Time Magazine, based in Rome. In June 2012 it was announced he would be taking up the position of senior Communications Advisor for the Section for General Affairs of the Vatican's Secretariat of State.[2][3][4]

Greg Burke
Born
Gregory Joseph Burke

(1959-11-08) November 8, 1959
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationDirector of Communications; former Director of the Press Office Holy See Press Office
EmployerIESE Business School

He was appointed vice director of the Holy See Press Office in December 2015, and was promoted to director of that office 1 August 2016.[5] On 31 December 2018, he announced his intention to resign his appointment.[6][7] Since September 2019 Director of Communications at IESE Business School.[8]

Personal life

Burke is from St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of St. Louis University High School and the Columbia University School of Journalism. He is a member of Opus Dei.[2][3]

References
  1. "Rinunce e nomine, 11.07.2016", Holy See Press Office
  2. Winfield, Nicole (June 23, 2012). "APNewsBreak: Vatican gets Fox media adviser". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012.
  3. "APNewsBreak: Fox correspondent named senior Vatican communications adviser". The Washington Post. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012.
  4. Kenny, Joseph (August 8, 2012). "'Rock solid' St. Louis impacts Vatican communicator". St. Louis Review. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
  5. "St. Louis Native Promoted to Pope's Spokeman". CBS St. Louis. July 12, 1016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  6. "Paloma and I have resigned, effective Jan. 1. At this time of transition in Vatican communications, we think it's best the Holy Father is completely free to assemble a new team". Twitter. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. "International". ABC News. Retrieved Oct 15, 2019.
  8. Greg Burke, former papal spokesman, joins IESE Business School as Director of Communications, mediaroom.iese.edu


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