Pete Souza
Pete Souza | |
|---|---|
Souza in 2022 | |
| Chief Official White House Photographer | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Eric Draper |
| Succeeded by | Shealah Craighead |
| In office June 1983 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Michael Evans |
| Succeeded by | David Valdez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Joseph Souza December 31, 1954 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Patti Lease (m. 2013) |
| Education | Boston University (BS) Kansas State University (MS) |
| Website | PeteSouza.com |
Peter Joseph Souza (born December 31, 1954) is an American photojournalist, the former chief official White House photographer for Presidents of the United States Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama and the former director of the White House Photography Office. He was a photographer with The Chicago Tribune, stationed at the Washington, D.C., bureau from 1998 to 2007; during this period, he also followed the rise of then-Senator Obama to the presidency.