| Sergio Gor | |
|---|---|
| Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Gautam Raghavan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergio Gorokhovsky (1986-11-30) November 30, 1986 (age 38) Malta |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | George Washington University |
Sergio Gor (shortened from Gorokhovsky, born November 30, 1986) is a Maltese American businessman and political operative. He led Right for America, a super PAC supporting former president Donald Trump, during the 2024 United States presidential election. During the election, he published Our Journey Together, Letters to Trump (2023), and Save America (2024) through Winning Team Publishing, a publishing house he operates with Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. He served as a delegate at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Career
Early career
Gor wore a squirrel costume in a stunt against Barack Obama in 2008. After graduating from university, he spent time with the Republican National Committee and worked for representatives Randy Forbes, Michele Bachmann and Steve King.
Gor also worked as a booker for Fox News, a spokesman for senator Rand Paul, and an officiant for former representative Matt Gaetz's wedding.
White House Presidential Personnel Office
On November 13, 2024, Semafor reported that Trump had offered Gor a position during his second presidency as the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office.
Personal life
Gor was born in Malta on November 30, 1986. He grew up in the city of Cospicua, and emigrated to the United States along with his family in 1999 when he was 12 years old. He attended high school in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and later studied at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He enrolled at university using his full surname Gorokhovsky, which he later shortened to Gor.
Gor is an amateur DJ in the Palm Beach, Florida area.
He is fluent in English and Maltese.
References
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- Doyle, Katherine (August 29, 2024). "In his new book, Trump threatens to imprison Mark Zuckerberg and says he 'got along well' with Putin". NBC News. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- Bennett, Kate (February 7, 2022). "Donald Trump quietly making millions from coffee table book". CNN. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- Haberman, Maggie (February 23, 2024). "A New Pro-Trump Super PAC Has Formed, With Ties to Mar-a-Lago". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- Dixon, Matt (May 8, 2024). "Barron Trump to step into the political arena as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention". NBC News. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Cummings, James (January 26, 2025). "Meet Sergio Gor: The Maltese man at the heart of Trump's administration". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025.
- ^ Terris, Ben; LeVine, Marianne (December 12, 2024). "Is this publisher/DJ the most powerful man in Trump's transition?". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
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- "Thursday's birthdays". Politico. November 30, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ Montebello, Edward (August 14, 2021). "Bormliż li jaħdem viċin Trump jirrakkonta kif darba l-eks President xtralu l-ħwejjeġ għall-golf". ONE News (in Maltese). Archived from the original on November 19, 2021.