Talk:Valerie Jarrett

Valerie Jarrett is not Iranian-American
This article says she is Iranian American. Because she was born in Iran to American professors who we teaching in Iran? Iran does not grant citizenship to anchor babies or their parents. You have to be born from and Iranian father or mother to be considered a citizen. Please correct this obvious mistake! She is American through and through. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.116.126.158 (talk) 23:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Exactly, she is in no way shape or form Iranian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF (talk) 02:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

EUGENICS
SAUDI ARABIA MONEY TO GET OBAMA IN HARVARD 2600:1014:D168:CE8:F9D8:555E:BDB6:819E (talk) 00:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Recent vandalism
Hi editors, I noticed someone recently changed Jarrett's middle name to "Caesar". This is not correct. Would an editor be willing to revert on my behalf since I have a conflict of interest (I am here on behalf of the Obama Foundation via SKDK)? I'd really appreciate it. SKDK PH (talk) 17:43, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Encoded   Talk 💬 21:50, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

thanks! SKDK PH (talk) 16:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * the article has been vandalized in the same way again. Would you mind fixing this like you did for my colleague? I'd appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 20:07, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ If this continues I'd recommend requesting the page to be protected at WP:RPP. Encoded   Talk 💬 22:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ If this continues I'd recommend requesting the page to be protected at WP:RPP. Encoded   Talk 💬 22:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for doing that! I will look into that if it happens again. Would you happen to have any interest in looking at my other request on this Talk page? I'd really appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 19:34, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Another week, another case of the same vandalism. I made a request for page protection, but in the interim would you be willing to revert this? I'd really appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 18:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @SKDKRachel: ✅. FYI, you are allowed to directly edit the page to remove unambiguous cases of vandalism or violations of WP:BLP. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks for doing that and thanks for letting me know! I will keep that in mind for the future as well. SKDKRachel (talk) 16:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * thanks for doing that and thanks for letting me know! I will keep that in mind for the future as well. SKDKRachel (talk) 16:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Chicago politics
Hi editors, I'm Rachel. I work with. I'm here to request some updates to the article, and the first one I thought I'd take a look at is in the Chicago municipal politics section. Right now, there's no source for Jarrett hiring Michelle Obama while working for the City of Chicago. I request that we add a source for that, and change "private law firm" to "Sidley Austin". I found this Sun-Times source noting Sidley Austin, and this Chiacgo Magazine source noting that Jarrett hired Michelle Obama. I'd also like to request an update to the years Jarrett led the planning department, which spanned 1991-1995, as supported by this Crain's Chicago Business source. Please let me know what you think. SKDKRachel (talk) 16:38, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Encoded   Talk 💬 21:35, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much! SKDKRachel (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

Business administration
Hi editors, I had a couple of small requests for the Business administration section. First, can we capitalize "The" in "The Habitat Company"? That is the proper name. Second, can we add a brief note about Jarrett being chair of the Chicago Transit Board and being a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as supported by this Chicago Tribune article? Please let me know what you think! SKDKRachel (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:53, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for doing that! SKDKRachel (talk) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Post-Obama administration
Hi editors, I had a couple of requests to reorganize and update the Post-Obama administration section a bit. I'm thinking to be the most accurate the whole section should be something closer to this:

This helps flesh out her board memberships more, notes that the book was published, and that she did become CEO of the Obama Foundation. Overall I think it helps make the section more complete and accurate. Please let me know what you think! Happy to answer what questions I can. SKDKRachel (talk) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 20:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for reviewing and making those changes! SKDKRachel (talk) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Smaller tweaks
Hi editors, I noticed a couple of smaller things that aren't quite right or could be tweaked to improve the article.

In the Early life and education section: Jarrett moved to Chicago in 1962, not 1963. The Time source cited is incorrect. I have not been able to locate a source that explicitly says she moved to Chicago in 1962, but Politifact notes that Jarrett's father took a job at the University of Chicago in 1962, as does her father's obituary in The Washington Post, and this Vogue article lays out a timeline that would place Jarrett in Chicago in 1962 as well: "In 1955, the couple moved to Shiraz, Iran, where they stayed for six years as part of a program that sent American doctors to developing nations. When Valerie, their only child, was five, they moved to London for a year and then resettled back in Hyde Park…"

Do editors think this is sufficient to change the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962?

I am also wondering if editors think "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" is appropriate for the article.

In the Advisor to Barack Obama section, would editors consider changing that Jarrett was "one of" Obama's longest serving advisors, to simply "was Obama's longest serving advisor", as supported by this ABC News source and this CBS News source?

In the Introduction, would editors consider the following tweaks in bold?

I think these changes help the introduction be more accurate and they remove a redundant sentence. pinging you both since you have reviewed my requests in the past. Thanks in advance for your consideration! SKDKRachel (talk) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC)


 * thanks for the permission! To recap what I did:


 * I made the listed tweaks to the introduction
 * I changed the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962 and added supporting sources
 * I removed the sentence "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" from the Early life and education section
 * I changed the Advisor to Barack Obama section to say that Jarrett was the longest serving advisor and added the supporting ABC News source.


 * Please let me know if those changes look correct to you. Thanks for taking the time to look! SKDKRachel (talk) 17:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Divorce request
Hi editors, for my next request, I wanted to ask if you think that the second paragraph of the Personal life section is necessary. It seems like a lot of detail, is introduced in kind of a weird way, and gets off-topic a bit. I'm wondering if it's too much information. If editors agree, would you be willing to cut the paragraph and simply add a sentence to the previous paragraph about the divorce? Cheers SKDKRachel (talk) 21:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC)