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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)
SAUDI ARABIA MONEY TO GET OBAMA IN HARVARD 2600:1014:D168:CE8:F9D8:555E:BDB6:819E ( talk) 00:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
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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: thanks! SKDK PH ( talk) 16:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hi editors, I'm Rachel. I work with SKDK PH. 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)
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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)
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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:
She joined the board of directors of Ariel Investments, [2] 2U, Inc., [3] Lyft, [4] Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, [5] Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Sweetgreen, [6] and is a member of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women advisory council. [7]
She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women, [8] chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation, [9] [10] and a senior advisor to ATTN:. [11] In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. [12] [13]
In July 2017 Jarrett signed a deal with Viking Press for her book titled Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward. [14] It was published in 2019. [15]
In December 2020, following the announcement that Obama Foundation President Wally Adeyemo would be nominated to become Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Foundation announced that Jarrett would take over his duties on an interim basis until a successor can be found. [16] Jarrett has served as chief executive officer of the Foundation since 2021 and is a member of the board of directors. [17] [18]
References
:0
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).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)
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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?
She has been the CEO of the Obama Foundation since October 2021.
References
I think these changes help the introduction be more accurate and they remove a redundant sentence. @ Encoded and P,TO 19104: 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)
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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)
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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)
SAUDI ARABIA MONEY TO GET OBAMA IN HARVARD 2600:1014:D168:CE8:F9D8:555E:BDB6:819E ( talk) 00:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
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: thanks! SKDK PH ( talk) 16:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hi editors, I'm Rachel. I work with SKDK PH. 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)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
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)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
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:
She joined the board of directors of Ariel Investments, [2] 2U, Inc., [3] Lyft, [4] Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, [5] Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Sweetgreen, [6] and is a member of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women advisory council. [7]
She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women, [8] chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation, [9] [10] and a senior advisor to ATTN:. [11] In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. [12] [13]
In July 2017 Jarrett signed a deal with Viking Press for her book titled Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward. [14] It was published in 2019. [15]
In December 2020, following the announcement that Obama Foundation President Wally Adeyemo would be nominated to become Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Foundation announced that Jarrett would take over his duties on an interim basis until a successor can be found. [16] Jarrett has served as chief executive officer of the Foundation since 2021 and is a member of the board of directors. [17] [18]
References
:0
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).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)
An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes. |
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?
She has been the CEO of the Obama Foundation since October 2021.
References
I think these changes help the introduction be more accurate and they remove a redundant sentence. @ Encoded and P,TO 19104: 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)
The user below has a request that an edit be made to
Valerie Jarrett. That user has an
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conflict of interest. The requested edits backlog is high. Please be very patient. There are currently 161 requests waiting for review. Please read the instructions for the parameters used by this template for accepting and declining them, and review the request below and make the edit if it is well sourced, neutral, and follows other Wikipedia guidelines and policies. |
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)