Colorado Springs, Colo. – Tim Goeglein, former deputy director of the White House Office of Public Liaison under President George W. Bush, has joined Focus on the Family Action in the newly created role of vice president of external relations.
Goeglein brings nearly 20 years of public-service experience to his new position. His hiring, Focus on the Family Action President and CEO Jim Daly said, signals how serious the nonprofit organization is about defending families through public policy.
“Tim brings with him a wealth of experience and relationships that will prove invaluable to our efforts to defend the sanctity of human life, protect the institution of marriage and ensure the religious-freedom rights of Christians,” Daly said. “He will be our eyes and ears in Washington, helping ensure people of faith continue to be heard on the important issues facing our nation.”
Goeglein resigned from the Bush administration last February, after admitting to plagiarizing columns written for his hometown newspaper. He has accepted full responsibility for his actions, Daly said, and the matter is behind him.
“Tim has been forthright about his mistakes and humbly accepted the consequences of them – a pretty rare thing in Washington,” Daly said. “He is a Christian, and being a Christian doesn’t mean you’re perfect – only that there is grace and forgiveness when you confess your imperfections. Tim has done that, and we welcome him to our team enthusiastically.”
Prior to joining the White House staff, Goeglein spent a decade as the deputy press secretary and then communications director for U.S. Senator Dan Coats, R-Indiana. An Indiana native and graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, he began his career at WKJG-NBC in Fort Wayne, producing their evening newscasts.
He will draw on his media experience as well as his governmental experience in his new role.
“I’ve long been an admirer of the work done by Focus on the Family Action and Focus on the Family,” he said. “I’ve seen the positive impact they’ve had on policy and culture from inside government. It’s now my privilege to be part of that important work from outside government.”
