Macon Phillips

Who is Macon Phillips?

Macon Phillips is the Coordinator of the United States Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs. He reports to Rick Stengel, the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Phillips is the former the White House Director of New Media, in which capacity he had oversight responsibility for WhiteHouse.gov. Phillips' work on WhiteHouse.gov were closely coordinated with internet operations at the Democratic National Committee, which has responsibility for administration of the BarackObama.com domain and website. At precisely 12:00 p.m.ET during the Inauguration of Barack Obama, Phillips oversaw the conversion of Whitehouse.gov, the official website of the President of the United States. At 12:01 p.m., he posted the site's first blog entry, titled: Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov.