Desiree Sayle

Desiree Thompson Sayle is an American political aide. She most recently served as deputy assistant to the president and director of Presidential Correspondence in the first Trump administration. She previously served in the same role from 2001 to 2004 during the Presidency of George W. Bush, and also served as Director of the USA Freedom Corps from 2004 to 2008.

Early life Sayle was born in Orange County, California, and raised in Quantico, Virginia; Jacksonville, North Carolina; and Northern Virginia. She studied architecture at Radford University.

She departed that role in 2008.

Donald Trump administration During the presidential transition of Donald Trump, in the winter of 2016–17, she was hired as correspondence director for the transition organization. She was then appointed as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Correspondence in the Trump White House and elevated to a Deputy Assistant to the President in that role.

Personal life Sayle resides on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with her three children.