Vedant Patel

Vedant Patel is an American government official who was the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the United States Department of State from June 2022, to January 2025 under Joe Biden. He has previously served as a spokesperson at the White House, for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign, and for other politicians and organizations.

Early life and education Patel was born in Gujarat, India, and grew up in San Jose, California and attended Branham High School. He graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a degree in biology. He received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida.

Career Patel has worked as the communications director for U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Mike Honda, and has served as a press secretary for the Democratic National Committee. president-elect Biden named Patel to be an Assistant White House Press Secretary in his upcoming administration in December 2020. Patel left his position at the White House to serve as the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, before Matthew Miller assumed the position on April 24, 2023.

The PR firm SKDK announced in May 2025 that Patel had been made senior vice president of their office in Washington, D.C. several months following the firm registering as a foreign agent to represent Israel.