article_snippet.sent: First lady said in a statement First lady was 'lucky to have such a talented individual on my team.' 'I am equally lucky to have made a lifelong friend in Jeremy,' First lady added. '
article_snippet.sent: Jeremy will be missed, and Barack and I wish Jeremy the very best in all of Jeremy future endeavors.'
article_snippet.sent: The first lady, pictured here in November 2011 with White House Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard in Hawaii, said in a statement
article_snippet.sent: The first lady, pictured here in November 2011 with White House Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard in Hawaii was 'lucky to have such a talented individual on my team.'
article_snippet.sent: Obama added, 'I am equally lucky to have made a lifelong friend in Jeremy White House did not name a replacement for Bernard, who is also the first gay man to hold the position, nor did it explain why the first gay man to hold the position was leaving.
article_snippet.sent: Obama spoke highly of the first gay man to hold the position time on staff, however, saying, 'For the last four years, Jeremy has worked tirelessly to open the doors of White House to as many people as possible and to make each and every event in White House one to remember, not only for Barack and me, but for the tens of thousands of guests who pass through our doors each year.'
highlights_snippet.sent: First lady offered a glowing review of Jeremy Bernard's tenure, saying First lady was 'lucky to have such a talented individual on my team' and a 'lifelong friend'
  Jeremy Bernard is moving back to California 'to think about what’s next and spend some quality time with Garbo, my rescue beagle'
  White House has not yet named a replacement .