Matthew Lee: Officials: Former Pentagon briefer Kirby to become new State Department spokesman. In: U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report L.P., 22. April 2015, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2016 (englisch): „Kirby will replace Jen Psaki, a former spokeswoman for President Barack Obama's presidential campaign, who left the State Department last month to become White House communications director.“
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Dan Lamothe: Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby called ‘idiot’ by Sen. John McCain. In: The Washington Post. 22. Oktober 2014, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2016 (englisch): „McCain just found a less likely target, however, blasting the Pentagon press secretary as an “idiot” for not taking his side when asked about McCain’s recent remarks that the U.S.-led military coalition is losing the fight against the militants.“
