**Kristen Welker Is Ready to Shatter Barriers and Make History as NBC’s White House Correspondent**
Kristen Welker has spent her entire career defying expectations and breaking down barriers. As NBC’s new White House correspondent, she is poised to make history once again.
Born in Philadelphia to parents who had immigrated from Haiti, Welker attended Harvard University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She began her career as a reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston and later worked as a correspondent for NBC News’ .
