Barack Obama/Appointments and nominations as President
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Following the 2008 election, President-elect Barack Obama has announced the appointment of a number of key White House staff.
Contents
Cabinet
Barack Obama's Cabinet, as of January 2009, is proposed to comprise:
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State;[1]
- Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury;[2]
- Robert M. Gates, Secretary of the Department of Defense[1]
- Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice[1]
- Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior [3]
- Tom J. Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Yet to be nominated, Secretary of the Department of Commerce
- Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of the Department of Labor
- Tom A. Daschle, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
- Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development[4]
- Ray H. LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation
- Steven Chu, Secretary of the Department of Energy[5]
- Arne Duncan, Secretary of the Department of Education;[3] [6]
- Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security[1]
Other Appointments
Some of the appointments are:
- Judith A. McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Department of State [7]
- Julius Genachowski, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission [8]
- Leon Panetta, CIA director [9]
- Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence [9]
- John P. Holdren, Science adviser and co-chair of the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology [10]
- Carol M. Browner for "a new White House post overseeing energy, environmental and climate policies" [5]
- Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency [5]
- Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality [5]
- Jonathan Favreau, Director of Speechwriting[11]
- Cecilia Munoz, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs[11]
- Peter Orszag, Office of Management and Budget Director[12]
- Rob Nabors, Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director[12]
- Lawrence Summers as Director of the National Economic Council[2]
- Christina D. Romer, Director of the Council of Economic Advisors[2]
- Melody C. Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council[2]
- Heather A. Higginbottom, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council[2]
- Ellen Moran, Director of Communications[13]
- Robert Gibbs, Press Secretary[13]
- Dan Pfeiffer, Deputy Director of Communications[13]
- Susan Rice, Ambassador to the United Nations[1]
- General Jim Jones, USMC (Ret), National Security Advisor[1]
- William J. Lynn III, Deputy Secretary of Defense[14]
- Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) at the U.S. Department of Defense; [14]
- Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) at the U.S. Department of Defense; Cite error: Closing
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- Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice[15]
- Tom Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice [15]
- Dawn Johnsen, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, , U.S. Department of Justice.[15]
- James B. Steinberg for Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, [16]
- Jacob Lew, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State,[16]
- Thomas E. Donilon as Deputy National Security Advisor, U.S. Department of State,[16]
- Tony Blinken as National Security Advisor to the Vice President.[16]
- Cassandra Butts, Deputy White House Counsel[17]
- Elizabeth Sears Smith, Deputy Cabinet Secretary;[17]
- Shawn Maher, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the United States Senate;[17]
- Dan Turton, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the United States House;[17]
- Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST); [18]
- Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Nominee for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator;[18]
- Dr. Eric Lander, Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST);[18]
- Dr. Harold Varmus, Co-Chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).[18]
Website details
Official page for nominations and appointments: http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/nominations_and_appointments/
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Barack Obama, "Key members of Obama-Biden national security team announced", Media Release, December 1st, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Geithner, Summers among key economic team members announced today", Media Release, November 24th, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anne E. Kornblut and Philip Rucker, "Obama Picks Chicago's Schools Chief For Cabinet," Washington Post, December 16, 2008.
- ↑ Barack Obama, "Radio Address on the Economy", December 13, 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Steven Mufson and Philip Rucker, "Nobel Physicist Chosen To Be Energy Secretary: Browner, Two Others to Get Climate Posts," Washington Post, December 11, 2008.
- ↑ Douglas Stanglin and Mark Memmott, "Obama names Chicago schools chief as education sec'y ," USA TODAY, December 16, 2008.
- ↑ Press release, "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts," White House Office of the Press Secretary, April 14, 2009.
- ↑ Todd Shields and Julianna Goldman, "Julius Genachowski Said to Be Obama’s Choice for FCC Chairman", Blooomberg, January 12, 2009.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Julianna Goldman and Jeff Bliss, "[ Panetta, Blair Tapped for Top Intelligence Positions]," Bloomberg, January 5, 2009
- ↑ Andrew C. Revkin and Cornelia Dean, "For Science Adviser, Dogged Work Against Global Perils," New York Times, December 22, 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "President-Elect Barack Obama names two new White House staff members", Media Release, The Office of the President Elect, November 26, 2008.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "President-elect Barack Obama announces Office of Management and Budget Director and Deputy Director", Media Release, November 25, 2008.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "White House Communications and Press Secretary positions announced", Media Release, November 22, 2008.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Barack Obama, "President-elect Obama announces key Department of Defense posts", Media Release, January 8, 2009.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Barack Obama, "President-elect Obama announces key Department of Justice posts", Media Release, January 5, 2009.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 , Barack Obama, "President-elect Barack Obama announces key members of National Security Team", Media Release, December 23, 2008.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Barack Obama, "President-elect Obama announces more key White House staff", Media Release, December 23, 2008.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 , Barack Obama, "President-elect Obama announces key members of Science and Technology team", Media Release, December 20, 2008.
External resources
- List of cabinet members on whitehouse.gov
- Christopher Weaver, "The Obama Team’s Disclosure Documents", ProPublica, April 8, 2009.
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