| Executive |
PRESIDENT
- Barack Hussein Obama of Illinois
VICE PRESIDENT
- Joseph Robinette Biden of Delaware
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| the CABINET |
SECRETARY OF STATE
- U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York
- 1 December 2008: nominated
- 21 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate Roll Call Vote (94-2). DeMint of SC and Vitter of LA- both Republicans- voted 'Nay'.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York president
Timothy Geithner of New York
- 24 November 2008: nominated
- 26 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate Roll Call Vote (60-34).
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
- former CIA Director Robert M. Gates of
Texas
- 1 December 2008: retained by the incoming
Obama/Biden
Administration (does not require reconfirmation by the United States Senate after 20 January 2009)
- 18 December 2006: Sworn
- 6 December 2006: Approved by Senate Roll Call Vote (95-2)
- 8 November 2006: nominated by President George W. Bush
ATTORNEY GENERAL
- former Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder of the District of Columbia
- 1 December 2008: nominated
- 2 February 2009: Confirmed by Senate Roll Call Vote (75-21) [as the Nation's first African-American Attorney General]
- 3 February 2009: Sworn
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
- U.S. Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado
- 17 December 2008: nominated
- 20 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
- former Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa
- 17 December 2008: nominated
- 20 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
- Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico
- 3 December 2008: nominated
- 4 January 2009: Governor Bill
Richardson (D-New Mexico) has withdrawn his name from
consideration as the nominee to be President-elect Barack Obama's
Secretary of Commerce due to a grand jury investigation into
contributors to Richardson's political campaigns. Claiming to have
done nothing wrong, the New Mexico Governor nonetheless did not want
this to become a distraction for the incoming Obama Administration.
- Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire
- 3 February 2009: nominated
- 12 February 2009: withdrew
- former Governor Gary Locke of Washington
- 25 February 2009: nominated
- 24 March 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF LABOR
- Representative in Congress Hilda L. Solis of Califronia
- 19 December 2008: nominated
- 24 February 2009: Confirmed by Senate Roll Call Vote of 80-17.
- 13 March 2009: Sworn.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota
- 11 December 2008: nominated
- 3 February 2009: withdrew
- Governor Kathleen Sebelius (Democratic) of Kansas
- 2 March 2009: nominated
- 28 Arpil 2009: Confirmed by Senate Roll Call Vote of 65-31 with 3 not voting.
- 28 Arpil 2009: Sworn.
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- Shaun L.S. Donovan of New York
- 13 December 2008: nominated
- 22 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
- Representative in Congress Ray LaHood of Illinois
- 19 December 2008: nominated
- 22 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF ENERGY
- Steven Chu of California
- 15 December 2008: nominated
- 20 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
- Arne Duncan of Illinois
- 16 December 2008: nominated
- 20 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- retired U.S. Army General Eric K. Shinseki
- 7 December 2008: nominated
- 20 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- Governor Janet Napolitano of Arizona
- 1 December 2008: nominated
- 20 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
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Important Non-Cabinet WHITE HOUSE
officials
(who are not required to confirmed by
the US
Senate after nomination-
that is, they are chosen and serve
solely at
the pleasure of the President) |
WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
- Representative in Congress Rahm Emanuel of Illinois
- 6 November 2008: named
- 21 January 2009: Sworn
GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
- Gregory Craig
- 17 November 2008: named
- 21 January 2009: Sworn
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
- Robert Gibbs
- 22 November 2008: named
- 21 January 2009: Sworn
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS ['NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR']
- James Jones: General, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
- 1 December 2008: named
- 21 January 2009: Sworn
CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
- Lawrence Summers
- 24 November 2008: named
- 21 January 2009: Sworn
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF HEALTH POLICY
- HHS Secretary-designate Tom Daschle (see above, under "the CABINET"), assisted by DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Jeanne Lambrew
- 11 December 2008: named
- 21 January 2009: Sworn
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY
- Carol Browner
- 15 December 2008: named
- 21 January 2009: Sworn
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| HEADS of important FEDERAL AGENCIES and other
non-Cabinet OFFICERS |
U.S. PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
['AMBASSADOR'] TO THE UNITED NATIONS
- Susan E. Rice of the District of Columbia
- 1 December 2008: nominated
- 22 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
- former Dallas Texas Mayor Ron Kirk of Texas
- 19 December 2008: nominated
- 18 March 2009: Confirmed by Senate Roll Call Vote of 92-5.
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR
- retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Dennis C. Blair
- 9 January 2009: nominated
- 28 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
- former Clinton Administration White House Chief of Staff Leon E. Panetta
- 9 January 2009: nominated
- 12 February 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 19 February 2009: Sworn
ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- Lisa Perez Jackson of New Jersey
- 15 December 2008: nominated
- 22 January 2009: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
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