As he prepares to take office, President-elect Barack Obama is relying on a small team of advisers who will lead his transition operation and help choose the members of a new Obama administration. Below is a series of profiles of potential members of the administration.
Profiles
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter, a longtime adviser to Senator Edward M. Kennedy, is being considered for a senior White House communications position.
November 21, 2008U.S.Series
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan, who is being considered for secretary of education, has earned a solid reputation for confronting issues in public education as chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools.
November 20, 2008U.S.Series
David E. Bonior
David E. Bonior, who served a decade as House Democratic whip, is being considered for labor secretary.
November 20, 2008U.S.Series
Richard C. Holbrooke
Richard C. Holbrooke would bring more than 45 years of foreign policy and diplomatic experience for a top foreign policy job, possibly national security adviser.
November 19, 2008U.S.Series
Mary D. Nichols
Mary D. Nichols, who is being considered for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, would bring expertise with both state-level initiatives and the inner workings of the E.P.A.
November 19, 2008U.S.Series
Peter R. Orszag
Peter R. Orszag, who has been director of the Congressional Budget Office since 2007, is being considered for director of Office of Management and Budget.
November 19, 2008U.S.Series
Rand Beers
Rand Beers served in counterterrorism and counternarcotics jobs in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
November 18, 2008U.S.Series
John J. Hamre
John J. Hamre, who is being considered for defense secretary if Robert M. Gates should leave, would bring an intimate understanding of the way the Pentagon works.
November 18, 2008U.S.Series
Bill Richardson
By most accounts, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is the country’s most influential Latino politician, and is being considered for the post of secretary of state.
November 18, 2008U.S.Series
Edward G. Rendell
Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, a former mayor of Philadelphia with a broad knowledge of issues and politics, is being considered for secretary of energy or transportation.
November 17, 2008U.S.Series
Daniel H. Pfeiffer
Daniel H. Pfeiffer, who used to work for former Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, is being considered for the White House communications director.
November 16, 2008U.S.Series
Jacob J. Lew
Jacob J. Lew is being considered for a variety of domestic policy jobs, including director of the Office of Management and Budget, a post he held under the Clinton administration.
November 15, 2008U.S.Series
Jason S. Grumet
Jason S. Grumet, the executive director of the National Commission on Energy Policy, is being considered for a position as an energy and climate adviser.
November 15, 2008U.S.Series
Dan W. Reicher
Dan W. Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google, is being considered for energy secretary.
November 14, 2008U.S.Series
John O. Brennan
John O. Brennan, who is being considered for director of national intelligence or the C.I.A., brings 25 years of experience in intelligence, with a focus on terrorism.
November 14, 2008U.S.Series
Michael Froman
Michael Froman, a member of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition advisory council, is being considered for an international economics or foreign policy post.
November 14, 2008U.S.Series
Laura D’Andrea Tyson
Laura D’Andrea Tyson may return as director of the National Economic Council, a post she held under the Clinton administration.
November 13, 2008U.S.Series
Janet Napolitano
Gov. Janet Napolitano, who provided a crucial endorsement to President-elect Obama before the Arizona presidential primary, is being considered for secretary of homeland security.
November 12, 2008U.S.Series
Julius Genachowski
Julius Genachowski, who remained close to Present-elect Barack Obama after graduation from Harvard Law School, is being considered for a post as a White House adviser.
November 12, 2008U.S.Series
Austan Goolsbee
Known for his centrism and free-trade views, Austan Goolsbee, an economist at the University of Chicago, is being considered for a spot on the Council of Economic Advisers or another senior-level economics position.
November 12, 2008U.S.Series
Eric H. Holder Jr.
Eric H. Holder Jr. has been selected as attorney general.
November 12, 2008U.S.Series
James L. Jones
Gen. James L. Jones, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War with bipartisan admiration, is being considered for a number of top foreign policy jobs.
November 11, 2008U.S.Series
Richard J. Danzig
Richard J. Danzig, who is being considered for a senior Defense Department position, would bring years of legal training, and experience in the nuts-and-bolts of Pentagon management.
November 11, 2008U.S.Series
Joel I. Klein
Chancellor of the New York City public school system for six years and an increasingly prominent national presence, Joel I. Klein is being considered for education secretary.
November 10, 2008U.S.Series
James B. Steinberg
Under consideration for national security adviser, James B. Steinberg has he earned a reputation for boundless energy and a mastery of subjects, but also for a short temper.
November 9, 2008U.S.Series
Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator, has accepted President-elect Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
November 8, 2008U.S.Series
Anthony Lake
Anthony Lake, former National Security Advisor to President Clinton, is being considered for director of the C.I.A.
November 8, 2008U.S.Series
Gregory B. Craig
With foreign policy experience from both the State Department and the Senate, Gregory Craig, the new White House counsel, also has a first-class litigator’s approach to negotiations and the navigation of complex issues.
November 8, 2008U.S.Series
David Axelrod
David Axelrod, who will be senior adviser to the president, was the chief strategist of the presidential campaign and a fierce protector of Barack Obama’s political image.
November 8, 2008U.S.Series
Lawrence H. Summers
Lawrence H. Summers, known equally for his brilliance and his blunt manner, has already served as Treasury secretary, from 1999 to 2001.
November 7, 2008U.S.Series
Jason Furman
Jason Furman is being considered for a top deputy’s job in the White House or Treasury Department dealing with economics and fiscal policy.
November 7, 2008U.S.Series
Susan E. Rice
Susan E. Rice is being considered for a top foreign policy post, possibly deputy national security adviser or ambassador to the United Nations.
November 7, 2008U.S.Series
Timothy F. Geithner
Timothy F. Geithner has straddled Wall Street and Washington as a central player in trying to resolve the most significant financial crisis in more than 60 years.
November 7, 2008U.S.Series
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs has worked for Barack Obama since 2004 and played a central role in guiding him through his first two years in the Senate and his ascension to the national scene.
November 6, 2008U.S.Series
John D. Podesta
John D. Podesta, with deep ties to the Clintons, brings a savvy, gloves-off approach to politics and a command of policy issues after running his own research organization.
November 6, 2008U.S.Series
Pete Rouse
Pete Rouse has an innate knowledge of the workings of Washington and Congress after spending three decades on Capitol Hill.
November 6, 2008U.S.Series
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel has an unusual hybrid of high-level experience as a top adviser to President Bill Clinton together with proven expertise as a Congressional leader and political strategist.
November 6, 2008U.S.Series
Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett has a fierce, almost familial loyalty to Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.
November 6, 2008http://my.barackobama.com/page/dashboard/public/gGWdjc
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