Below the fold is a complete list of Obama staff appointments so far, none of which require Senate confirmation.
The complete list of appointments not requiring Senate confirmation can be found here.
The complete list of appointments requiring Senate confirmation can be found here.
Position | Nominee | Date |
White House Chief of Staff | Rahm Emanuel | 11/6/08 |
Deputy White House Chief of Staff | Mona Sutphen | 11/16/08 |
Deputy White House Chief of Staff | Jim Messina | 11/16/08 |
Counsel to the President | Greg Craig | 11/15/08 |
Counselor to the President | TBA | |
Asst to the President for Presidential Personnel | TBA | |
Asst to the President for National Security Affairs | Jim Jones | 12/1/08 |
Asst. to the President for Economic Policy and Director, National Economic Council | Larry Summers | 11/24/08 |
Asst. to the President for Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs | TBA | |
Chief of Staff to the First Lady | Jackie Norris | 11/20/08 |
Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady | Melissa Winter | 11/24/08 |
Asst. to the President for Legislative Affairs | Phil Schiliro | 11/15/08 |
Press Secretary | Robert Gibbs | 11/6/08 |
Deputy Press Secretary | TBA | |
Asst to the President for International Economic Affairs | TBA | |
Director of Communications | Ellen Moran | 11/22/08 |
Deputy Director of Communications | Dan Pfeiffer | 11/22/08 |
Director of Speechwriting | Jon Favreau | 11/26/08 |
Asst to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism | TBA | |
Staff Secretary | Lisa Brown | 11/19/08 |
Director of the Domestic Policy Council | Melody Barnes | 11/24/08 |
Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council | Heather Higginbottom | 11/24/08 |
Director of Scheduling & Advance | Alyssa Mastromonaco | 11/25/08 |
Asst to the President & White House Social Secretary | Desiree Rogers | 11/24/08 |
Special Counsel to the President | TBA | |
Deputy Asst to the President for Legislative Affairs | TBA | |
Senior Advisor | David Axelrod | 11/6/08 |
Senior Advisor | Pete Rouse | 11/16/08 |
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs | Cecilia Munoz | 11/26/08 |
Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison | Valerie Jarrett | 11/15/08 |
Cabinet Secretary | Chris Lu | 11/19/08 |
Director of Political Affairs | Patrick Gaspard | 11/21/08 |
Director of Public Liason
| Christina Tchen
| 12/5/08
|
Chief of Staff to the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison | Michael Strautmanis | 12/5/08
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Last updated: 12/20/08 |