Obama transition team announced
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(CNN) - Barack Obama and Joe Biden formally announced their transition team Wednesday, and named former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta, longtime Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, and Pete Rouse, Obama's Senate chief of staff, to oversee the operation.
Full announcement after the jump
Chicago – For the past several months, a board of advisors has been informally planning for a possible presidential transition. Among the many projects undertaken by the transition board have been detailed analyses of previous transition efforts, policy statements made during the campaign, and the workings of federal government agencies, and priority positions that must be filled by the incoming administration.
With Barack Obama and Joe Biden's election, this planning process will be now be formally organized as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501(c)(4) organization to ensure a smooth transition from one administration to the next. The work of this entity will be overseen by three co-chairs: John Podesta, Valerie Jarrett, and Pete Rouse.
The co-chairs will be assisted by an advisory board comprised of individuals with significant private and public sector experience: Carol Browner, William Daley, Christopher Edley, Michael Froman, Julius Genachowski, Donald Gips, Governor Janet Napolitano, Federico Peña, Susan Rice, Sonal Shah, Mark Gitenstein, and Ted Kaufman. Gitenstein and Kaufman will serve as co-chairs of Vice President-elect Biden's transition team.
Supervising the day-to-day activities of the transition will be:
Transition Senior Staff:
Chris Lu – Executive Director
Dan Pfeiffer – Communications Director
Stephanie Cutter – Chief Spokesperson
Cassandra Butts – General Counsel
Jim Messina – Personnel Director
Patrick Gaspard – Associate Personnel Director
Christine Varney – Personnel Counsel
Melody Barnes – Co-Director of Agency Review
Lisa Brown – Co-Director of Agency Review
Phil Schiliro – Director of Congressional Relations
Michael Strautmanis – Director of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs
Katy Kale – Director of Operations
Brad Kiley – Director of Operations
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Make sure you get Oprah's permission. Why do the media always say what her thoughts are? what difference does it make. She is no wiser than Joe the Plumber. If the thieves from Wall Street are not bought to justice, The U.S.A. is in for a long road to recovery. Why is Paulson allowed to bail out all his buddies. They crapped in their own nest and brought down the world's banking system with their corruptness. The U.S. dollar will never be the currency of choice now. No one has any faith in it after this crisis. You sure can't trust them, that is for sure. And to let the masters of corruption get bonuses is almost laughable. Watch for Middle East Oil to trade in Euros.
Hey Truth Hurts,
Since your mind isn't progressive, then your that makes your mind little right?
Get over it and move on man!!!!!!!!!
Enough with the sour grapes. Obama will be our President. The country is moving forward. Some of you haven't felt the sense of unity yet. You are needed and we would love to have you come along. Please join the rest of your nation.
I second Kathy's comment. Obama – I voted for you. Proudly...But now, with the task of bringing this nation together, REACH ACROSS the isle and make McCain a cabinet member...Make this a TRULY BIPARTISAN administration.
Wow, that was quick. It was as if he knew he was going to win.
I hope Obama keeps his promises because there are a lot of poor people expecting to send their kids to college this next year. They want to be able to buy a government house to at a good price. Don't forget HEALTH CARE. Everyone I have talked to says their will be a BIG BACKLASH if this doesn't happen his FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE.
P.S. They are expecting their incentive check REAL SOON in time for CHRISTMAS.
AMEN!
NATHAN BE HAPPY ONCE IN A WHILE
I VOTED FOR MCCAIN TOO
I DON'T RECALL OBAMA TALKING ABOUT RACE AMD HE HAD TOO YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT IS A HISTORICAL DAY EVEN IF MCCAIN HAD WON
SMILE
Hey Nikki news flash,we the people of the new america work.Stop looking at and listening to fox news.Hannity and Bill O. don't have a clue about black america.
Congratulations and Godspeed.
this is to nathan.......
you are a very sad individual.
your hate is exactly what is wrong in this country and world.
you need to educate yourself in so many ways
go live in third world country for just one week
i bet you would never survive
this is to all those who have so much negative to say.....
it will take much effort, time and patience to fix all the damage that has been done in the past eight years
please do your part to see and to create whatever positive progress you can
instead of saying, thinking or doing something negative, find the strength to say, think or doing something positive
it will make a better world for all of us
Let us wait and evaluate the "Change" for this great nation and the "Change" messenger in four years!
Organized and transparent.. how refreshing from the GOP way of doing business
There's a lot of work and a short calendar ahead of the President elect. Let's keep the momentum.
NIKI,
It's people like you that are powered up on comment boards with your sick comments but you won't do it in person!!!!!!!
SICK COWARD!!!!!
NIKI November 5th, 2008 4:41 pm ET
Not related subject
African American need to STOP SAYING THEY ARE PROUD TO BE AFRICAN AMERICAN THEY NEEDTO GET TO WORK
REWARD JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN
YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR IT!!!
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Niki, shut up!
Three strikes, Nathan:
I'll bet you are perpetually unhappy. Even without the Obama presidency. Too bad. I have to say, though, you'll feel like many of us did for 8 years.
3 strikes...I read your post 3 times and still cannot figure out what you are talking about.
nathan...are you a racist? Minorities should have been treated as equals from birth. What is wrong with that?
NIKKI...you are exactly correct. Obama is a great example to follow. Hard work and a goal goes a long way.
Day 1....starting the blame game a little early arn't you.
Go get 'em president Obama. Glad America voted for the smart one for once. It might take awhile, but we have full confidence that your well-considered policies, administration, and leadership will bring us through this mess.
And we welcome to this important task all you [R]s and independents who want to work and cooperate for the best of this country! ....whether you voted for Obama or not.
But for all those smaller beings who wish to stew in their rightwing bitterness, hate and fear-mongering, who want to continue the very failures that have brought so much distress to America, please get the hell out of the way and let us adults take over to clean up the mess YOU made. I won't ask twice.
The negative comments do nothing to help yourself or this country. Give the man a chance, you just may be surprised how great he really is. He is taking this job serious, thats more than Bush ever did!
Bush is still President.....(Day 1).. it's sad to see a sore loooooser !
To all the haters and naysayers – you had your chance – you had your President – he was intellectually weak and morally tepid. Move over for the youth of this country to take a hand a the wheel – if they fail then so be it – but you had your chance.
And the quicker you realize this the better.
Congtats America
for finally growing up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just keep him alive the world is watching all of you keep , the back woods and your inbreads at home
Pres-elect Obama congrats on the transition team, but please don't just bring in Republicans for your Administration as tokens. Secretary Gates should stay on the job and Secretary Powell should be Secretary of Education or on the National Security Team. In addition, retired Marine Corp General Jones should also be on the National Security Team. Sen. Hagel should get Deputy Defense Secretary or Defense Secretary if Gates doesn't want to stay on.
As a reward for the youth vote, the re-establishment of the National Youth Administration.
Congrats Team Obama-Biden! I am a proud American! I've been smiling all day! YES WE DID!