Politics

Saturday, December 20, 2008

The New Team

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. Click below for profiles of members — and potential members — of the administration. More coverage of the new team »

Cabinet Positions

Attorney General

Nominated

Eric H. Holder Jr.

Agriculture

Nominated

Tom Vilsack

Commerce

Nominated

Bill Richardson

Defense

Nominated

Robert M. Gates

Education

Nominated

Arne Duncan

Energy

Nominated

Steven Chu

Health and Human Services

Nominated

Tom Daschle

Homeland Security

Nominated

Janet Napolitano

Housing and Urban Development

Nominated

Shaun Donovan

Labor

Nominated

Hilda L. Solis

State

Nominated

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Interior

Nominated

Ken Salazar

Transportation

Nominated

Ray LaHood

Treasury

Nominated

Timothy F. Geithner

Veterans Affairs

Nominated

Eric K. Shinseki

Other Key Positions

Assistant for Legislative Affairs

Appointed

Phil Schiliro

Chief of Staff

Appointed

Rahm Emanuel

Director of National Economic Council

Appointed

Lawrence H. Summers

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator

Appointed

Lisa P. Jackson

National Security Adviser

Appointed

James L. Jones

Office of Management and Budget Director

Appointed

Peter R. Orszag

United Nations Ambassador

Nominated

Susan E. Rice

White House Coordinator of Energy and Climate Policy

Appointed

Carol M. Browner

White House Counsel

Appointed

Gregory B. Craig

White House Press Secretary

Appointed

Robert Gibbs