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The following is a list of Presidential Appointed positions to the Executive Branch. These positions do not require Senate approval. You can find our Presidential Appointment list requiring Senate confirmation here. Information has been gathered from the Plum Book, the Transition Team as well as several other government sites. The list is not finished yet. We will add additional positions as quickly as possible.
White House Office
| 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 | Don Gips | 1/5/09 | ||||
| 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 | Bill Burton | 12/24/08 | ||||
| Deputy National Security Advisor | Thomas Donilon | 12/22/08 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change | Carol Browner | 12/15/08 | ||||
| Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change | Heather Zichal | 12/15/08 | ||||
| Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the United States Senate | Shawn Maher | 12/23/08 | ||||
| Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the United States House | Dan Turton | 12/23/08 | ||||
| Deputy White House Counsel | Cassandra Butts | 12/23/08 | ||||
| Deputy Cabinet Secretary | Elizabeth Sears Smith | 12/23/08 | ||||
| Director of Communications for the First Lady | Camille Johnston | 12/23/08 | ||||
| Press Secretary for the First Lady | Katie McCormick Lelyveld | 12/23/08 | ||||
| Deputy Press Secretary for the First Lady | Semonti Mustaphi | 12/23/08 | ||||
| White House Photographer | Pete Souza | 1/5/09 | ||||
| Associate Counsel to the President | Susan Sher | 1/5/09 | ||||
| Director of the Office of Management and Administration | Bradley Kiley | 1/5/09 | ||||
| Chief Performance Officer | Nancy Killefer | 1/6/09 | ||||
| Last updated: 1/6/09 | ||||||
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Office of Policy Development
| Position | Nominee | Date | ||||
| Deputy Asst to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director | ||||||
| Deputy Asst to the President for Domestic Policy | ||||||
| Special Asst to the President for Domestic Policy | ||||||
| Special Asst to the President for Economic Policy | ||||||
| Special Asst to the President for Economic Policy | ||||||
| Acting Director of the Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives | ||||||
| Acting Director of USA Freedom Corps | ||||||
| Special Asst to the President for Domestic Policy | ||||||
| Last updated: 11/17/08 | ||||||
Office of Administration
| Position | Nominee | Date | ||||
| Director, Office of Administration | ||||||
| Last updated: 11/17/08 | ||||||
National Security Council
| Position | Nominee | Date | ||||
| Executive Secretary | ||||||
| Last updated: 11/17/08 | ||||||
Office of the Vice-President
| Position | Nominee | Date | ||||
| Chief of Staff | Ron Klain | 11/15/08 | ||||
| Counsel | Cynthia Hogan | 11/21/08 | ||||
| Director of Administration | Moises Vela, Jr. | 11/21/08 | ||||
| Counselor | Mike Donilon | 11/25/08 | ||||
| Domestic Policy Advisor | Terrell McSweeny | 11/25/08 | ||||
| Asst to the VP for Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Liasion | Evan Ryan | 11/25/08 | ||||
| Chief of Staff for Dr. Jill Biden | Catherine Russell | 11/21/08 | ||||
| Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications | Jay Carney | 12/20/08 | ||||
| Press Secretary to the VP | Elizabeth Alexander | 12/20/08 | ||||
| Deputy Press Secretary to the VP | Annie Tomasini | 12/20/08 | ||||
| National Security Advisor to the VP | Antony Blinken | 12/22/08 | ||||
| Chief Economist and Economic Policy Director to the VP | Jared Bernstein | 12/24/08 | ||||
| Deputy Chief of Staff | Alan Hoffman | 12/30/08 | ||||
| Director of Legislative Affairs | Sudafi Henry | 12/30/08 | ||||
| Deputy National Security Advisor to the VP | Brian McKeon | 1/5/09 | ||||
| Communications Director for Jill Biden | Courtney O'Donnell | 1/5/09 | ||||
| Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the VP and Dr. Jill Biden | Carlos Elizondo | 1/5/09 | ||||
| Last updated: 1/5/09 | ||||||
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