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Press Secretary for Vice President Joseph R. Biden (since January 2009) Boss: Jay Carney

Edited: Jun. 24, 2009, 8:15PM

Assistant Secretary for the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education (since May 2009) Boss: Under Secretary for Education Martha Kanter

Edited: Jul. 29, 2009, 3:57PM

Allison, Herbert M. Jr.

Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability (since June 2009) Boss: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

Edited: Sep. 28, 2009, 9:37PM

Anderson, Brooke

Chief of Staff to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Boss: U.S. Amb. to the U.N. Susan Rice (since March 2009)

Edited: Sep. 23, 2009, 3:27PM

Aronson, Lauren

Policy Director, White House Office of Health Reform (since April 2009) Boss: Nancy-Ann DeParle

Edited: Aug. 19, 2009, 2:49PM

Axelrod, David

Senior White House adviser (since January 2009)

Edited: Sep. 23, 2009, 2:28PM

Baker, Meredith Attwell

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (since July 2009) Boss: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

Edited: Oct. 08, 2009, 6:51PM

Barnes, Melody

Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (since January 2009)

Edited: Oct. 27, 2009, 1:42PM

Barr, Michael S.

Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Institutions (since May 2009) Boss: N/A

Edited: Sep. 15, 2009, 2:47AM

Bauer, Bob

White House Counsel (since December 2009)

Edited: Nov. 13, 2009, 4:45PM

Beers, Rand

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (since June 2009) Boss: DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano

Edited: Nov. 06, 2009, 3:09PM

Beliveau, Emmett

White House Director of Advance (since January 2009)

Edited: Nov. 04, 2009, 6:39PM

Bernstein, Jared

Chief Economic Adviser to Vice President Joseph R. Biden Boss: Vice President Joseph R. Biden

Edited: Oct. 06, 2009, 5:45PM

Bersin, Alan D.

Assistant Secretary for International Affairs for the Department of Homeland Security and Special Representative for Border Affairs (since April 2009)

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 2:50AM

Biden, Jill

Wife of Vice President Joseph Biden and Second Lady (since January 2009)

Edited: Jun. 24, 2009, 2:41PM

Biden, Joseph

Vice President (since January 2009)

Edited: Oct. 27, 2009, 1:43PM

Blair, Adm. Dennis

Director of National Intelligence (since January 2009)

Edited: Aug. 19, 2009, 6:08PM

Blake, Michael

Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement/Deputy Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (since February 2009) Boss: Valerie Jarrett, Senior Adviser and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement

Edited: Oct. 12, 2009, 1:37PM

Blinken, Antony J.

National Security Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden (since January 2009) Boss: Vice President Joseph Biden

Edited: Oct. 27, 2009, 7:01PM

Bloom, Ron

Chief Adviser to the Treasury Department on the Auto Industry (since July 2009); Senior Adviser for Manufacturing Policy (since September 2009)

Edited: Sep. 08, 2009, 2:18AM

Blumenthal, David

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (since March 2009)

Edited: Aug. 13, 2009, 4:44PM

Brennan, John O.

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (since May 2009) Boss: Gen. James L. Jones

Edited: Aug. 31, 2009, 1:50AM

Brinkman, William F.

Director of the Office of Science, Energy Department (since June 2009) Boss: Steven E. Koonin

Edited: Jul. 30, 2009, 2:28PM

Brown, Lisa

White House Staff Secretary (since January 2009)

Edited: Sep. 01, 2009, 1:59AM

Brown, Mary Patrice

Acting counsel for Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (since April 2009)

Edited: Aug. 24, 2009, 10:25PM

Browner, Carol M.

White House energy czar (since January 2009)

Edited: Oct. 22, 2009, 9:24PM

Burns, William

Undersecretary for Political Affairs, State Department (since May 2008) Boss: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Edited: Oct. 06, 2009, 1:49PM

Buswell, Bradley

Acting-Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the Homeland Security Department (since January 2009) Boss: DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Lute

Edited: Nov. 02, 2009, 2:54PM

Butts, Cassandra

Senior Adviser in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer at the Millenium Challenge Corporation (since December 2009) Boss: Acting Chief Executive Officer Darius Mans

Edited: Nov. 12, 2009, 7:48PM

Campbell, Kurt

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (since June 2009) Boss: Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns

Edited: Nov. 12, 2009, 7:34PM

Carney, Jay

Director of Communications for Vice President Joseph R. Biden (since January 2009) Boss: Vice President Joseph R. Biden

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 1:17PM

Carrion, Adolfo

White House Director of Urban Affairs (since February 2009)

Edited: Jun. 24, 2009, 3:19PM

Carson, Johnnie

Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs (since May 2009) Boss: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Edited: Sep. 22, 2009, 1:51PM

Carter, Ashton

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (since April 2009)

Edited: Sep. 10, 2009, 2:49AM

Chopra, Aneesh

Federal Chief Technology Officer (since May 2009)

Edited: Oct. 06, 2009, 4:04PM

Chu, Steven

Secretary of Energy (since January 2009)

Edited: Oct. 27, 2009, 4:00PM

Clinton, Hillary Rodham

Secretary of State (since January 2009)

Edited: Aug. 27, 2009, 2:39PM

Clyburn, Mignon L.

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (since July 2009) Boss: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

Edited: Oct. 08, 2009, 7:17PM

Cohen, David S.

Assistant Treasury Secretary for Terrorist Financing (since May 2009) Boss: Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart A. Levey

Edited: Nov. 19, 2009, 8:44PM

Copps, Michael J.

Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (since 2001) Boss: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

Edited: Oct. 08, 2009, 7:06PM

Craig, Gregory B.

White House Counsel (January 2009 to December 2009)

Edited: Nov. 13, 2009, 4:45PM

Crutchfield, Danielle

White House Director of Scheduling (since January 2009) Boss: White House Director of Scheduling and Advance Alyssa Mastromonaco

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 3:23AM

Cureton, Linda Y.

NASA Chief Information Officer (since September 2009) Boss: NASA Administrator Charles J. Bolden, Jr.

Edited: Oct. 13, 2009, 5:12PM

Cutter, Stephanie

Fellow at Harvard University (since August 2009)

Edited: Sep. 23, 2009, 8:10PM

Dale, Kareem

Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy (since February 2009) Boss: Valerie Jarrett, Melody Barnes

Edited: Oct. 30, 2009, 7:00PM

Dann-Messier, Brenda

Assistant Secretary of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (since October 2009). Boss: Under Secretary of Education Martha J. Kanter

Edited: Oct. 30, 2009, 7:11PM

DeParle, Nancy-Ann

Head of the White House Office of Health Reform

Edited: Oct. 06, 2009, 4:10PM

Dillon, Patrick

White House Deputy Director of Political Affairs (since January 2009) Boss: White House Director of Political Affairs Patrick Gaspard

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 5:47PM

Donilon, Michael C.

Counselor to Vice President Joseph R. Biden (since November 2008) Boss: Vice President Joseph R. Biden

Edited: Jun. 25, 2009, 9:04PM

Donilon, Thomas

Deputy National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama (since January 2009) Boss : Gen. James L. Jones

Edited: Oct. 27, 2009, 5:00PM

Donovan, Shaun

Housing and Urban Development Secretary (since January 2009)

Edited: Sep. 29, 2009, 2:50AM

Douglas, Derek

Special Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs (since February 2009) Boss: Director of the White House Policy Council Melody Barnes

Edited: Jun. 24, 2009, 5:10PM

Douglass, Linda

Director of Communications, White House Office of Health Reform (Since May 2009)

Edited: Oct. 13, 2009, 1:38PM

DuBois, Joshua

Director of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (since February 2009)

Edited: Nov. 03, 2009, 2:57PM

Duncan, Arne

Secretary of Education (since January 2009)

Edited: Oct. 06, 2009, 3:31PM

Dunn, Anita

White House Communications Director (May 2009 to November 2009) Boss: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

Edited: Nov. 10, 2009, 8:49PM

Easton, John Q.

Director of the Institute of Education Sciences at the Department of Education (since May 2009) Boss: Under Secretary for Education Martha Kanter

Edited: Jul. 29, 2009, 3:59PM

Eisen, Norman

Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform (since January 2009) Boss: White House Counsel Gregory B. Craig

Edited: Nov. 11, 2009, 2:23PM

Emanuel, Ezekiel

Special Health Adviser to Director, Office of Management and Budget (since February 2009) Boss: Peter Orszag

Edited: Aug. 26, 2009, 6:27PM

Emanuel, Rahm

Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama (since November 2008) Boss: President Barack Obama

Edited: Aug. 19, 2009, 4:32PM

Farrell, Diana

Deputy Director of the National Economic Council (since January 2009) Boss: NEC Director Lawrence H. Summers

Edited: Nov. 19, 2009, 2:45PM

Favreau, Jon

White House Speechwriter (since January 2009)

Edited: Nov. 16, 2009, 3:08PM

Feinberg, Kenneth R.

Special Master for Compensation (since June 2009) Boss: N/A

Edited: Oct. 27, 2009, 1:42PM

Feinberg, Sarah

Senior adviser to the White House Chief of Staff (since January 2009) Boss: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

Edited: Nov. 20, 2009, 9:41PM

Frankel, Adam

Speechwriter for President Barack Obama (since 2009) Boss: Jon Favreau

Edited: Sep. 17, 2009, 3:15PM

Frieden,Thomas

Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (since May 2009)Boss: Kathleen Sebelius

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 3:12AM

Froman, Michael

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs (since February 2009)

Edited: Oct. 06, 2009, 2:38PM

Fugate, William Craig

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator (since May 2009) Boss: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

Edited: Jul. 21, 2009, 2:34AM

Furman, Jason

Deputy Director of the National Economic Council (since January 2009) Boss: NEC Director Lawrence H. Summers

Edited: Aug. 18, 2009, 2:55PM

Garland, James M.

Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to Attorney General Eric Holder (since January 2009)

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 3:02AM

Gaspard, Patrick

White House Political Director (since January 2009)

Edited: Nov. 02, 2009, 6:48PM

Gates, Robert

Secretary of Defense (since December 2006)

Edited: Nov. 11, 2009, 10:45PM

Geithner, Timothy

Treasury Secretary (since January 2009)

Edited: Nov. 11, 2009, 3:51PM

Genachowski, Julius

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (since June 2009)

Edited: Oct. 26, 2009, 5:17PM

Gensler, Gary

Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (since May 2009)

Edited: Sep. 14, 2009, 7:14PM

Gibbs, Robert

White House Press Secretary (since January 2009)

Edited: Oct. 29, 2009, 5:52PM

Gips, Don

U.S. Ambassador to South Africa (since July 2009)

Edited: Aug. 24, 2009, 6:48PM

Godwin, Bev

Director of USA.gov and Web Best Practices at U.S. General Services Administration (since January 2001) Boss: N/A

Edited: Nov. 09, 2009, 7:05PM

Goldstein, Jeffrey A.

Under Secretary of the Treasury-designate for Domestic Finance (since July 2009) Boss: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

Edited: Nov. 03, 2009, 6:28PM

Goolsbee, Austan

Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (since March 2009) Boss: CEA Chair Christina Romer

Edited: Oct. 06, 2009, 5:48PM

Goosby, Dr. Eric

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (since June 2009) Boss: President Barack Obama

Edited: Oct. 13, 2009, 6:32PM

Gordon, Philip H.

Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs-designate at the State Department (since March 2009)

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 2:50AM

Gottemoeller, Rose

Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance (since April 2009)

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 3:06AM

Gunn, Col. Will A.

General Counsel for the Department of Veterans Affairs (since May 2009)Boss: Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Gen. Eric Shinseki

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 2:52AM

Halle, Michael

Special Assistant, Office of Health Reform, Health and Human Services Department (HHS) (Since May 2009)Boss: Jeanne Lambrew

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 2:55AM

Hamburg, Margaret A.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner (since May 2009)

Edited: Sep. 24, 2009, 2:45PM

Harris, Seth

Deputy Secretary, Labor Department (since May 2009) Boss: Hilda L. Solis

Edited: Jul. 17, 2009, 6:18PM

Hash, Michael

Senior Adviser, Health and Human Services Office of Health Reform (Since May 2009) Boss: Jeanne Lambrew

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 12:48PM

Hayes,David

Interior Department Deputy Secretary (since January 2009) Boss: Ken Salazar

Edited: Oct. 05, 2009, 8:35PM

Heinzerling, Lisa

Senior Policy Counsel on climate change, Environmental Protection Agency (since February 2009) Boss: Lisa P. Jackson

Edited: Sep. 21, 2009, 5:39PM

Henriquez, Sandra

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (since June 2009) Boss: Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ron Sims

Edited: Oct. 26, 2009, 3:10PM

Higginbottom, Heather

Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (since January 2009)Boss: Director of White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 2:59AM

Hightower, Dennis F.

Deputy Commerce Secretary (since August 2009) Boss: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke

Edited: Aug. 12, 2009, 2:00AM

Hill, Christopher R.

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (since March 2009)Boss: President Barack Obama

Edited: Jun. 23, 2009, 3:00AM

Hogan, Cynthia

Chief counsel to Vice President Joseph R. Biden (since January 2009)

Edited: Jun. 25, 2009, 5:42PM

Holbrooke, Richard

Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan (since January 2009) Boss: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Edited: Oct. 28, 2009, 9:04PM

Holder, Eric

Attorney General (since January 2009)

Edited: Nov. 16, 2009, 8:10PM

Holdren, John

Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology Boss: Barack Obama

Edited: Sep. 14, 2009, 3:14AM

Hughes, Dora

Counselor to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Edited: Oct. 20, 2009, 1:24PM

Huntsman, Jon (R-Utah)

U.S. Ambassador to China (since 2009)

Edited: Nov. 17, 2009, 2:18PM

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