The Presidential Transition Project is the enormous effort of hundreds of people coming together to lay out the agenda and priorities for the Obama Administration. Led by President-Elect Barack Obama, Vice-President Elect Joe Biden, a transition advisory board, and respected leaders from both the public and private sector, the transition is responsible for ensuring that the transfer of power from the current administration to the Obama Administration is smooth and that the continuity of leadership is preserved.
The Transition Project is also tasked with reviewing hundreds of agencies and programs in the federal government and selecting new personnel to manage these important offices. Among the personnel that will be selected will be new Cabinet members, national security and federal law enforcement officials, non-career appointments, and other heads of agencies across the Executive Branch.
We will keep this transition process transparent, so that you will know which officials are being selected to serve in this administration and lead the country for the next four years. All staff appointments chosen for this administration will be committed to fulfilling Obama’s campaign promises, to rebuilding our government, and to serving the American people again.
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Leadership & Staff
Cassandra Butts
Senior Adviser in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer at the...
Paul S Bock
former Senate congressional affairs liaison for the Obama presidential...
Mark Lindsay
Linvingston Group Healthcare Lobbyist and Former White House Senior...
Christine Varney
Anti-trust chief at Justice
Michael Strautmanis
Chief of staff to the Assistant to the President for...
Phil Schiliro
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (Appointed 11-15...
Jim Messina
Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff (Appointed 11-16-08)
Christopher Lu
White House Cabinet Secretary (Appointed 11-19-08)
Patrick Gaspard
Director, Office of Political Affairs (Appointed 11-21-08)
Lisa Brown
Staff Secretary (Appointed 11-19-08)
Melody Barnes
Obama administration director of the White House Domestic Policy...
Robert Lane Gibbs
Former White House Press Secretary
Daniel K Tarullo
Federal Reserve governor; Georgetown law professor; former...
Federico Peña
Senior advisor, Vestar Capital Partners; former Secretary of Energy
Edward E Kaufman
US Senator from Delaware
