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President's Appointees
The President appoints
thousands of people to help formulate, enforce, and carry out policies
- particularly those outlined in his inaugural
address - and budgets that affect us every day. Do you know
who these people are? Use the graphic below to explore the thousands
of appointed positions and learn about the people who hold them.
Do you know who might be better choices?
Cabinet members and other appointees work for us.
If we want a just and progressive country, we must let them know
the direction we want to take and hold them accountable. Find out
who the appointees are, what they're doing, and let them know you're
watching. Also consider their progressive
counterparts and imagine what if...
Recess Appointments:
John Bolton - Recess 
Eric Edelman - Recess
Peter Cyril Wyche Flory - Recess
Robert D. Lenhard - Recess
Julie Myers - Recess
Ellen Sauerbrey - Recess
Hans A. von Spakovsky - Recess
Steven T. Walther - Recess
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Pending Confirmation:
Bernadette Mary Allen - Ambassador to Niger
Ben Bernanke - Federal Reserve Chairman
John F. Clark - Director, U.S. Marshalls Service
Carol E. Dinkins - Nominated, chair, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Gordon England - Deputy Secretary, Defense
Alice Fisher - Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
George Foresman - Homeland Security, Undersecretary of Preparedness
Emilio Tomás González - Director, Citizenship and Immigration
Janice L. Jacobs - Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
Dirk Kempthorne - Secretary, Interior
Anne Patterson - Asst Secy, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Alan Charles Raul - Vice Chair
John Russack - National Intelligence Center Program Manager
Dorrance Smith - Asst Secy, Defense, Public Affairs
Kent Talbert - General Counsel, Dep't of Ed
Carol van Voorst - Ambassador to Iceland
Marylin Ware - State Dept, Ambassador to Finland
Ross Wilson - State Dept, Ambassador to Turkey
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