White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel

The White House Chief of Staff (cabinet-rank) is the second highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Duties vary between Administrations, but the chief of staff has been responsible for overseeing the White House staff, managing the president's schedule, and deciding who is allowed to meet with the president.

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs General Eric Shinseki

The Secretary of Veterans' Affairs is the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the department charged with managing veteran benefits.

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United Nations Ambassador, Susan Rice

The Ambassador to the United Nations leads the U.S. delegation and represents the U.S. on the U.N. Security Council and at all General Assembly meetings. Is not currently Cabinet-Rank but will be reinstated soon

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U.S. Trade Representative,Ron Kirk

Cabinet Level Not Cabinet Rank Executive Office of the President

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recommends trade policy to the President, conducts trade negotiations and coordinates federal trade policy. The Office of the Special Trade Representative (STR) was created by the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; the USTR is part of the Executive Office of the President. The head of the office, known as an ambassador, is not cabinet-rank but is cabinet-level. There have been 15 trade representatives.

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Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner

The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters. This position is analogous to the finance ministers of other nations. Treasury was one of the first cabinet-level agencies; its first secretary was Alexander Hamilton.

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Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood

The United States Secretary of Transportation oversees federal policy on transportation -- air, land and sea. http://uspolitics.about.com/od/biographies/ig/Obama-Cabinet/

Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton

The Secretary of State is the head of the U.S. Department of State, which focuses on foreign affairs. The Secretary of State is the highest-ranking cabinet official, both in line of succession and order of precedence.

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Director, Office of Management and Budget, Peter R. Orszag

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a Cabinet-level office, is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The OMB Director oversees the President's "Management Agenda" and reviews agency regulations. The OMD Director develops the President's annual budget request.

Although this is not technically a Cabinet-level position, the OBM director is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

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Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar

The Secretary of Interior is the head of the U.S. Department of the Interior, which focuses on our natural resources policy.

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan

The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development runs HUD, which was founded in 1965 to develop and execute federal policy on urban housing.

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Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano

The Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the agency charged with protecting the safety of American citizens.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius

The Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters.

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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa P. Jackson

The Administrator of the EPA oversees regulation of chemicals and protects human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land.

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 Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu

The Secretary of Energy cabinet position was created with the formation of the Department of Energy on 1 October 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.

Steven Chu is an experimental physicist. He has headed the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and was a professor at Stanford University. While at Bell Labs, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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 Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan

The Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education, the smallest cabinet-level department.

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 Secretary of Defense, Bob Gates

The United States Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) is the head of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), focused on armed services and the military.

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Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke

The Secretary of Commerce is the head of the U.S. Department of Commerce, which focuses on fostering economic growth and prosperity.

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Attorney General, Eric Holder

The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government and is the head of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Attorney General is a member of the Cabinet, but the only member whose title is not "Secretary."

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John Carter, US Representative Dist. 31 (Stephenville).

Congressman Carter has served on the prestigious House Appropriations Committee since the 109th Congress. He currently sits on three subcommittees of critical interest to the 31st District: Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, Transportation and Homeland Security.

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General Raymond T. Odierno

is the current Commanding General, United States Forces - Iraq, a post he has held since its creation on January 1, 2010. He assumed command of USF-I's predecessor, Multi-National Force - IraqIII Corps, from May 2006 to May 2008. General Odierno is known as the operational architect of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 and is credited with implementing the counterinsurgency strategy that, along with the Sunni Awakening militia movement, led to the dramatic decrease in violence in Iraq from late 2006 to early 2008. The Weekly Standard has argued that his employment of forces to quell violence across Iraq "redefined the operational art of counterinsurgency".^[1] General Odierno is the twelfth American military officer to command at the Division, Corps, and Army level during the same conflict and only the second to have this honor since the Vietnam War. on September 16, 2008. He previously served as Commanding General,

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John Cornyn, US Senator (Texas).

• Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
• Committee on Finance
• Committee On The Budget
• Committee On The Judiciary
• Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
• Subcommittee on Health Care
• Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth
• Subcommittee On Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
• Subcommittee On Immigration, Refugees and Border Security - Ranking Member
• Subcommittee On Terrorism and Homeland Security
• Subcommittee On The Constitution

Kay Bailey Hutchison, US Senator (Texas).

• Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Committee on Appropriations Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
• Committee on Rules and Administration

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Joe Barton, US Rep. (Arlington, TX). U.S. House of Representatives

* Former Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,  Primary House author of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and chairman of the House-Senate energy conference committee.[citation needed] * Both initiated and eliminated "safe harbor" provision for MTBE (in Energy Policy Act of 2005).[6][7] * Co-founded the Congressional Privacy Caucus, cosponsor of the anti-spyware SPY ACT, initiated reauthorization of the National Institutes of Health. * Opposed the extension of the Voting Rights Act in 2006 * A list of all bills that Representative Barton has introduced is available at Sponsored Bills and amendments at Amendments. * Barton has been the lead representative in forcing the switch from analog to digital TV and auctioning off the public airwaves to private companies. Committee assignments * Committee on Energy and Commerce (Ranking Member) o As Ranking Member of the full committee, Barton may serve as an ex officio member of all subcommittees. Caucus memberships * Founding Co-Chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus * Tea Party Caucus

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