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On November 6, 2008, Rahm Emanuel accepted the Cabinet-level position of White House Chief of Staff under Barack Obama. He resigned his congressional seat effective January 2, 2009. [ 194 ] A special primary to fill his vacated congressional seat was held on March 3, 2009, and the special general election was held on April 7, 2009.
Pages in category "Obama administration personnel" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 875 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Obama administration cabinet members" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of persons holding prominent positions within the Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008.. According to an August 2008 statement by Deputy Campaign Manager Steve Hildebrand, the Obama campaign had "large-scale operations in 22 states, medium operations in many others, and small staffs in only a handful of states," [1] with several thousand paid operatives on the ground between ...
Within minutes of Obama's taking office, his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, issued an order suspending last-minute regulations and executive orders signed by his predecessor George W. Bush. [11] Some of the first actions of Obama's presidency focused on reversing measures taken by the Bush administration following the September 11 attacks . [ 12 ]
Former U.S. President Barack Obama, who turned 61 on Thursday (Aug. 4), remains a luminary figure in politics. Not only The post Former Obama White House staff reflects on serving America’s ...
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
President Barack Obama meets with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office. The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a cabinet position in the federal government of the United States.