Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Some new Obama appointees:

  • Christina D. Romer will serve as Director of the Council of Economic Advisers,
  • Melody C. Barnes will serve as Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and
  • Heather A. Higginbottom (Heather Higginbottom served as Policy Director for Obama for America, overseeing all aspects of policy development. From 1999 to 2007, Higginbottom served as Senator John Kerry’s Legislative Director. She also served as the Deputy National Policy Director for the Kerry-Edwards Presidential Campaign for the primary and general elections. After the 2004 election, Higginbottom founded and served as Executive Director of the American Security Project, a national security think tank. She started her career as an advocate at the national non-profit organization Communities in Schools.) will serve as Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council.
  • Peter Orszag, currently Director of the Congressional Budget Office, will serve as Office of Management and Budget Director, and Rob Nabors will serve as Deputy Director.
For more information about who has been appointed and the positions that still need to be filled, visit THIS site.

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