Department of StateDepartment of StateAdvises President on Advises President on foreign policyforeign policy

Negotiates Negotiates agreements with agreements with foreign countriesforeign countries

Represents the U.S. Represents the U.S. in international in international organizations organizations

Agencies: Foreign Agencies: Foreign Service, Bureau of Service, Bureau of Diplomatic SecurityDiplomatic Security Hillary Clinton

Department of TreasuryDepartment of Treasury

Produces coins and billsProduces coins and bills

Collects taxesCollects taxes

Manages public debtManages public debt

Agencies: Agencies:

*U.S. Mint*U.S. Mint

*Internal Revenue *Internal Revenue

Service (IRS)Service (IRS)

*Bureau of the Public *Bureau of the Public

Debt Debt Timothy Geithner

Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense

Provides military Provides military forces to protect our forces to protect our countries securitycountries security

Agencies: Agencies: Joint Chiefs of StaffJoint Chiefs of Staff

Departments of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Army, Navy, and Air ForceForce

Leon Panetta

Department of JusticeDepartment of Justice

Legal advice to PresidentLegal advice to President

Represents U.S. in CourtRepresents U.S. in Court

Enforces Federal lawsEnforces Federal laws

Operates Federal PrisonsOperates Federal Prisons

Agencies: Agencies:

Criminal Division, Criminal Division,

Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights Division,

FBIFBI, U.S. Marshals, , U.S. Marshals, ATFATF

Eric Holder

Attorney General

Department of InteriorDepartment of InteriorManages national parks, public Manages national parks, public lands, and wildlife refugeslands, and wildlife refuges

Assists Native Americans with Assists Native Americans with their affairstheir affairs

Operates hydroelectric power Operates hydroelectric power plantsplants

Agencies: Agencies:

*U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service*U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

*Bureau of Indian Affairs*Bureau of Indian Affairs

*National Park*National Park ServiceService

Ken Salazar

Department of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture

Inspects foodInspects food

Manages national Manages national forestsforests

Administers Administers food food stamp and school stamp and school lunch programslunch programs

Agencies: Agencies: Farm Service Farm Service Agency, Food and Nutrition Agency, Food and Nutrition Service, Rural DevelopmentService, Rural Development

Tom Vilsack

Department of CommerceDepartment of Commerce

Grants patents and Grants patents and registers registers trademarkstrademarks

Conducts the Conducts the CENSUSCENSUS

Agencies: Bureau of Agencies: Bureau of Census, Patent and Census, Patent and Trademark OfficeTrademark Office John Bryson

Department of LaborDepartment of LaborEnforces laws on Enforces laws on MINIMUM WAGES, MINIMUM WAGES, maximum hours, working maximum hours, working conditionsconditions

Operates job training Operates job training programsprograms

Administers Administers unemployment insurance, unemployment insurance, and workers and workers compensation programscompensation programsAgencies: Bureau of Agencies: Bureau of Labor StatisticsLabor Statistics

Hilda Solis

Department of Health & Human Department of Health & Human ServicesServices

Administers Administers Medicare and Medicare and MedicaidMedicaidConducts programs Conducts programs to prevent & control to prevent & control diseasediseaseEnforces pure food Enforces pure food and drug lawsand drug lawsAgencies: Food & Agencies: Food & Drug Administration, Drug Administration, National Institutes of National Institutes of HealthHealth Kathleen Sebelius

Department of Housing & Urban Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDevelopment

Enforces fair housing lawsEnforces fair housing laws

Operates home-financing Operates home-financing and public housing and public housing programsprograms

Agencies: Agencies:

Office of HousingOffice of Housing

Office of Fair Housing Office of Fair Housing

and Equal Opportunityand Equal Opportunity

Government National Government National

Mortgage AssociationMortgage Association Shaun Donovan

Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationAdministers programs to Administers programs to promote and regulate promote and regulate highways, mass transit, highways, mass transit, railroads, waterways, air railroads, waterways, air travel, and oil and gas travel, and oil and gas pipelinespipelines

Agencies: Agencies:

Federal Highway Federal Highway AdministrationAdministration

Aviation and Railroad Aviation and Railroad AdministrationAdministration

Maritime AdministrationMaritime AdministrationRay LaHood

Department of EnergyDepartment of Energy

Promotes production Promotes production of renewable energy, of renewable energy, fossil fuels, and fossil fuels, and nuclear energynuclear energyConducts nuclear Conducts nuclear weapons research weapons research and productionand productionAgencies: Office of Agencies: Office of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy, Science, and Science, and technology, Regional technology, Regional Power AdministrationPower Administration

Steven Chu

Department of EducationDepartment of Education

Conducts educational Conducts educational researchresearch

Administers federal aid Administers federal aid to schoolsto schools

Agencies: Office of Agencies: Office of Elementary and Elementary and Secondary Education, Secondary Education, Office of Postsecondary Office of Postsecondary EducationEducation

Arne Duncan

Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs

Administers benefits, Administers benefits, pensions, and medical pensions, and medical programs to Veterans of programs to Veterans of the armed forcesthe armed forces

Agencies: Veterans Agencies: Veterans Benefits Administration, Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Veterans Health Administration Administration

Eric Shinseki

Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland SecurityBorder and transportation Border and transportation securitysecurityChemical, biological, Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear radiological, and nuclear defensedefenseEmergency preparedness Emergency preparedness and response and response

Agencies: Agencies: Coast GuardCoast GuardSecret Service, Secret Service, TSATSAU.S. Citizenship and U.S. Citizenship and immigration services, immigration services, customs enforcement customs enforcement

Janet Napolitano

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The Situation RoomThe Situation Room

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White House StaffWhite House Staff

Chief of Staff Bill DaleyChief of Staff Bill Daley

Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy-Ann Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy-Ann DeParleDeParle

Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa MastromonacoMastromonaco

Counselor to the President Peter RouseCounselor to the President Peter Rouse

Senior Advisor Valerie JarrettSenior Advisor Valerie Jarrett

Senior Advisor David Senior Advisor David PlouffePlouffe

WHITE HOUSE STAFFWHITE HOUSE STAFF

Chief of Staff-- William DaileyChief of Staff-- William Dailey

CHIEF OF STAFFCHIEF OF STAFF

Mr. Daley is the Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. Previously, Mr. Daley Mr. Daley is the Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. Previously, Mr. Daley served as Vice Chair, Chairman of the Midwest Region, and head of the Office served as Vice Chair, Chairman of the Midwest Region, and head of the Office of Corporate Responsibility for JP Morgan Chase. Mr. Daley served as of Corporate Responsibility for JP Morgan Chase. Mr. Daley served as President of SBC Communications from 2001 – 2004.President of SBC Communications from 2001 – 2004.

Mr. Daley was the campaign chairman for Al Gore’s presidential run in 2000. Mr. Daley was the campaign chairman for Al Gore’s presidential run in 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Daley served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997-2000, Prior to that, Mr. Daley served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997-2000, overseeing a department of more than 40,000 people. Mr. Daley also served as overseeing a department of more than 40,000 people. Mr. Daley also served as Special Counsel to President Clinton in 1993, focusing on international trade Special Counsel to President Clinton in 1993, focusing on international trade issues.issues.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Daley was a partner at the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Earlier in his career, Mr. Daley was a partner at the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt; was President and Chief Operating Officer of Amalgamated Bank of Platt; was President and Chief Operating Officer of Amalgamated Bank of Chicago; and was a lawyer at the firm of Daley and George. He has also served Chicago; and was a lawyer at the firm of Daley and George. He has also served on the boards of a number of corporate, academic, medical, charitable and civic on the boards of a number of corporate, academic, medical, charitable and civic organizations.organizations.  Mr. Daley was born in Chicago, Illinois where he also completed his education Mr. Daley was born in Chicago, Illinois where he also completed his education including a B.A. from Loyola University and a law degree from John Marshall including a B.A. from Loyola University and a law degree from John Marshall Law School.  He is married to Ms. Bernadette Keller.Law School.  He is married to Ms. Bernadette Keller.

Executive Office of the PresidentExecutive Office of the PresidentEvery day, the President of the United States is faced with scores of decisions, each with important consequences for America’s future. To provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad.

Overseen by the Overseen by the White House Chief of StaffWhite House Chief of Staff, the EOP has traditionally been home to , the EOP has traditionally been home to many of the President’s closest advisors.many of the President’s closest advisors.The following entities exist within the Executive Office of the President:The following entities exist within the Executive Office of the President:Council of Economic AdvisersCouncil of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental QualityCouncil on Environmental Quality Executive Residence Executive Residence National Security StaffNational Security Staff Office of AdministrationOffice of Administration Office of Management and BudgetOffice of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control PolicyOffice of National Drug Control Policy Office of Science and Technology PolicyOffice of Science and Technology Policy Office of the United States Trade RepresentativeOffice of the United States Trade Representative Office of the Vice PresidentOffice of the Vice President

Domestic Policy Council Office of National AIDS Policy Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation

National Security AdvisorNational Security Advisor National Economic Council Office of Cabinet AffairsOffice of Cabinet Affairs Office of the Chief of StaffOffice of the Chief of Staff Office of Communications Office of Communications

Office of the Press Secretary Media Affairs Media Affairs Research Research SpeechwritingSpeechwriting

Office of Digital StrategyOffice of Digital Strategy

White House OfficeWhite House OfficeIn addition, the following entities exist within In addition, the following entities exist within

the White House Office:the White House Office:

Office of the First Lady Office of the Social Secretary

Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Management and Administration

White House Personnel White House Operations Telephone Office Visitors Office

Oval Office Operations Office of Presidential Personnel Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs

Office of Public Engagement Council on Women and Girls

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of Urban Affairs

Office of Scheduling and Advance Office of the Staff Secretary

Presidential Correspondence Executive Clerk Records Management

Office of the White House Counsel

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMANFEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN

Ben S. Bernanke began a second term as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 1, 2010. Dr. Bernanke also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body. He originally took office as Chairman on February 1, 2006, when he also began a 14-year term as a member of the Board. His second term as Chairman ends January 31, 2014, and his term as a Board member ends January 31, 2020.

Before his appointment as Chairman, Dr. Bernanke was Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, from June 2005 to January 2006.

BEN BERNANKEBEN BERNANKE

He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2002 to 2005; a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia (1987-89), Boston (1989-90), and New York (1990-91, 1994-96); and a member of the Academic Advisory Panel at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1990-2002).

From 1994 to 1996, Dr. Bernanke was the Class of 1926 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He was the Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and Chair of the Economics Department at the university from 1996 to 2002. Dr. Bernanke had been a Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton since 1985. Before arriving at Princeton, Dr. Bernanke was an Associate Professor of Economics (1983-85) and an Assistant Professor of Economics (1979-83) at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. His teaching career also included serving as a Visiting Professor of Economics at New York University (1993) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1989-90). Dr. Bernanke has published many articles on a wide variety of economic issues, including monetary policy and macroeconomics, and he is the author of several scholarly books and two textbooks. He has held a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Sloan Fellowship, and he is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Bernanke served as the Director of the Monetary Economics Program of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and as a member of the NBER's Business Cycle Dating Committee. In July 2001, he was appointed Editor of the American Economic Review. Dr. Bernanke's work with civic and professional groups includes having served two terms as a member of the Montgomery Township (N.J.) Board of Education. Dr. Bernanke was born in December 1953 in Augusta, Georgia, and grew up in Dillon, South Carolina. He received a B.A. in economics in 1975 from Harvard University (summa cum laude) and a Ph.D. in economics in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

White House White House PRESS SECRETARYPRESS SECRETARY

JAY CARNEYJAY CARNEYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xATrFN-hMWU&feature=relmfuhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xATrFN-hMWU&feature=relmfu