Obama Administration: Key Personnel

A look at the key appointments in the Obama Administration who make U.S. policy on Tibet, highlighting those who already have a distinguished record on Tibetan issues.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

White House
Chief of Staff: Denis McDonough

Vice President’s Office
Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President:
Brian McKeon

National Security Council
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor) [Appointed]: Susan Rice
Deputy National Security Advisor: Antony “Tony” Blinken

United Nations
Ambassador [nominated]: Samantha Powers

State Department
Secretary: John Kerry
Deputy Secretary (Policy): William J. Burns
Deputy Secretary (Resources): TBA
Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues: TBA
Under Secretary for Political Affairs: Wendy Sherman
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs [Nominated]: Daniel Russel
Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs: Robert O. Blake
Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs: TBA
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration: Anne Claire Richard
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom: Suzan Johnson Cook
Ambassador to China: Gary Locke

U.S. Agency for International Development
Administrator: Dr. Rajiv Shah

Treasury Department
Secretary: Jack Lew
Under Secretary for International Affairs: Lael Brainard
Assistant Secretary for International Economic and Development: TBA

Commerce Department
Secretary: Rebecca Blank