Obama Administration on Tibet

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: Rahm Emanuel
Counselor: Bob Bauer

Vice President’s Office
Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs:
Antony “Tony” Blinken

Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President:
Brian McKeon

National Security Council
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor): Gen. James Jones, USMC (ret)
Deputy National Security Advisor: Thomas E. Donilon
Senior Director for Asian Affairs: Jeffrey Bader

United Nations
Ambassador: Susan Rice

State Department
Secretary: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Deputy Secretary (Policy): James B. Steinberg
Deputy Secretary (Resources): Jacob “Jack” Lew
Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues: Maria Otero
Under Secretary for Political Affairs: William Burns
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs: Kurt Campbell
Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs: Robert O. Blake
Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs: Maria Otero
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration: Eric Schwartz
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom: TBA
Ambassador to China - Designate: Jon Huntsman

U.S. Agency for International Development
Administrator: Alonzo L. Fulgham (Acting)

Treasury Department
Secretary: Timothy F. Geithner
Under Secretary for International Affairs: Lael Brainard
Assistant Secretary for International Economic and Development: TBA

Commerce Department
Secretary: Gary Locke