45 Facts About Obama Cabinet

1.

Barack Obama assumed office as President of the United States on January 20,2009, and his term ended on January 20,2017.

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2.

The Obama Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2008 United States presidential election.

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3.

Since shortly following Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, Obama Cabinet had been privately telling Biden that he was interested in finding an important place for him in a possible Obama Cabinet administration.

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4.

On November 4,2008, Obama Cabinet was elected president and Biden vice president of the United States.

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5.

Obama Cabinet sought not to block the nomination through a filibuster, but to voice his opposition to her policies.

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6.

Obama Cabinet nominated Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts as his Secretary of State.

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7.

Geithner failed to pay, or to admit his failure to pay, the self-employment taxes for the 2001 and 2002 tax years until after President-elect Obama Cabinet expressed his intent to nominate Geithner to be Secretary of Treasury.

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8.

Obama Cabinet deducted the cost of his children's sleep-away camp as a dependent care expense, when only expenses for day care are eligible for the deduction.

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9.

On December 1,2008, President-elect Obama Cabinet announced that Robert Gates would remain in his position as Secretary of Defense during his administration, reportedly for at least the first year of Obama Cabinet's presidency.

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10.

One of the first priorities under President Barack Obama Cabinet's administration for Gates was a review of US policy and strategy in Afghanistan.

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11.

Obama Cabinet nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel to succeed Leon Panetta and serve as his second term Secretary of Defense on January 7,2013.

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12.

Later that day, President Obama Cabinet announced Hagel's resignation and thanked him for his service.

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13.

On December 5,2014, President Obama Cabinet nominated former Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter as his fourth Secretary of Defense.

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14.

On December 1,2008, Obama Cabinet announced that Eric Holder would be his nominee for Attorney General.

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15.

On November 8,2014, President Barack Obama Cabinet nominated US Attorney Loretta Lynch to succeed Eric Holder as the next Attorney General of the United States.

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16.

On February 6,2013, President Obama Cabinet nominated the CEO of REI, Sally Jewell, as Secretary of the Interior.

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17.

On December 17,2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama Cabinet announced his choice of Vilsack as the nominee to be the next Secretary of Agriculture.

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18.

On February 3,2009, President Obama Cabinet nominated New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, a Republican.

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19.

In May 2011, Obama Cabinet appointed Locke as the new US ambassador to China and nominated John Bryson as the next Secretary of Commerce.

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20.

On May 2,2013, President Obama Cabinet announced the nomination of hotel magnate Penny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce.

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21.

On March 18,2013, President Obama Cabinet nominated assistant US Attorney General Thomas Perez for labor secretary.

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22.

On March 2,2009, President Barack Obama Cabinet introduced Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as his choice to fill the office of Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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23.

On December 19,2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama Cabinet announced that he would nominate former Republican Congressman Ray LaHood to be the next Transportation Secretary.

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24.

Obama Cabinet's resume on transportation matters is seen as thin by many critics.

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25.

Obama Cabinet did not serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at the time his selection was announced, although he had in the past.

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26.

Obama Cabinet is the second Chinese American to be a member of the Cabinet after Elaine Chao.

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27.

On March 4,2013, President Obama Cabinet announced he was nominating Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy for his second term.

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28.

President Obama Cabinet nominated Arne Duncan on December 16,2008, to be his Secretary of Education.

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29.

On May 30,2014, President Obama Cabinet announced that he had accepted Shinseki's resignation as secretary.

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30.

On December 1,2008, Barack Obama Cabinet introduced Napolitano as his nominee to head the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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31.

On October 17,2013, President Obama Cabinet announced his intention to nominate former Pentagon official Jeh Johnson as Secretary of Homeland Security.

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32.

President Obama has included members of his cabinet that are not traditionally considered members of the Cabinet.

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33.

Obama Cabinet resigned his congressional seat effective January 2,2009.

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34.

On November 25,2008, President-elect Barack Obama announced that Peter R Orszag would be his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, the arm of the White House responsible for crafting the federal budget and overseeing the effectiveness of federal programs.

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35.

On December 1,2008, she was nominated by President-elect Obama to be the US Ambassador to the United Nations, a position which he upgraded to cabinet level.

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36.

On June 5,2013, President Obama Cabinet announced that he would appoint Susan Rice as National Security Advisor in succession to Tom Donilon.

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37.

On December 15,2008, President-Elect Barack Obama officially designated Lisa P Jackson as the nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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38.

Obama Cabinet was confirmed through unanimous consent of the US Senate on January 23,2009.

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39.

On March 4,2013, President Obama Cabinet announced he was nominating Gina McCarthy as EPA Administrator for his second term.

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40.

On May 2,2013, President Obama Cabinet announced the nomination of deputy national security adviser for international economics Michael Froman as Trade Representative.

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41.

On November 24,2008, President Barack Obama Cabinet designated Christina Romer as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers upon the start of his administration.

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42.

Obama Cabinet was expected to play an informal role from Chicago in Obama's 2012 campaign.

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43.

On January 15,2014, Maria Contreras-Sweet was nominated by President Barack Obama to join his Cabinet as head of the Small Business Administration.

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44.

Obama Cabinet assumed role of her position as Administrator of the Small Business Administration on April 7,2014.

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45.

On February 11,2009, it was reported that Gil Kerlikowske had accepted an offer by President Obama to become Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, succeeding John P Walters.

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