List of The Obama Administration's Political Appointees/Nominations In Energy
President Barack Obama moved quickly after the election to make key White House and Cabinet selections. Some of those stepped into office on Jan. 20, while others must go through Senate committee hearings and then a confirmation vote on the Senate floor. ACORE's Advisory Board Member, Scott Sklar forwarded us this listing which we've edited to focus on White House staff and others within the Administration working on energy policy and legislation.
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WHITE HOUSE
Nancy Sutley, Chairwoman of the Council on Environmental Quality
Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
John Holdren, White House Science Adviser
Van Jones, CEQ Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council
Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board
Christine Romer, Chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers
Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture
Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Jay Jensen, Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment
Jim Miller, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service
Dave White, Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce
Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
Jacques Beaudry-Losique, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy
U.S. EPA
Lisa Jackson, Administrator of U.S. EPA
Lisa Heinzerling, Senior Policy Counsel on Climate Change
Robert Sussman, Senior Policy Counsel
David McIntosh, Senior Counsel for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, focus on climate change
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior
Thomas Strickland, Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
Will Shafroth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Deanna Archuleta, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Todd Stern, Climate Envoy
Jonathan Pershing, Deputy Climate Envoy
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Edward Montgomery, Director of Recovery for Auto Communities, Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry
NOMINATED, AWAITING CONFIRMATION
WHITE HOUSE
Sherburne Abbott, Associate Director of Environment for the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Cass Sunstein, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service
Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary for Rural Development
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Daniel Poneman, Deputy Energy Secretary
Kristina Johnson, Undersecretary for Energy
Steven Koonin, Undersecretary for Science
William Brinkman, Director of the Office of Science
Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Inés Triay, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
U.S. EPA
Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
Stephen Owens, Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxics Substances
Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Michelle DePass, Assistant Administrator for International Affairs
Peter Silva, Assistant Administrator for Water
Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
David Hayes, Deputy Interior Secretary
Wilma Lewis, Assistant Secretary for Land and Mineral Management, Interior Department
Rhea Suh, Assistant Secretary for policy, management and budget, Interior Department
Michael Connor, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation
Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Interior Department
Larry EchoHawk, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Interior Department
For a full list of the cabinet, see here.