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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

  • Anita Fineday – Member, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
  • Russ McDonald – Member, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
  • Valerie Jarrett – General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Susan Rice – General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Linda Smith – Member, Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences
  • Carole Johnson – Member, National Cancer Advisory Board
  • Suzy George – Member, National Security Education Board
  • Jason Collins – Member and Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Carli Lloyd – Member and Co-Chair, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Paulette Aniskoff – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Caitlin Cahow – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Pamela Coleman – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Chase Cushman – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Gabrielle Douglas – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Debra Eschmeyer – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Tara McGuinness – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Ibtihaj Muhammad – Member, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  • Robert Carrigan – Member, President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
  • Senator Angus King – Member, Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
  • Benjamin Rhodes – Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
  • Shannon O’Neil – Member, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
  • Daniel Restrepo – Member, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
  • Kristie Canegallo – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
  • Christopher Fonzone – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
  • Maneesh Goyal – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
  • Rudy Mehrbani – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 
  • Natalie Quillian – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 
  • Roberto Rodriguez – Member, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 

President Obama said, “I am proud that such experienced and committed individuals have agreed to serve the American people in these important roles. I know they will serve the American people well."