Presidential Staff
Guide Extra
The following persons assist the President and are paid out of the Executive Department budget.
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF: John Podesta
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF: Maria Echaveste
COUNSELOR TO THE PRESIDENT: Douglas Sosnik
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT: Charles Ruff
SENIOR ADVISER FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT: Ira Magaziner
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR DOMESTIC POLICY: Bruce Reed
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: Samuel Berger
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL: Gene Sperling
PRESS SECRETARY: Joseph Lockhart
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, COORDINATOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING: Sidney Blumenthal
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS:Ann Lewis
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Larry Stein
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION: Virginia Apuzzo
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Craig T. Smith
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL: Bob Nash
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC LIAISON: Minyon Moore
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, STAFF SECRETARY: Todd Stern
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