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Executive Branch Executive Office of the President 573 EXECUTIVE BRANCH THE PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, Republican, of Texas; born on July 6, 1946; raised in Midland and Houston, TX; education: Yale University (Bachelor’s Degree); Harvard University (M.B.A.); military service: Texas Air National Guard; occupations: businessman (energy indus- try); Managing General Partner of the Texas Rangers (Major League Baseball team); public service: elected Governor of Texas on November 8, 1994; reelected as Governor on November 3, 1998; became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive four- year terms; religion: Methodist; family: married to Laura; two children, Barbara and Jenna; elected President of the United States on November 7, 2000; took the oath of office on January 20, 2001. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 20500 Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 20500, phone 456–1414, http://www.whitehouse.gov The President of the United States.—George W. Bush. Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations.—Linda Gambatesa. Personal Secretary to the President.—Ashley Estes. Personal Aide to the President.—Blake Gottesman. CABINET AFFAIRS phone 456–2572 Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary.—Brian Montgomery. Executive Assistant to the Director.—Taylor Hughes. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Cabinet Secretary.—Ed Ingle. Special Assistant to the Cabinet Secretary.—Carrie Loy. Associate Director of Cabinet Affairs: Matt Koch, Sarah Pfeifer, Ali Tubah. CHIEF OF STAFF phone 456–6798 Chief of Staff—Andrew H. Card, Jr. Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Scheduler.—Melissa Bennett. Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff.—[Vacant]. Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.—Joseph W. Hagin. COMMUNICATIONS AND SPEECHWRITING phone 456–7910, speechwriting phone 456–2763 Assistant to the President for Communications.—Dan Bartlett. Deputy Assistant to the President for Communications.—Suzy DeFrancis. Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for Production.— Scott Sforza. Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for Planning.—Brian Besanceney. Assistant to the President for Speechwriting and Policy Advisor.—Mike Gerson. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Speechwriting.—John McConnell. 574 Congressional Directory Special Assistant to the President and Director of Media Affairs.—Nicolle Devenish. Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter to the President.—Matthew Scully. Special Assistant to the President and Presidential Speechwriter.—Noam Neusner. Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Global Communications.—Tucker Eskew. NSC Presidential Speechwriter.—Matthew Rees. First Lady’s Speechwriter.—Elizabeth Liptock. OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY Upper Press Office phone 456–2673, Lower Press Office phone 456–2580 Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary.—Scott McClellan. Assistant Press Secretaries: Adam Levine, Ashley Snee. Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary.—[Vacant]. CORRESPONDENCE phone 456–7610 Director of Presidential Correspondence.—Desiree Thompson Sayle. Deputy Director of Presidential Correspondence.—Heidi Marquez Smith. Editor / Quality Control.—Nancy Hansen. Director of: Agency Liaison.—Richard Henry, 456–5485. Gift Unit.—Christa Bailey, 456–5457. Mail Analysis.—Trudy Roddick, 456–5490. WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL phone 456–2632 Assistant to the President and White House Counsel.—Alberto R. Gonzales. Executive Assistant to the Counsel.—Carrie Nelson. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President.—David Leitch. Special Assistants to the President and Associate Counsels to the President: Chris Bartolomucci, Nanette Everson, Brett Kavanaugh, Jennifer Newstead, Benjamin Powell, Kyle Sampson, Ted Ullyott, Helgi Walker, Jennifer Brosnahan. DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL phone 456–5594 Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.—Margaret Spellings. Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.—Jay Lefkowitz. Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy on: (Health).—Alan Gilbert. (Justice).—Diana Schacht. (HUD / Labor / Transportation).—Liz Dougherty. (Child / Families).—Aquiles Suarez. (Education).—David Dunn. NATIONAL AIDS POLICY phone 456–7320 Director.—Joseph O’Neill. Executive Office of the President 575 OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Faith-Based and Community Initiative.— Jim Towey. Associate Director for Law and Policy.—Stanley Carlson-Theis. Director of Operations.—Michele Tennery (acting). STRATEGIC INITIATIVES phone 456–2369 Senior Advisor to the President.—Karl Rove. Deputy Assistant to the President and Assistant to the Senior Advisor.—Israel Hernandez. Executive Assistant to the Senior Advisor.—Susan Ralston. FIRST LADY’S OFFICE phone 456–7064 The First Lady.—Laura Bush. Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady.—Andi Ball. Special Assistant, Executive Assistant, and Personal Aide to the First Lady.—Lindsey Lineweaver. Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff.—Laurie McCord. Director of Communications and Press Secretary to the First Lady.—Noelia Rodriguez Deputy Press Secretary to the First Lady.—Barbara Knight. Director of: Correspondence for the First Lady.—Syndney Johnson. Projects.—Anne Heiligenstein. Scheduling.—January Zell. Advance for the First Lady.—Terra Gray. Deputy Director of Correspondence.—Sara Armstrong. Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary.—Cathy Fenton. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS phone 456–2896 Deputy Assistant to the President and Director for Intergovernmental Affairs.—Ruben Barrales. Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs.—Deborah (Debbie) Spagnoli. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS phone 456–2230 Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs.—David Hobbs. Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs.—Eric Pelletier. Special Assistant to the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.—Adam Ingols. Deputy Assistant to the President for— House Legislative Affairs.—Dan Keniry. Senate Legislative Affairs.—Ziad Ojakli. Director of Legislative Correspondence.—Brooke Manning. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION phone 456–5400 Deputy Assistant to the President for Management Administration, and Oval Office Operations.—Linda Gambatesa. 576 Congressional Directory NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL phone 456–2800 Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director, National Economic Council.— Stephen Friedman. Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director, National Economic Council.—Keith Hennessey. Executive Assistant to the Director.—Jean Cooper. Special Assistants to the President for Economic Policy: Doug Badger, Charles Blahous, Charles Conner, Robert (Bob) McNally, Brian Reardon, Kevin Warsh. OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT phone 456–1414 The Vice President.—Richard B. Cheney. Chief of Staff.—Lewis Libby, EEOB, Room 276, 456–9000. Deputy Chief of Staff.—Dean McGrath, EEOB, Room 276, 456–9000. Counsel to the Vice President.—David Addington, EEOB, Room 268, 456–9089. Counselor to the Vice President.—Catherine Martin, EEOB, Room 272, 456–9042. Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs.—Eric Edelman, EEOB, Room 298, 456–9501. Assistant to the Vice President for Legislative Affairs.—Candi Wolff, EEOB, Room 285, 456–6774. Staff Assistant (Senate).—Sara Nokes, U.S. Capitol, Room S–212, 224–2424. Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy.—Cesar Conda, EEOB, Room 288, 456–2728. Executive Assistant to the Vice President.—Debra Heiden, West Wing, 456–7549. Deputy Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Operations.—Claire O’Donnell, EEOB, Room 269, 456–6770. Assistant to the Vice President and Chief of Staff to Mrs. Cheney.—Lea Berman, EEOB, Room 200, 456–7458. Deputy Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Scheduling.—Elizabeth Kleppe, EEOB, Room 279, 456–6773. Director of Correspondence.—Cecelia Boyer, EEOB, Room 265, 456–9002. POLITICAL AFFAIRS phone 456–6257 Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs.—Ken Mehlman. Executive Assistant.—Kate Walters. Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs.—Matt Schlapp. Associate Political Directors: Alicia Davis, Paul Dyck, Coddy Johnson, Sara Taylor, David Thomas. PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL phone 456–6676 Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.—Dina Powell. Executive Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.—Raquel Cabral. Special Assistants to the President and Associate Directors.—Jackie Arends, Katja Bullock, Rebecca Contreras, David Higbee, Elizabeth Hogan, Ed Moy, Liza Wright. OFFICE OF PUBLIC LIAISON phone 456–2380 Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Public Liaison.—Lezlee Westine. Special Assistants to the President and Deputy Directors of Public Liaison: Adam Goldman, Tim Goeglein. Special Assistant to the Director.—Katy Hayes. Executive Office of the President 577 SCHEDULING phone 456–5323 Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Appointments and Scheduling.—Brad Blakeman. Deputy Director of: Appointments and Scheduling.—Kara Figg. Scheduling (Surrogate Scheduling).—Adrian Gray. Scheduling (Research).—Andrew
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