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Home , Denis McDonough, Ernest Moniz, Joe Hagin, John Holdren, Katie Walsh (politician), Marc Short

THE Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2017

Readout of the Principal-Level Transition Exercise

The White House on Friday afternoon convened a transition exercise with members of the President-Elect's team and Cabinet designees together with current senior White House, Cabinet, and agency leaders. The exercise provided a high-level perspective on a series of challenges that the next administration may face and introduced the key authorities, policies, capabilities, and structures that are currently in place to respond to major domestic incidents. Members of President Obama's team shared experiences and lessons from incident responses they experienced, and both sides discussed a number of response scenarios together. Participants agreed that the exercise was productive and advanced the shared goal of conducting the most professional and seamless transition possible.

Obama Administration Participants Included:

Chair , Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

Denis McDonough, Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff , Assistant to the President for Affairs , Assistant to the President and Cecilia Munoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council , Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Dab Kern, Assistant to the President and Director, White House Military Office Amy Pope, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy Assistant to the President Suzy George, Deputy Assistant to the President and NSC Chief of Staff , Office of Science and Director , Office of Management and Budget Director Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense Gen Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Secretary of Homeland Security , Secretary of the Interior Dr. , Secretary of Energy John King, Secretary of Education Nicholas Rasmussen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center , Federal Bureau of Investigation Director John Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency Director Gayle Smith, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Sylvia Burwell, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. , Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Ely Ratner, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Thomas Shannon, UnderSecretary of State for Political Affairs Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Department of the Treasury Lt. Gen Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sally Yates, Deputy Attorney General Bruce Andrews, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Christopher Lu, Deputy Secretary of Labor Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services Nani Coloretti, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Victor Mendez, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation Kevin Hanretta, Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator ADM Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Stanley Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Maria Contreras-Sweet, Small Business Administration Administrator Gen Lori Robinson, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Gen Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau

Incoming Administration Participants Included:

Reince Priebus Gen. James Mattis Rep. Sen. Rep. Betsy DeVos Sen. Andrew Puzder Dr. Tom Price Dr. Gov. Dr. Gen. John Kelly Rep. Linda McMahon Stephen Miller Joshua Pitcock KT McFarland Gen.

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