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Trump Administration Transition RESOURCES Trump AdmiNistratioN TraNsitioN December 20, 2016 Overview White House Chief of Staff: ReiNce Preibus (RepublicaN NatioNal Committee (RNC)) Chief Strategist aNd SeNior CouNselor: Steve BaNNoN (Breitbart News) CouNselor to the PresideNt: KellyaNNe CoNway (The PolliNg CompaNy) Deputy Chief of Staff to the White House: Katie Walsh (RNC) Deputy Chief of Staff for OperatioNs: Joe HagiN (CommaNd CoNsultiNg) Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, INtergoverNmeNtal Affairs aNd ImplemeNtatioN: Rick DearborN (Office of SeNator SessioNs) AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of Strategic CommuNicatioNs: Hope Hicks AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Press Secretary: SeaN Spicer (RNC) AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of CommuNicatioNs: JasoN Miller has vacated AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of Social Media: DaN ScaviNo (Trump OrgaNizatioN) AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd White House CouNsel: DoN McGahN (JoNes Day) AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of Legislative Affairs: Marc Short (Office of Gov. PeNce) AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of PresideNtial PersoNNel: JohN DeStefaNo (former aide to Speaker BoehNer) AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of CommuNicatioNs for the Office of Public LiaisoN: Omarosa MaNigault (Trump for America, Celebrity AppreNtice) AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of Trade aNd INdustrial Policy: Dr. Peter Navarro (UC-IrviNe) Note: Dr. Navarro will lead the Newly-formed NatioNal Trade CouNcil, which is iNteNded to: advise the presideNt oN iNNovative strategies iN trade NegotiatioNs; coordiNate with other ageNcies to assess US maNufacturiNg capabilities aNd the defeNse iNdustrial base; help match uNemployed AmericaN workers with New opportuNities iN the skilled maNufacturiNg sector; aNd lead the Buy America, Hire America program Director of the NatioNal EcoNomic CouNcil: Gary CohN (GoldmaN Sachs) AssistaNt to the PresideNt for HomelaNd Security aNd CouNterterrorism: Thomas Bossert (Deputy HomelaNd Security Adviser to George W. Bush) Note: PresideNt-elect Trump has elevated this positioN aNd restored its iNdepeNdeNt status aloNgside the NatioNal Security Advisor. Bossert will focus oN domestic security priorities while GeN. FlynN will focus oN iNterNatioNal threats AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Chief of Staff to the Vice PresideNt: Josh Pitcock (Trump for America) Deputy AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of Oval Office OperatioNs: Keith Schiller (previously Mr. Trump’s private security director) Deputy AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Political Director: Bill StepieN (Office of New York GoverNor Chris Christie) Deputy AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Deputy CommuNicatioNs Director: Jessica Ditto (Office of KeNtucky GoverNor Matt BeviN) Deputy AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Deputy CommuNicatioNs Director aNd Research Director: Raj Shah (RNC) Deputy AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of AdvaNce: George Gigicos (TelioN Corp) Deputy AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice PresideNt: JeN Pavlik (Office of GoverNor Mike PeNce) Mike PeNce) Deputy AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd Director of ScheduliNg: CaroliNe Wiles (Trump for America) Scheduler to the Vice PresideNt-elect: Sarah MakiN (Wise Public Affairs) Special RepreseNtative for INterNatioNal NegotiatioNs: JasoN GreeNblatt (The Trump OrgaNizatioN) Special AssistaNt to the PresideNt aNd PersoNal Aide to the PresideNt: JohN McENtee (Fox News) Special Adviser to the PresideNt oN Regulatory Reform: Carl IcahN (IcahN ENterprises) Note: IcahN will be advisiNg the presideNt iN his iNdividual capacity aNd will Not be serviNg as a federal employee or a special goverNmeNt employee, aNd will Not have specific duties US Trade RepreseNtative: Robert Lighthizer (SkaddeN, Arps, Slate, Meagher aNd Flom) White House aNd TraNsitioN Team GeNeral CouNsel: DoN McGahN (JoNes Day, former SEC CommissioNer uNder George W. Bush) LaNdiNg Team: Rick DearborN (Chief of Staff to SeN. Jeff SessioNs) Katie Walsh (RNC) SeaN CairNcross (RNC) Josh Pitcock (Trump for America) JeNNifer Pavlick (Trump for America) Marcia Lee Kelly (Trump for America) Joseph HagiN (CommaNd CoNsultiNg) TraNsitioN Team Executive Committee aNd Leadership Staff Executive Team Executive Director: Rick DearborN Vice Chairs: CoNgresswomaN Marsha BlackburN (R-TN) HousiNg aNd UrbaN DevelopmeNt Secretary NomiNee Dr. BeN CarsoN New Jersey GoverNor Chris Christie Oklahoma GoverNor Mary FalliN INcomiNg NatioNal Security Adviser Lt. GeNeral Michael FlynN (retired, US Army) Former Speaker of the US House of RepreseNtatives Newt GiNgrich Former New York City Mayor Rudy GiuliaNi CoNgresswomaN Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) INcomiNg Deputy NatioNal Security Advisor KathleeN Troia "KT" McFarlaNd CoNgressmaN Tom Reed (R-NY) CoNgresswomaN Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) AttorNey GeNeral NomiNee US SeNator Jeff SessioNs (R-AL) US SeNator Tim Scott (R-SC) TraNsitioN Team Executive Committee: CoNgressmaN Lou Barletta (R-PA) Florida AttorNey GeNeral Pam BoNdi CoNgressmaN Chris ColliNs (R-NY) CoNgressmaN SeaN Duffy (R-WI) CoNgressmaN Trey Gowdy (R-SC) Jared KushNer (KushNer CompaNies) CoNgressmaN Tom MariNo (R-PA) Rebekah Mercer (MaNhattaN INstitute for Policy Research) Treasury Secretary NomiNee SteveN MNuchiN (DuNe Capital MaNagemeNt) CoNgressmaN DeviN NuNes (R-CA) CoNgressmaN DeNNis Ross (R-FL) ANthoNy Scaramucci (SkyBridge Capital) Pastor Darrell Scott (New Spirit Revival MiNistries) KiroN SkiNNer (Hoover INstitutioN/ CarNegie MelloN UNiversity) Peter Thiel (FouNders FuNd) CoNgresswomaN Amata ColemaN RadewageN (R-AmericaN Samoa) g g ( ) Former US RepreseNtative JohN SweeNey (R-NY) Sheriff Butch ANdersoN (Dutchess CouNty, NY) Safra Catz (Oracle) Tom Dadey (Dadey INsuraNce aNd ONoNdaga CouNty, NY RepublicaN Party) Nick LaNgworthy (Erie CouNty, NY RepublicaN Party) Mike McCormack (Dutchess CouNty, NY RepublicaN Party) Joseph MoNdello (Nassau CouNty, NY RepublicaN Party) Omarosa MaNigault (Trump CampaigN, Celebrity AppreNtice) DoNald Trump Jr. Eric Trump IvaNka Trump ReiNce Priebus StepheN BaNNoN TraNsitioN Team Leadership Staff: SeNior Advisor, Vice PresideNt-elect PeNce: Nick Ayers (Target ENterprises) SeNior Advisor: KellyaNNe CoNway (The PolliNg CompaNy) Deputy Executive Director: David Bossie (CitizeNs UNited) AdvaNce Lead: AaroN ChaNg (Huckabee for PresideNt) Director of Rapid RespoNse: SteveN CheuNg (Ultimate FightiNg ChampioNship) Executive Director: Rick DearborN (SeN. Jeff SessioNs) SeNior Advisor: A.J. Delgado (Mediate ColumNist) Special Advisor for OperatioNs: Jeff DeWit (ArizoNa State Treasurer) Deputy CommuNicatioNs Director: Jessica Ditt (Office of KeNtucky Gov. BeviN) Director of AdvaNce: George Gigicos (TelioN Corp) Special Advisor for OperatioNs: Michael Glassner (C&M TraNscoNtiNeNtal) Press Director: StephaNie Grisham (ArizoNa State House) NatioNal Press Secretary: Hope Hicks (The Trump OrgaNizatioN) GeNeral CouNsel: DoN McGahN (JoNes Day) CommuNicatioNs Director: JasoN Miller has vacated (Ted Cruz for PresideNt) NatioNal Policy Director: StepheN Miller (Office of SeN. Jeff SessioNs) SeNior Advisor: KatriNa PiersoN (Tea Party activist) SeNior Advisor, Vice PresideNt-elect PeNce: Josh Pitcock (federal lobbyist for INdiaNa) Director of Social Media: DaN ScaviNo (The Trump OrgaNizatioN) SeNior Advisor, Vice PresideNt-elect PeNce: Marc Short (Koch INdustries) SeNior CommuNicatioNs Advisor: SeaN Spicer (RNC) SeNior Advisor: Katie Walsh (RNC) Deputy CommuNicatioNs Director: BryaN LaNza (CitizeNs UNited) Dirk EymaN (RNC) Gerrit LaNsiNg (RNC) Chris Liddell (Trump for America) Marc Lotter (Trump for America) Matthew MorgaN (BarNes & ThorNburg) VaNessa MorroNe (RNC) Mark Paoletta (DLA Piper) Robert Peede (Trump for America) Ory RiNat (Heritage) Elizabeth Steil (RNC) StephaNie WiNstoN Wolkoff (SWW Creative) Mike BoisveNue (INdepeNdeNt JoiNt ANti-CorruptioN MoNitoriNg aNd EvaluatioN Committee) Reed Cordish (The Cordish CompaNies) ANN DoNaldsoN (JoNes Day) KeNNeth Juster (Warburg PiNcus) Jeremy Katz (Trump for America) StefaN PassaNtiNo (DeNtoNs) ANdrea ThompsoN (McChrystal Group) LiNdsay Walters (RNC) AgeNcy ActioN Team Team Lead: RoN Nicol (The BostoN CoNsultiNg Group) EcoNomic Issues: David Malpass (ENcima Global LLC; CoNvector Capital MaNagemeNt; former Deputy AssistaNt Secretary of State for George H.W. Bush) INdepeNdeNt FiNaNcial AgeNcies: Paul AtkiNs (Patomak Global PartNers LLC, former SEC CommissioNer) Domestic Issues: KeN Blackwell (HUD UNder Secretary for George H.W. Bush) MaNagemeNt aNd Budget Issues: Kay Coles James (OPM Director for George W. Bush) aNd EdwiN Meese (AttorNey GeNeral for RoNald ReagaN) AgeNcy TraNsformatioN aNd INNovatioN: Beth KaufmaN (Wealth MaNagemeNt) NatioNal Security Issues: Vacated by Rep. Mike Rogers Policy ImplemeNtatioN Team Team Lead: Ado Machida (former policy aide, Vice PresideNt Dick CheNey) Executive Legal ActioN Lead: ANdrew Bremberg (Scott Walker for PresideNt) Executive Authority Adviser: Carlos Diaz Rosillo (Harvard lecturer) ENergy INdepeNdeNce: Vacated by Mike CataNzaro (Koch INdustries) Trade Reform: Rolf LuNdeberg (former SeNior Vice PresideNt, US Chamber of Commerce) ImmigratioN Reform: DaNielle CutroNa (SeNate Judiciary Committee couNsel) Healthcare Reform: Paula StaNNard (AlstoN & Bird) DefeNse aNd NatioNal Security: Bert Mizusawa (Maj. GeN. Army Reserve) aNd SaNdra Luff (Legislative Director for SeNator SessioNs) Tax Reform: Jim Carter (EmersoN) Regulatory Reform: Rob GordoN (House Natural Resources Committee) VeteraNs Affairs Reform: Bill Chatfield (former Director of the Selective Service) FiNaNcial Services: BriaN JohNsoN (House FiNaNcial Services Committee)
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