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Biden White House: Potential Cabinet Nominations and Senior Appointments Biden White House: Potential Cabinet Nominations and Senior Appointments These are individuals we have either seen reported or are rumored to be in the mix for a cabinet nomination, senior appointment, or other roles in a potential Biden Administration. Please feel free to reach out to us with specific staffing questions. We have long standing ties to Vice President Biden, his campaign staff, members of the transition team, and a great many of the individuals listed in this document. October 21, 2020 Table of Contents • Notes: Slide 3-5 • Potential Cabinet Agency Appointments: Slides 6-70 • Potential Senior White House Appointments: Slides 71-95 • Potential Independent Agency Appointments: Slides 96-112 • Potential Democratic Party Officials: 113-114 • Other Individuals up for Consideration: Slides 115-118 2 Notes • This document compiles all the names we have been hearing for cabinet agencies, independent agencies, senior White House staff, and other potential positions in a Biden Administration. • While our list keeps growing, we have tried to limit the people included under each heading to just those who are likely to be serious contenders for each role, although there are certainly more people who are interested and potentially campaigning for positions. • In some cases, we have specified candidates who might be in the running for the most senior job at an agency, such as a cabinet Secretary position, but acknowledge that some of these individuals might also accept a Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, or similar role at another agency if someone else is appointed to the top job. Some folks, however, are likely to only be interested in the most senior slot. • Generally, we expect a Biden Administration will be focused on achieving diversity in its most senior ranks. This means we are likely to see women, minorities, and individuals of different sexual orientations appointed to cabinet-level positions. 3 Notes • Additionally, we believe a Biden Administration would seek to incorporate geographic diversity and a vast range of experience into its hiring, which is why you will see former Democratic presidential candidates, governors, veteran policymakers, businesspeople, academics, and scientists included on our list. • As you will see, we list several individuals who have previously worked for Vice President Biden or are involved in the Biden campaign. While a Biden transition team will look closely at a number of these institutionalists, it is also likely to face pressure to be inclusive of ideas and candidates from the more liberal wing of the Democratic party. • Further, our list includes several members of Congress who may be considered for various positions in a Biden Administration. Aside from Members who may not return to Congress next year due to retirements or tight races, we are hesitant to think Democrats would give up any Senate seats. This is especially true for senators representing states where there is a Republican governor. We believe many senior Democratic Hill staffers might also be interested in serving in a Biden Administration. • Traditionally, Democratic administrations have looked at certain types of people to fill specific positions. For example, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are such large agencies, that we tend to see preference given to candidates with previous managerial experience. 4 Notes • At the Department of Energy (DOE), we have recently seen the Secretary role filled by someone with a scientific background, while the Deputy slot is filled by someone who has more of a defense background and works primarily on National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) issues. • As you will see, there are long lists of contenders for positions at independent agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). As there are only a limited number of slots at these agencies, it is possible candidates who are not selected may be considered for other roles in the administration. For example, FTC candidates might also be contenders for the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust position at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Those in the running for an FCC commissioner slot could be looked at for other telecommunications positions, such as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator at the Department of Commerce or Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Administrator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). • Other positions, including many of the senior positions at the Department of Commerce, pose opportunities for candidates from the business world to join the new administration. • Over the past several months, the Biden campaign has precluded registered lobbyists from engaging directly with members of the campaign staff working on policy. While there may be some waivers granted, we anticipate a Biden Administration will develop a strong ethics policy that may prohibit registered lobbyists from working for the administration in order to mitigate conflicts of interest. 5 Potential Cabinet Agency Appointments Potential Cabinet Nominations: State Department From Left to Right: Susan Rice, Tony Blinken, Tom Donilon, Bill Burns, Nicholas Burns, Wendy Sherman, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Chris Murphy Potential Cabinet Member Nominations: State Department • Ambassador Susan Rice • Served as President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) from 2009 to 2017. • Worked with President Bill Clinton as part of the National Security Council (NSC) where she oversaw African affairs and later worked for the Brookings Institution. • Tony Blinken • Served as Deputy Secretary of State in the Obama Administration, as well as Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. • Served as Staff Director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for six years. • Tom Donilon • Served first as Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor and later National Security Advisor to President Obama for three years. • Served as Assistant Secretary of State and Chief of Staff at the State Department during the Clinton Administration. 8 Potential Cabinet Member Nominations: State Department • Ambassador Bill Burns • Currently President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. • Served as the Deputy Secretary of State in the Obama Administration from 2011 to 2014, as well as the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Previous positions include U.S. Ambassador to Russia and Jordan during the Clinton and Bush Administrations. • Nicholas Burns • Served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2005 to 2008; U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 2001 to 2005; U.S. Ambassador to Greece from 1997 to 2001; and State Department Spokesman from 1995 to 1997. • Worked for five years from 1990 to 1995 on the NSC, where he was Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Affairs and Special Assistant to President Clinton. • Wendy Sherman • A founding partner of the Albright Stonebridge Group • Served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs during the Obama Administration; Counselor of the Department of State under Secretary Madeline Albright; and Special Advisor to President Clinton and Policy Coordinator on North Korea. 9 Potential Cabinet Member Nominations: State Department • Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) • Has served as the junior Senator from Delaware since 2010; Occupies Vice President Biden’s former Senate seat. • Sits on the Senate Appropriations, Foreign Relations Committee, Judiciary, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee, and Ethics Committees. • Founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Human Rights Caucus. • Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) • Senator since 2013; Previously served as the Representative for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District. • Member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees. 10 Other Senior Appointments: State Department Under Secretary for Policy • Heather Higginbottom • Currently serves as the head of the JPMorgan Chase Policy Center. • Served as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources from 2013 to 2017; Previously served as Counselor of the Department of State. Heather Higginbottom • Worked as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2011 until 2013. • Served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council (DPC) from 2009 to 2010 after serving as Policy Director of the Obama for America campaign. Under Secretary for the Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment • Cam Kerry • Currently a Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. • Served as General Counsel and Acting Secretary of the Department Cam Kerry of Commerce during the Obama Administration. • Previously Senior Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP. 11 Potential Cabinet Nominations: Ambassador to the United Nations • Pete Buttigieg • Served two terms as mayor of South Bend, Indiana. • Served as an Army Officer and deployed to Afghanistan in 2014. Pete Buttigieg • Representative Karen Bass (D-CA-37) • Serves as the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Chairwoman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. • Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she is the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
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