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Pages in category "Obama administration personnel" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 877 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For example, for President Obama, the computation takes the 145.815 million jobs of February 2017 and subtracts the 133.312 million jobs of February 2009 to arrive at the 12.503 million figure. Four of the top five presidents in terms of total jobs added were Democrats.
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.
Obama appoints Gabby Douglas, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, transgender figures and more to administration positions hours before leaving office Morgan Whitaker Updated January 17, 2017 at 4:31 PM
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
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In November 2016, President Obama enacted a freeze on the hiring of Senior Executive Service positions. [9] The size of the federal workforce ended Obama's administration essentially unchanged, increasing to 2.8 million from 2.79 million, and below the peak of 3.15 million during the Reagan administration. [10]
In mid-November 2008, President-elect Obama and Clinton discussed the possibility of her serving as U.S. Secretary of State in his administration, [24] along with rumored nominees such as Bill Richardson, John Kerry, Sam Nunn and Chuck Hagel [25] and on November 21, reports indicated that she had accepted the position. [26]