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On January 10, 2013, Jacob Lew, then the President's Chief of Staff was nominated as the replacement for retiring Treasury Secretary Geithner, to serve in President Obama's second term. [64] Lew's nomination was confirmed by the full Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, by a vote of 71 to 26.
Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies on Thursday, December 24, 2009 December 11, 2009 December 16, 2009 December 11, 2009 74 FR 66563 E9-30020 [74] [75] 36 13524: Amending Executive Order 12425 Designating Interpol as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
Within minutes of Obama's taking office, his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, issued an order suspending last-minute regulations and executive orders signed by his predecessor George W. Bush. [11] Some of the first actions of Obama's presidency focused on reversing measures taken by the Bush administration following the September 11 attacks . [ 12 ]
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. Since then ...
House Speaker Paul Ryan confirmed Thursday that Republicans and Trump's transition team will begin to sift through "hundreds" of Obama's executive actions.
Valerie June Jarrett (née Bowman; born November 14, 1956) [1] is an American businesswoman and former government official, who has been the chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation since 2021. [2] She was the longest-serving senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama.
During his 45-minute Q&A with Obama, Gladwell pressed the former Commander in Chief on how he has evaluated his predecessors in the White House and how his opinion of their work has changed over time.
January 20 – Barack Obama's presidency begins with his inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.; the oath of office is administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, issues an order suspending last-minute federal regulations pushed through by outgoing President George W. Bush, planning ...