Executive Office of the President of the United States Executive Office of the President Agency overview Formed 1939 Headquarters White House Employees Approx 2000 Agency executive Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff Parent agency Federal government of the United States Website Executive Office of the President The Executive Office of the President (EOP) consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the President. The EOP was established by executive order in 1939 after the passage of the Reorganization Act of 1939. Since its inception under Franklin D. Roosevelt, the size of the EOP has increased; the current figures for the EOP are about 2,000 full-time equivalent employees. These employees work in the East Wing and the West Wing of the White House and in the Ex- ecutive Office Building, adjacent to the White House.[1] Organization Senior staff within the Executive Office of the President have the title Assistant to the President, second-level staff have the title Deputy Assistant to the President, and The Eisenhower Executive office building at night. third-level staff have the title Special Assist- ant to the President. Very few EOP officials are required to be confirmed by the Senate, although there are a handful of exceptions to this rule (e.g., the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the United States Trade Repres- entative). The core White House Staff ap- pointments do not require Senate approval. The staff of the Executive Office to the Pres- ident is headed by the White House Chief of Staff. Office of the Vice President For more details on this topic, see Office of the Vice President of the United States. The Office of the Vice President includes per- sonnel who directly support or advise the Vice President of the United States. The Of- fice is currently headed by the Vice Presid- ent’s Chief of Staff, currently Ron Klain. The Office also provides staffing and support to the Second Lady of the United States. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Executive Office of the President of the United States 1 Entities in the Executive Office of the President Council of Economic Advisers • Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers: Christina Romer[2] Council on Environmental Quality • Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality: Nancy Sutley[3] • Special Adviser for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Van Jones[4] Council on Women and Girls • Chair of the Council on Women and Girls: Valerie Jarrett[5] Domestic Policy Council • Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director of the Domestic Policy Council: Melody Barnes[2] • Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy: Heather Higginbottom[2] National Economic Council • Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council: Lawrence Summers[2] • Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy: Diana Farrell • Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy: Jason Furman National Security Council • Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and National Security Adviser: James Jones[6] • Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor: Thomas Donilon[7] • Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan: Douglas Lute • Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security: John Brennan Office of Administration • Director of the Office of Administration: Vacant Office of Management and Budget • Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Peter Orszag[8] • Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Rob Nabors[8] • Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget and Chief Performance Officer: Jeffrey Zients[9] Office of National AIDS Policy • Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy: Jeffrey Crowley[10] Office of National Drug Control Policy • Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Gil Kerlikowske[11] (Designate) • Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Dr. Thomas McLellan[12] (Designate) Office of Science and Technology Policy • Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy: John Holdren[13] • Associate Director for Technology of Science and Technology Policy (Chief Technology Officer): Aneesh Chopra[9][14] Office of the Trade Representative • Trade Representative: Ron Kirk[15] President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board • Chair of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board: Paul Volcker[16] President’s Intelligence Advisory Board • Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board: Vacant Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board • Chair of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: Vacant White House Military Office • Director of the White House Military Office: Vacant White House Office • Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel[17] • Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff: Mona Sutphen[18] • Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff: Jim Messina[19] Other Presidential staff • Chief Information Officer: Vivek Kundra[20] References [1] Harold C. Relyea (2008-03-17). "The Executive Office of the President: An Historical Overview". Congressional Research Service. http://www.fas.org/ sgp/crs/misc/98-606.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Executive Office of the President of the United States 2 [2] ^ "Press Release," Change.gov, 25 November 2008 [3] "Press Release," Change.gov, 15 December 2008 [4] "Press Release," Council on Environmental Quality, 10 March 2009 [5] "Press Release," Whitehouse.gov, 11 March 2009 [6] "Press Release", Change.gov, 1 December 2008 [7] "Press Release," Change.gov, 23 December 2008 [8] ^ "Press Release," Change.gov, 25 November 2008 [9] ^ "Press Release," Whitehouse.gov, 18 April 2009 [10] "Press Release," Whitehouse.gov, 26 February 2009 [11] "Press Release," Whitehouse.gov, 11 March 2009 [12] "Press Release," Whitehouse.gov, 10 April 2009 [13] "Press Release," Change.gov, 20 December 2008 [14]Obama taps America’s top techie The Register, 20 April 2009 [15] "Press Release," Change.gov, 19 December 2008 [16] "Press Release," Change.gov, 26 November 2008 [17] "Press Release," Change.gov, 7 November 2008 [18] "Deputy Chief of Staff Mona Sutphen," Whitehouse.gov [19] "Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina," Whitehouse.gov [20] "Press Relase," Whitehouse.gov, 5 March 2009 External links • WhiteHouse.gov • Executive Office of the President (EOP) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execut- ive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" Categories: Executive Office of the President of the United States This page was last modified on 11 May 2009, at 22:44 (UTC). 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