Recent turnover in the White House — especially the February resignation
of staff secretary Rob Porter, who managed Navarro — upset the regular policymaking process.
Not exact matches
Although he did not get the nod as the Department
of Homeland Security
secretary, a position for which he interviewed, incoming White House Chief
of Staff Reince Priebus told WTMJ «we definitely» want Clarke to be involved «in the administration at some level» and that he is «going to have opportunities» to serve in the Trump White House.
July 5, 2016: He holds news conference to announce that «no reasonable prosecutor» would bring criminal charges against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, over her email practices as
secretary of state, but criticizes Clinton and her
staff for being «extremely careless» in their handling
of classified material.
In late 2016 his emails to Colin Powell, a member
of the board (and perhaps more notably former chairman
of the Joints Chief
of Staff and
Secretary of State), were hacked.
The administration's pre-eminent grown - ups, besides Cohn, are chief
of staff John Kelly, national security adviser H.R. McMaster, Defense
Secretary James Mattis, and
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil CEO.
Matniyaz was given a «stern warning,» stripped
of his party
secretary duties and downgraded from senior
staff member to
staff member.
Trump said he brought the Cabinet
secretaries, White House
staff and some
of their spouses to the club for a working lunch to discuss the military, the economy, health care and other issues.
John McCarrick, the deputy assistant
secretary at the State Department's Bureau
of Energy Resources, said his
staff helped pave the way for some
of the energy supply agreements by meeting with private and public officials in Europe and Asia to promote the strategic value
of U.S. energy.
Besides Kelly, joining Trump were Treasury
Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon and press secretary Sea
Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Veterans Affairs
Secretary David Shulkin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon and press secretary Sea
Secretary David Shulkin, Commerce
Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon and press secretary Sea
Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House chief
of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon and press
secretary Sea
secretary Sean Spicer.
The plans had the written approval
of all
of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff and were presented to President Kennedy's defense
secretary, Robert McNamara, in March 1962.
White House press
secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said chief
of staff John Kelly also spoke to Pruitt on Tuesday morning.
Porter, who served as
staff secretary under Chief of Staff John Kelly and was responsible for controlling the flow of documents to President Donald Trump's desk, has denied the allegations by both of his former w
staff secretary under Chief
of Staff John Kelly and was responsible for controlling the flow of documents to President Donald Trump's desk, has denied the allegations by both of his former w
Staff John Kelly and was responsible for controlling the flow
of documents to President Donald Trump's desk, has denied the allegations by both
of his former wives.
This is where the simulation turned to real - time; the audience watched as the mock Treasury
secretary, Fed chairman, chief
of staff, chairman
of the Council
of Economic Advisers decided the fate
of New Jefferson and analyzed the systemic risk.
«Already people who are frustrated are locking branches from outside in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu and abusing
staff as enough cash is not available,» CH Venkatachalam, general
secretary of the All India Bank Employees» Association, told Bloomberg.
Jennifer Willoughby, one
of the two women who leveled accusations
of domestic and emotional abuse against the former White House
staff secretary Rob Porter, says she lived in a state
of «low - grade, constant terror» with him.
As the Daily Mail was preparing to publish an article on Tuesday detailing allegations
of domestic abuse against Rob Porter, the White House
staff secretary, John Kelly gave the British news outlet an odd statement singing Porter's praises.
He was a
staff economist on the Council
of Economic Advisers under President Ronald Reagan from 1986 - 87, an adviser at the New York Fed from 1991 - 92 and 1995 - 97, and an assistant
secretary for economic policy at the Treasury from 2002 - 03.
White House press
secretary Sean Spicer told ABC the U.S. would «protect our country and our people,» while Chief
of Staff Reince Priebus told NBC's «Meet the Press» the administration had no apologies.
Sandberg joined in March 2008 at a time when Facebook was ready to scale and needed the acumen she developed in her role as the head
of Google's advertisting arm as well as the chief
of staff to Treasury
Secretary Larry Summers.
CSA general
secretary Peter Montopoli says he has been in contact with
staff in the office
of Minister
of State (Sport) Bal Gosal to discuss the CSA's plans; Gosal says he's had no official contact yet, but that the federal government is open to the possibility
of a bid.
When news broke earlier this week that
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson planned to skip a NATO meeting, Shapiro pointed on Twitter to a failure to fill
staff vacancies.
Kevin Knobloch, just back from three - plus years in Washington as former
Secretary Moniz's chief
of staff, made the following points when he spoke recently to an audience
of energy company owners and operators outside Boston.
What that involvement will look like and require, however, remains uncertain, Air Force Chief
of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Air Force
Secretary Heather Wilson told Reuters.
Raj Nayak, director
of research with the National Employment Law Project, previously served as deputy chief
of staff to former Labor
Secretary Tom Perez.
Trump was briefed by
Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff General Joseph Dunford at a meeting
of members
of his national security team, the statement said.
«He might choose to call the
Secretary of Defense or the
Secretary of State, or the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, to get his advisors» counsel,» Perry added.
They don't call the
Secretary of Defense or the Chairman [
of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff] and say, «should I do this?»
And 2018 has already seen a number
of high - level departures from the White House, including
staff secretary Rob Porter, third - ranking justice department official Rachel Brand, and speech writer David Sorenson.
This time last year, Reince Priebus was still chief
of staff, Sean Spicer was still press
secretary, and Stephen Bannon and Sebastian Gorka were still strategizing and advising.
They include one chief
of staff, two press
secretaries, two national security advisors, three deputy national security advisers, and five communications directors.
At the same time, Kelly enlisted White House
staff secretary Rob Porter as a key ally in his quest to get more control over the paper flow to Trump, the workings
of the policy process, and who got to go into the Oval Office.
Sandberg worked for Clinton's husband, President Bill Clinton, as chief
of staff to
Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers.
White House Press
Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Chief
of Staff John Kelly has reassured West Wing staffers that there will be «no immediate personnel changes at this time,» despite media reports that National - Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, among others, will be replaced.
Blandin also served as: special assistant to the assistant
secretary of administration, U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development, from 1977 to 1981; executive director
of the National Association
of Schools
of Public Affairs and Administration, from 1972 to 1977; executive
staff assistant in the Office
of the Governor, California Council on Intergovernmental Relations, from 1970 to 1971; and just prior to joining ASEC, Blandin served nine months as executive vice president
of the Council for Excellence in Government.
For instance, the firing
of Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci after just 10 days earned the flamboyant aide the moniker «suicide bomber» in the West Wing for having taken down with him Chief
of Staff Reince Priebus and press
secretary Sean Spicer.
A possible political career for Sandberg has been mentioned a lot before, too — especially since she has been a Washington wonk before (she worked as chief
of staff to former Treasury
Secretary Larry Summers in the last Clinton administration before moving to Silicon Valley to work at Google).
And we can't forget the resignation
of Rob Porter, who was allowed to continue his job as White House
Staff Secretary to the President for more than a year, despite being denied proper security clearance.
Tanks, however, will not appear in the Nov. 11 procession — as they could damage the streets
of Washington, D.C. — but the event will include plenty
of airplane flyovers, according to the office
of Defense
Secretary James Mattis, whose
staff will coordinate the festivities.
His previous positions include deputy assistant
secretary of state for South Asia, deputy assistant
secretary of state for Central Asia, and member
of the
secretary of state's policy planning
staff with principal responsibility for East Asia and the Pacific.
The Solicitor is the chief attorney for the United States Department
of the Interior, principal legal adviser to the
Secretary of the Interior, and is assisted by a Deputy Solicitor, Special Assistant, Ethics Director, Senior Counsel for Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution, six Associate Solicitors, eight Regional Solicitors, and a
staff of more than three hundred attorneys and four hundred total employees.
«I can tell you that Rob has been effective in his role as
staff secretary, and the president and chief
of staff have had full confidence and trust in his abilities and his performance,» she told reporters then.
White House Chief
of Staff John F. Kelly and staff secretary Rob Porter follow President Trump as he walks to board Marine One on Nov
Staff John F. Kelly and
staff secretary Rob Porter follow President Trump as he walks to board Marine One on Nov
staff secretary Rob Porter follow President Trump as he walks to board Marine One on Nov. 29.
He said the meeting would include the defense
secretary, White House chief
of staff John Kelly and other military leaders.
The president, who is so quick to cry «witch hunt,» grumbled after
staff secretary Rob Porter left the White House because both
of his ex-wives credibly accused him
of domestic violence:
In the case
of the dozen or more allegations
of sexual misconduct against Trump himself, as in the case
of ousted White House
staff secretary Rob Porter, the weight
of the available evidence comes down conclusively on the side
of the accusers.
Among top - level appointees, Trump has now turned over a chief
of staff, a chief strategist, two deputy chiefs
of staff, a national security adviser, two deputy national security advisers, a
staff secretary, a longtime personal aide and a deputy assistant to the president who was a foreign policy adviser.
The White House said President Trump «was surprised» by the reports that former
staff secretary Rob Porter abused two
of his ex-wives.
We don't know why Trump decided to fire Flynn (the stated reason that he «lied to Mike Pence» doesn't pass the laugh test), whether he was told
of the domestic abuse allegations against then - White House
staff secretary Rob Porter, what's on the Apprentice outtake footage that producer Mark Burnett is keeping locked up, why exactly Trump handed some choice Israeli intelligence to the Russian foreign minister, who financed the hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, or any
of a dozen other major questions about Trump.
«I applaud Commissioner Kaufman, Assistant Attorney General Tom Lawrie and their entire
staff for their willingness to take prompt and aggressive action in a complex case involving multiple parties, tribal immunity and related issues,» said Maryland
Secretary of Labor Leonard J. Howie III in a statement.
Press
Secretary Sean Spicer announced his resignation in July with Chief
of Staff Reince Priebus departing the following week.