Obama gets down to staff business

时间：2009-06-22 02:42:32

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US president-elect Barack Obama, who will inherit the worst financial crisis in decades on January 20, is expected to name his Treasury1 Secretary soon.

Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, former Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker are among the likely candidates.

Two days after his election victory on Tuesday, Obama appeared to be getting close to naming his chief of staff, too.

Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, a Democratic lawmaker known for his hard-charging style, has been offered the job of leading Obama's White House staff, according to Democratic sources.

Obama has already formed a transition team that is working fast to fill the next administration's economic and homeland security teams.

Heading that team are Valerie Jarrett, a close friend of Obama, Pete Rouse, his US Senate chief of staff, and John Podesta, former chief of staff to Bill Clinton.

It is understood that he will move soon to calm the markets by appointing an emergency economic committee with household names, possibly including billionaire investor2 Warren Buffett.

Obama could soon announce other economic posts as well. Likely to end up in top advisory3 roles are University of Chicago economist4 Austan Goolsbee and Jason Furman, a former economic adviser5 to Clinton.

For secretary of state, Massachusetts Democratic Senator John Kerry, former diplomat6 Richard Holbrooke, outgoing Republican Senator Chuck Hagel and former Georgia Democratic Senator Sam Nunn are the names in the frame.

And James Steinberg, a former Clinton adviser, is a top contender for the national security adviser's post.


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1 treasury 7GeyP     
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
2 investor aq4zNm     
n.投资者，投资人
参考例句：
  • My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
  • The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。
3 advisory lKvyj     
adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询
参考例句：
  • I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
  • He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
4 economist AuhzVs     
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
参考例句：
  • He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
5 adviser HznziU     
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
  • They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
6 diplomat Pu0xk     
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

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