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Nancy Sutley 
Chairperson of the Council on Environmental Quality Incumbent Assumed office
January 22, 2009President Barack Obama Preceded by James Connaughton Personal details Born April 20, 1962
New York City, New York, United StatesPolitical party Democratic Party Alma mater Cornell University
Harvard UniversityNancy Helen Sutley[1] leads the White House Council on Environmental Quality.[2] She was confirmed by the United States Senate through unanimous consent January 22, 2009.[1] In her role as chair, she serves as the principal environmental policy advisor to the president. The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works with agencies other than White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives.
Prior to being confirmed by the Senate to lead the CEQ, Sutley served as deputy mayor for Energy and Environment in Los Angeles, California, and as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's appointment to the board of directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.[3] Mayor Villaraigosa turned to her to achieve his goal of transforming L.A. into one of the greenest big cities in America. As a result, Sutley retrofitted 500 of the city's oldest buildings to make them more energy efficient and imposed environmental standards on new large communities.
Sutley has committed more than 20 years to protecting public health and the environment and to energy and climate change issues. She has also devoted much of her career to public service.
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Education and early career
Sutley was born April 20, 1962 in Argentina, and was later raised in Queens, New York.[4] Her parents came to the United States in search of a better life, and who ultimately shaped her values of hard work and the importance to giving back to the community. She holds a master of public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and an undergraduate B.A. degree in government from Cornell University.[3] During the Clinton Administration, she was an Environmental Protection Agency official, and served as special assistant to the EPA administrator in Washington, D.C. Sutley was the first prominent gay person named to a senior role in the Obama administration.[1]
Previous work
Sutley served as a member of Hillary Clinton's Southern California Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender steering committee.[4] She was also a prominent supporter of Senator Clinton's primary campaign. In addition, she supported a requirement for Los Angeles to produce 20 percent of its power from renewable sources. From 1999 to 2003, she worked as deputy secretary for policy and intergovernmental relations at the California Environmental Protection Agency. She furthered her environmental career as a member of the California State Water Resources Control Board and as the top energy advisor to former Governor Gray Davis.[5]
Major accomplishments
Sutley is a member of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District board of directors. She has promoted measures to conserve energy in the White House, which include installing low-flush toilets, adding sensors that automatically turn off lights in unused areas, and introducing the use of recycling bins. The CEQ chair defines her mission as translating Obama's green agenda across government agencies, preserving natural heritage sites such as the Chesapeake Bay, the Everglades, and the Great Lakes, and putting science at the heart of decision-making.[6] As part of the Department of Energy's demonstration project showing that American solar technologies are available, she has led plans to install solar panels and a solar hot water heater on the roof of the White House.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Phillips, Kate (2009-01-22). "More Obama Cabinet Nominees Confirmed". The New York Times. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/more-obama-cabinet-nominees-confirmed/. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Sidoti, Liz (2008-12-10). "Dem source: Obama to name environmental figure". Associated Press. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_environment. Retrieved 2008-12-13.[dead link]
- ^ a b Nancy Sutley
- ^ a b No author listed. "The New Team: Nancy Sutley". The New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/44th_president/new_team/show/nancy-sutley. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ^ No author listed (2008-12-13). "Nancy Sutley". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/us/politics/13web-sutley.html. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ a b Goldenberg, Suzanne (2009-06-02). "Profile: Nancy Sutley". London: The New York Times. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/02/nancy-sutley-us-climate-change/. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
External links
- Biography on White House website
- Nancy Sutley, brief bio, Deputy Mayor for Energy and Environment, City of Los Angeles
- Nancy Sutley at WhoRunsGov at The Washington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Nancy Sutley collected news and commentary at The New York Times
Political offices Preceded by
James ConnaughtonChairperson of the Council on Environmental Quality
2009–presentIncumbent Barack Obama's Executive Office of the President OfficeNameTermOfficeNameTermWhite House Chief of Staff
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Rahm Emanuel
Pete Rouse
William M. Daley
Mona Sutphen
Nancy-Ann DeParle2009–2010
2010-2011
2011-
2009-2011
2011-National Security Advisor
Deputy National Security Advisor
Jim Jones
Tom Donilon
Thomas E. Donilon
Denis McDonough2009–2010
2010-
2009–2010
2010-White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
Senior Advisor to the President
Deputy Senior Advisor to the President
Counselor to the PresidentJim Messina
Alyssa Mastromonaco
David Axelrod
David Plouffe
Stephanie Cutter
Pete Rouse2009–2011
2011-
2009–2011
2011-
2011-
2009-Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic CommunicationsDouglas Lute†
Ben Rhodes
2009–
2009–Senior Advisor to the President and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement Valerie Jarrett
2009–
Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security John O. Brennan 2009– Director of Public Engagement
Christina Tchen
Jon Carson2009–2011
2011--Deputy National Security Advisor and NSC Chief of Staff
Denis McDonough
Brooke Anderson2009-2010
2011-Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cecilia Muñoz 2009– White House Communications Director Daniel Pfeiffer 2009- Director, National Economic Council
Lawrence Summers
Gene Sperling2009–2010
2011-Deputy White House Communications Director
White House Press Secretary
Jennifer Psaki
Robert Gibbs
Jay Carney2009–
2009–2011
2011-Deputy Director, National Economic Council Diana Farrell 2009– Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton 2009– Deputy Director, National Economic Council
Deputy Director, National Economic CouncilJason Furman
Brian Deese2009–
2011-Director of Special Projects Stephanie Cutter 2010-2011 Chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker 2009– Director of Speechwriting Jon Favreau 2009– Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors
Christina Romer
Austan Goolsbee2009–2010
2010-White House Counsel
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Robert Bauer
Kathryn Ruemmler
Phil Schiliro
Rob Nabors2009–2011
2011-
2009–2011
2011-Member of the Council of Economic Advisors Katharine Abraham 2011- Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Lisa Konwinski 2009– Member of the Council of Economic Advisors Cecilia Rouse 2009– Executive Clerk George T. Saunders† 2009– Director, Office of Management and Budget
Peter Orszag
Jacob Lew2009–2010
2010–Director, Office of Political Affairs
Chief Technology OfficerPatrick Gaspard
Aneesh Chopra2009–2011
2009–Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Jeffrey Zients
2009– Chief Information Officer
Director, Office of Presidential PersonnelVivek Kundra
Nancy Hogan2009–
2010–Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget
Jeffrey Liebman
Heather Higginbottom*2010–2010
2011-Director of Scheduling and Advance
Director, White House Military OfficeAlyssa Mastromonaco
Danielle Crutchfield
George D. Mulligan, Jr.2009–2011
2011-
2009–United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk 2009– Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu 2009– Director, Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes 2009– Deputy Cabinet Secretary Liz Sears Smith 2009– Deputy Director, Domestic Policy Council Heather Higginbottom
Mark Zuckerman2009–2011
2011-Staff Secretary Lisa Brown 2009– Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Joshua DuBois 2009– Director, Office of Management and Administration Bradley Kiley 2009– Director, Office of Health Reform Nancy DeParle 2009–2011 Director, Oval Office Operations Micaela Fernandez 2009– Deputy Director, Office of Health Reform Jeanne Lambrew 2009– Personal Aide to the President Reggie Love 2009– Director, Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy Carol Browner 2009–2011 Personal Secretary to the President Katie Johnson 2009– Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal 2009– Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to the President Eugene Kang
2009– Director, Council on Environmental Quality
Director, Office of National AIDS PolicyNancy Sutley
Jeffrey Crowley2009–
2009–Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Jackie Norris
Susan Sher
Christina Tchen2009
2009–2010
2011-Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske 2009– White House Social Secretary
Desirée Rogers
Julianna Smoot
Jeremy Bernard2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–Director, Office of Urban Affairs Policy Adolfo Carrión, Jr. 2009– Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren 2009– *Senate-confirmation pending. †Remained from previous administration(s). Categories:- 1962 births
- American people of Argentine descent
- Cornell University alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- LGBT appointed officials in the United States
- Living people
- Obama Administration personnel
- California politician stubs
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