The President's Cabinet Reporting to You
When President Obama and his Cabinet took office a year ago, they faced an array of historic challenges: an economy in freefall, job losses averaging almost 700,000 a month, a middle class under assault, two wars and badly frayed global alliances, and a staggering $1.3 trillion budget deficit.
Faced with these unparalleled challenges, the President and his Cabinet got to work. The Administration took bold steps to rescue the country from a potential second Great Depression; to rebuild the economy for the long-term -- so businesses can thrive, the middle class can grow and all our families can be more secure; and to restore America’s leadership in the world, as we wrestle with the global challenges of the 21st Century.
In short videos, members of the President’s Cabinet report back to you on their progress this first year and outline what lies ahead for their departments and agencies to keep America moving forward.
Watching the Cabinet’s video reports is easy. Just click on a Cabinet member below to play their video.
Secretary Steven Chu
Department of Energy
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
Department of State
Secretary Shaun Donovan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Arne Duncan
Department of Education
Secretary Robert Gates
Department of Defense
Secretary Timothy F. Geithner
Department of Treasury
Attorney General Eric Holder
Department of Justice
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
Environmental Protection Agency
Ambassador Ronald Kirk
United States Trade Representative
Secretary Ray LaHood
Department of Transportation
Secretary Gary F. Locke
Department of Commerce
Secretary Janet A. Napolitano
Department of Homeland Security
Director Peter R. Orszag
Office of Management & Budget
Ambassador Susan Rice
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Chair Christina Romer
Council of Economic Advisers
Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar
Department of the Interior
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Hilda L. Solis
Department of Labor
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
Department of Agriculture