White House Council on Women and Girls
Council Members
"With passion and courage, women have taught us that when we band together to advocate for our highest ideals, we can advance our common well-being and strengthen the fabric of our nation."President Barack Obama
The Council includes not only federal agencies, but also various offices of the White House, which are working together to advance the work of the Council and to support the Administration’s work on women and girls. The biographies of the designees from those offices are included in this section.
Council on Women and Girls Leadership
Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls: Valerie Jarrett, Senior Adviser and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
Executive Director: Tina M. Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement
Deputy Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls: Jordan Brooks
Senior Advisor to the White House Council on Women and Girls: Sarah Hurwitz
Policy Advisor to the White House Council on Women and Girls: Kalisha Dessources
Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
The Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
The Director of the Domestic Policy Council
The Director of the National Economic Council
The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
The Director of the Office National Drug Control Policy
The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
The Secretary of State
Secretary John Kerry
The Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary Jack Lew
The Secretary of Defense
Secretary Ashton Carter
The Attorney General
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
The Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
The Secretary of the Interior
Secretary Sally Jewell
The Secretary of Commerce
Secretary Penny Pritzker
The Secretary of Labor
Secretary Thomas E. Perez
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Julián Castro
The Secretary of Transportation
Secretary Anthony Foxx
The Secretary of Energy
Secretary Ernest Moniz
The Secretary of Education
Acting Secretary John B. King, Jr.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Robert McDonald
The Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary Jeh Johnson
The Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations
Ambassador Samantha Power
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Gina McCarthy
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Acting Director Beth F. Cobert
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Maria Contreras-Sweet
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
Gayle Smith
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
Edith Ramirez
The Director of the Peace Corps
Carrie Hessler-Radelet
The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Wendy Spencer
The Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Fred P. Hochberg
The Administrator of the General Services Administration
Denise Turner Roth
The CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation
Dana J. Hyde
The Director of the National Science Foundation
Dr. France A. Córdova