• On the day after the 2008 General Election, President-elect Barack Obama was reported to have begun assembling a transition team to aid in the transfer of power between the Bush administration and his own. Those expected to aid in the transition include Obama's Senate chief of staff Pete Rouse, longtime Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, and John Podesta, who was Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff from 1998 until the end of Clinton's final term.FOX News: Obama Reaches Out to Emanuel in First Step... (November 5, 2008) One of the most recognizable names associated with the transition is Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who is reported to have been offered the position of White House Chief of Staff for the upcoming Obama administration.Associated Press: Officials: Emanuel offered chief of staff job (November 5, 2008)

• 1. A presidential transition team aids in the transer of power from the previous administrationOffice of Personnel Management: Transition to a New Administration
  2. Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is a Chicago-based lawyer and businesswomanFOX News: Obama Reaches Out to Emanuel in First Step... (November 5, 2008)
  3. John Podesta was Bill Clinton's White House Chief of StaffFOX News: Obama Reaches Out to Emanuel in First Step... (November 5, 2008)
  4. Pete Rouse is Chief of Staff for Obama's Senate officeFOX News: Obama Reaches Out to Emanuel in First Step... (November 5, 2008)
  5. Rahm Emanuel is a Chicago-area Congressman with a reputation for tenacityPolitico: Obama wants Emanuel for chief of staff (November 5, 2008)
  6. Both New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Wall Street investor Warren Buffett may play a role in Obama's administrationNational Post (Canada): Barack Obama's transition team: Cabinet speculation (November 4, 2008)

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