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We may have a new president and vice president, but the supporting roles are still being filled, and they matter a lot. After all, what would the Bush administration have been without Rumsfeld, Chertoff, and Condi? Below, we'll be tracking the additions to Obama's team as they become public. Drop us a comment if we're missing anyone.
Obama's Cabinet (in order of presidential succession):
Secretary of State: Sen.
Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) has the job.
Secretary of the Treasury: As the
Motley Fool said in its headline, "
Tim Geithner, This Mess is Yours."
Secretary of Defense: Obama is keeping present defense secretary
Robert M. Gates for the time being.
Attorney General: It's
Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General under Clinton, and head of Obama's vice presidential search.
Secretary of the Interior: ?
Secretary of Agriculture: Former Iowa Gov.
Tom VilsackSecretary of Commerce: New Mexico Gov.
Bill RichardsonSecretary of Labor: ?
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), the former Senate Minority Leader.
(Via Rollcall)Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: New York City's Housing Commissioner
Shaun Donovan gets the call.
Secretary of Transportation:We hope it's Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.).
Secretary of Energy: Physics Nobel Prize winner
Steven ChuSecretary of Education: CEO of the Chicago Public Schools
Arne DuncanSecretary of Veterans Affairs: Retired Army Gen.
Eric Shinseki Secretary of Homeland Security: Arizona Gov.
Janet Napolitano.
(Via Politico)Other Important Gigs:
White House Chief of Staff: Rep.
Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.)
Senior Advisor: Former Obama campaign manager
David AxelrodWhite House Counsel:Gregory Craig, special counsel to President Clinton
Director, Office of Management and Budget: Current head of the Congressional Budget Office,
Peter OrszagDirector, Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (Obama's renamed faith-based office): ?
National Security Adviser: Retired Marine Gen.
Jim JonesCIA Director: ?
Director of National Intelligence: ?
Press Secretary: Robert Gibbs
(Via Politico) White House Economic Adviser: Former Treasury Secretary (and then president of Harvard)
Larry Summers(Via Jake Tapper)U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: National Security Council veteran
Susan RiceEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator: Former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Lisa Jackson(Image of Warren Harding and his Cabinet in the old Cabinet Room in 1921. Credit: whitehousemuseum.org) 
