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First Cabinet of President Barack Obama in the White House East Room. From left to right: Back row: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood,* Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa P. Jackson,* Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke,* Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis,* President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar,* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan,* Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter R. Orszag,* Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer,* Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Second row: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu,* Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano,* Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel,* Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius,* United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk,* United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice,* Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki.* Third row, sitting: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates,* Secretary of Treasury Timothy F. Geithner,* Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,* Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder. *No longer in office