Pete Rouse
Appearance
Pete Rouse | |
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Counselor to the President | |
In office January 13, 2011 – January 1, 2014 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Ed Gillespie (2009) |
Succeeded by | John Podesta |
Acting White House Chief of Staff | |
In office October 1, 2010 – January 13, 2011 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Rahm Emanuel |
Succeeded by | Bill Daley |
Senior Advisor to the President | |
In office January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Barry Jackson |
Succeeded by | Brian Deese |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Mikami Rouse April 15, 1946 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Colby College (BA) London School of Economics (MA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Peter Mikami Rouse (born April 15, 1946) is an American political consultant. He was interim White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President Barack Obama from 2010 to 2011. Rouse spent many years on Capitol Hill, becoming known as the "101st senator"[1] during his tenure as Chief of Staff to Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle.
After Daschle lost his election, Rouse later became Chief of Staff for then-Senator Obama.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Obama's likely new staff chief was known as '101st senator'". mcclatchydc. Retrieved 2018-12-18.