White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

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White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
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Agency overview
Formed1955;70 years ago (1955)
Headquarters Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C., U.S.
38°53′51.24″N77°2′20.93″W / 38.8975667°N 77.0391472°W / 38.8975667; -77.0391472
Agency executive
  • Alex Meyer, Director
Parent department White House Office

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) is a unit of the White House Office, within the Executive Office of the President. It serves as the primary liaison between the White House and state, county (or county-equivalent), local, and tribal governments. [1] [2] The office focuses on building new and maintaining current relationships with governors, tribal leaders, mayors, state legislators, and county executives. [1] [2] The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs works with federal agencies and departments to ensure appropriate coordination between state, local, and tribal governments and the federal government. [1] The Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House Office for the Biden administration was Julie Chavez Rodriguez [3] until she resigned on May 16, 2023 to become Biden's Campaign Manager for his 2024 reelection bid. Tom Perez became Director on June 12, 2023.

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Origin

The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs was established in 1955 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower when he appointed former Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs. The appointment followed the recommendations of the Kestnbaum Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, which had been established by Congress to study problems in the interactions between federal and state governments. [4]

List of directors

NameStartEndPresidentRef
John Pyle February 1, 1955January 31, 1959 Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1953–1961)		 [5]
UnknownJanuary 31, 1959January 20, 1961
January 20, 1961November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy
(1961–1963)
November 22, 1963January 20, 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
(1963–1969)
Nils Boe January 20, 1969August 10, 1971 Richard Nixon
(1969–1974)		 [6]
Hebert McCoy August 10, 1971August 9, 1974
August 9, 1974January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
(1974–1977)
Jack Watson January 20, 1977June 11, 1980 Jimmy Carter
(1977–1981)		 [7] [8]
Gene Eidenberg June 11, 1980January 20, 1981 [9]
Rich Williamson January 20, 1981May 17, 1983 Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)		 [10]
Lee Verstandig May 24, 1983March 26, 1985 [11]
Mitch Daniels March 26, 1985October 1, 1985 [12]
Deborah Steelman October 17, 1985April 17, 1986 [13]
Gwendolyn King April 17, 1986May 2, 1988 [14]
Andy Card May 2, 1988September 21, 1988 [15]
Karen Spencer September 21, 1988January 20, 1989 [16]
Deb Anderson January 20, 1989January 24, 1992 George H. W. Bush
(1989–1993)		 [17]
Sherrie Rollins January 24, 1992January 20, 1993 [18]
Regina Montoya January 20, 1993August 7, 1993 Bill Clinton
(1993–2001)		 [19]
Marcia Hale August 7, 1993May 16, 1997 [19]
Mickey Ibarra May 16, 1997January 20, 2001 [20]
Ruben Barrales January 20, 2001December 28, 2006 George W. Bush
(2001–2009)		 [21]
Maggie Grant December 28, 2006January 4, 2008 [22]
Janet Creighton January 4, 2008January 20, 2009 [23]
Cecilia Muñoz January 20, 2009January 10, 2012 Barack Obama
(2009–2017)		 [24]
David Agnew January 10, 2012November 17, 2014 [25]
Jerry Abramson November 17, 2014January 20, 2017 [26]
Justin Clark January 20, 2017March 18, 2018 Donald Trump
(2017–2021)		 [27]
Doug Hoelscher March 18, 2018January 20, 2021 [28]
Julie Rodriguez January 20, 2021May 16, 2023 Joe Biden
(2021–2025)		 [29]
VacantMay 16, 2023June 12, 2023 [30]
Tom Perez June 12, 2023January 20, 2025 [31]
Alex Meyer January 20, 2025present Donald Trump
(2025–present)

Political and Intergovernmental Affairs

During the second term of the Reagan administration, there was a director of political and intergovernmental affairs who sat above the political director and intergovernmental affairs director.

ImageNameStartEndPresident
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Ed Rollins February 5, 1985October 1, 1985 Ronald Reagan
(1981–1989)
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Mitch Daniels October 1, 1985March 1, 1987
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Frank Donatelli March 1, 1987January 20, 1989

Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs

During the Obama administration, there was a director of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs who sat above the public engagement director and intergovernmental affairs director.

ImageNameStartEndPresident
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Valerie Jarrett January 20, 2009January 20, 2017 Barack Obama
(2009–2017)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Readout of the White House Forum on State and Federal Relations". whitehouse.gov . 2017-09-13 – via National Archives.
  2. 1 2 Pazniokas, Mark (January 19, 2017). "Justin Clark named to White House staff". The Connecticut Mirror . Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Julie Rodriguez - Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs". Biden-Harris Transition . Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ Patterson, Bradley H. (1994). "Teams and Staff: Dwight Eisenhower's Innovations in the Structure and Operations of the Modern White House". Presidential Studies Quarterly. 24 (2): 277–298. JSTOR   27551241.
  5. ↑ "PYLE, HOWARD: Records, 1955-59" (PDF). Eisenhower Library. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Statement on Signing Executive Order Establishing the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. | the American Presidency Project".
  7. ↑ "Jack H. Watson, Jr. Oral History | Miller Center". 27 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Digest of Other White House Announcements Week Ending Friday, | the American Presidency Project".
  9. ↑ "Digest of Other White House Announcements Week Ending | the American Presidency Project".
  10. ↑ "Letter Accepting the Resignation of Richard S. Williamson as Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  11. ↑ "Appointment of Lee Verstandig as Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  12. ↑ "Appointment of Mitchell Daniels, Jr., as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  13. ↑ "Appointment of Deborah Steelman as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  14. ↑ "Appointment of Gwendolyn S. King as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  15. ↑ "Appointment of Andrew H. Card, Jr., as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  16. ↑ "Appointment of Karen Spencer as Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  17. ↑ "Appointment of Debra Rae Anderson as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  18. ↑ "Appointment of Sherrie S. Rollins as Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project".
  19. 1 2 "Statement on White House Staff Changes | the American Presidency Project".
  20. ↑ "Digest of Other White House Announcements | the American Presidency Project".
  21. ↑ "President Bush to Nominate Barrales as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of OGA | the American Presidency Project".
  22. ↑ "Personnel Announcement | the American Presidency Project".
  23. ↑ "Personnel Announcement | the American Presidency Project".
  24. ↑ "Press Release: President-Elect Barack Obama Names Two New White House Staff Members | the American Presidency Project".
  25. ↑ "Press Release - President Obama Announces New White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew | the American Presidency Project".
  26. ↑ "Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson resigns; Governor appoints successor". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
  27. ↑ "Press Release - President-Elect Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of Additional White House Staff | the American Presidency Project".
  28. ↑ "Press Release - President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President | the American Presidency Project".
  29. ↑ "Press Release - President-elect Joe Biden Announces Members of White House Senior Staff | the American Presidency Project".
  30. ↑ "Julie Chavez Rodriguez, from quiet aide to running Biden's campaign". The Washington Post . 2023-05-01. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
  31. ↑ "Statement from President Joe Biden on Tom Perez". 12 June 2023.


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