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Emil
Jones

Illinois State Senator
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Alan
Fitts

Trip Director for the First Lady
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Ron
Kirk

US Trade Representative
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Heather
Foster

Public Engagement Official
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Thomas
Perez

Secretary of Labor
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Ronald
Klain

Chief of Staff to the Vice President
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Vivek
Murthy

Surgeon General
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Gayle
Smith

Foreign Policy Official
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Art and Helen Tanderup

Farmers
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Cecilia
Muñoz

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Eric
Kusunoki

Teacher of President Obama
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Heather
Linebaugh

US Air Force Veteran
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Ben
Jealous

Civil Rights Advocate
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Marielena
Hincapié

Immigration Justice
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Marian
Robinson

Mother of First Lady Michelle Obama
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Melissa
Winter

Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Betsy
Bramon

Foreign Policy Official
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Michael
Froman

US Trade Representative
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Brian
Mosteller

Director of Oval Office Operations
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Gerald
Kellman

Community Organizer and Journalist
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Sarah Bloom
Raskin

Economic and Monetary Policy Official
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DeRay
Mckesson

Social Justice Activist
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Christina
Romer

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Avelino
Halagao

Lawyer and Nonprofit Executive
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Leon
Panetta

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Sybrina
Fulton

Social Justice Activist
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Stephanie
Valencia

Public Engagement Official
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Ben
LaBolt

Assistant Press Secretary
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Hadi
Pir

Human Rights Activist
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Thant
Myint-U

Burmese Reform Advocate
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Melody
Barnes

Domestic Policy Advisor
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Cornell
Belcher

Political Pollster and Strategist
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Katie
Fallon

Legislative Affairs Director
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Daniel
Russel

Foreign Policy Official
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Sam
Kass

White House Chef and Policy Advisor
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Lori
Wallach

Trade Policy Advocate
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Robert
Trapp

Newspaper Publisher and Correspondent
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Akram
Dweikat

Engineer and Social Entrepreneur
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Mary Beth
Maxwell

Labor Policy Official
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Bronwen
Solyom

Librarian
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Joe
Del Bosque

Farmer
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Paulette
Aniskoff

Public Engagement Official
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Otis
Moss Jr.

Pastor and Civil Rights Activist
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Earl
Smith

US Army Veteran
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Kimberly
Teehee

Native American Affairs Policy Advisor
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Sylvia
Burwell

OMB Director and HHS Secretary
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Gloria
Borland

Publisher and Filmmaker
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Chris
Lu

Cabinet Secretary
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Eric
Holder

Attorney General
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Dalai
Lama

Spiritual Leader
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Geraldine
Richmond

Science Envoy
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Samantha
Tubman

Public Engagement Official
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Nancy-Ann
DeParle

White House Deputy Chief of Staff
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Mara
Rudman

Foreign Policy Official
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Michèle
Flournoy

Defense Policy Official
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Wayne
Frederick

University President
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Andrew
Stern

Labor Leader
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Jordan
Brooks

Gender Policy Advisor
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Leif
Elsmo

UChicago Medicine Community Relations Director
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Kathleen
Merrigan

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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LaShana
Lewis

DEI Consultant and Advocate
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Christy
Goldfuss

Environmental Policy Official
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Rebecca
Mieliwocki

School Teacher
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Derek
Mitchell

Ambassador
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Byron
Auguste

Economic Policy Advisor
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Thomas
Kalil

Science and Technology Policy Official
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Chelsea
Manning

Activist and Whistleblower
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William
McRaven

Military Official
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Dick
Durbin

US Senator from Illinois
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Jim
Obergefell

Marriage Equality Activist and Plaintiff
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Robert
Post

Nutrition Policy Official
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Michael
Strautmanis

Public Engagement Official
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Arun
Majumdar

ARPA-E Director
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Daniel
Fried

Special Envoy
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Norman
Brown

Clemency Recipient and Youth Mentor
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Raul
Salinas

Mayor of Laredo
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Denise
O'Brien

Farmer and Agriculture Policy Advisor
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Jake
Sullivan

Foreign Policy Official
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Gina
McCarthy

EPA Administrator
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Nathan
Law

Hong Kong Democracy Activist
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Barney
Frank

Member of Congress
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Ash
Carter

Secretary of Defense
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Richard
Verma

Ambassador
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Bill
Ivey

Folklorist
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Jane
Lute

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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Penny
Pritzker

Secretary of Commerce
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Tom
Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture
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Ernest
Moniz

Secretary of Energy
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Astrid
Silva

Immigration Activist
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Dan
Feldman

Foreign Policy Official
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Bill
McKibben

Environmental Activist
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Jim
Messina

Political Advisor and Campaign Manager
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Valerie
Jarrett

Senior Advisor to the President
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Mark
Luttrell

Sheriff and Mayor of Shelby County
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Judy
Heumann

Disability Rights Activist
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Esther
Brimmer

Foreign Policy Official
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Courtney
Hight

Environmental Advocate and Campaigner
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Tina
Tchen

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Jennifer
Palmieri

White House Communications Director
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Jocelyn
Frye

East Wing Policy Director
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James
Risen

Investigative Journalist
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Jerome
Sauvage

United Nations Official
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Andre
Johnson

Substance Abuse Recovery Advocate
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Khari
Joyner

Cellist
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Astra
Taylor

Filmmaker and Activist
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Antony
Blinken

Deputy Secretary of State
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Richard
Cordray

CFPB Director
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Roberta
Jacobson

Ambassador
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Hannah
August

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Claudia
Rankine

Poet
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Rick
Jordan

Master Mariner
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Lauren
Vrazilek

Deputy Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Gautam
Raghavan

Public Engagement Official
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Wilma
Liebman

Labor Relations Official
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Sheila
Bair

FDIC Chair
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Sandra
Fluke

Reproductive Health Advocate
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Naureen
Shah

Civil Rights Advocate
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Chris
Hughes

Media Proprietor and Campaigner
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Susan
Sher

Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Pete
Rouse

White House Chief of Staff
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James
Jones

National Security Advisor
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Anne-Marie
Slaughter

Foreign Policy Official
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Angella
Reid

White House Usher
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Martin
Dempsey

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Kimberlé
Crenshaw

Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Advocate
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Sharon
Block

Labor Policy Official
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Mark
Lippert

Ambassador and Defense Policy Official
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Theresa
Pouley

Tribal Court Judge
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Neera
Tanden

Health Policy Advisor
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Janet
Yellen

Chair of the Federal Reserve
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DJ
Patil

White House Chief Data Scientist
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David
Shulkin

Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Katie
Johnson

Personal Presidential Secretary
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Kendrick
Eagle

Standing Rock Sioux Youth Leader
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Colin
Kahl

Foreign Policy Official
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Toni
Preckwinkle

Cook County Politician
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Heather
Zichal

Energy and Climate Advisor
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Azizullah
Royesh

Educator and Social Activist
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Olsen
Jean-Julien

Engineer and Architect
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Tiffany
Drake

East Wing Development Policy Advisor
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Ollie
Parham

Civil Rights Activist
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Michelle
Miller

Labor Leader
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Jeh
Johnson

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Tyler
Lechtenberg

Speechwriter
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Doug
O'Brien

Rural Development Official
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Michael
Daniel

Cybersecurity Coordinator
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Louvon
Harris

Hate Crimes Legislation
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Huma
Abedin

Political Aide and Advisor
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Eleanor
Kaye Wilson

Friend of the Obama Family
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Alan
Bersin

Homeland Security Official
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Jeremy
Bash

Intelligence and Defense Official
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Charles
Bolden

NASA Administrator
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Anne
Filipic

Public Engagement Official
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Carrie
Tan Huimin

Member of Singaporean Parliament
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Gabriele
Grossman

Campaign Volunteer
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Michael
Steele

Chair of Republican National Committee
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Evan
Medeiros

Foreign Policy Official
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Allison
Davis

Lawyer
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William
Taylor

Foreign Policy Official
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Kenneth
Roth

Human Rights Activist
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Ellen
Moran

White House Communications Director
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Jennifer
Simon

East Wing Policy Advisor
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Ray
LaHood

Secretary of Transportation
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Cleopatra
Cowley

Advocate Against Gun Violence
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Rafaai
Hamo

Engineer and Professor
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Neal
Wolin

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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Oprah
Winfrey

Media Proprietor
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John
Cullerton

Illinois State Senator
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Josh
Earnest

White House Press Secretary
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Krish
Vignarajah

East Wing Policy Director
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Andrew
Winer

Lawyer and Political Aide
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Wendy
Sherman

Foreign Policy Official
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Newton
Minow

Attorney
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Anne
Patterson

Ambassador
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Julianna
Smoot

Campaign Finance Director
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Kori
Schulman

Communications Official
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Todd
Stern

Special Envoy
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Arne
Duncan

Secretary of Education
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Lee
Bollinger

University President
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John
Mier

Business Owner and Healthcare Advocate
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Christine
Chen

Executive Director of APIAVote
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Michael
Posner

Foreign Policy Official
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Elizabeth
Fowler

Health Policy Official
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Michael
Minor

Pastor and Healthcare Advocate
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John
Kerry

Secretary of State and US Senator
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Kate
Orff

Landscape Architect
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Denis
McDonough

White House Chief of Staff
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Mandy
Carter

LGBTQ+ and Racial Justice Activist
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Angela
Spear

College Teacher
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Arturo
Valenzuela

Foreign Policy Official
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Brett
McGurk

Special Envoy
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Kathryn
Ruemmler

White House Counsel
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Anthony
Foxx

Secretary of Transportation
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Craig
Robinson

Brother of Michelle Obama
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Gretchen
Stewart

School Teacher
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Jeffrey
Feltman

Foreign Policy Official
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Paula
Reid

US Secret Service Agent
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Henry
Paulson

Secretary of the Treasury
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John
Rogers

Campaign Fundraiser
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Susan
Rice

National Security Advisor
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Elizabeth
Brown

White House Staff Secretary
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Tom
Frieden

CDC Director
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Austan
Goolsbee

Council of Economic Advisers Chair
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Michael
Kassen

AIPAC President
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Danielle
White

Director of Scheduling
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Craig
Fugate

FEMA Administrator
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Ileana
Yarza Paneque

Foreign Policy Correspondent
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Rick
Wade

Economic Policy Advisor
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Thomas
Tidwell

Chief of the US Forest Service
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Dan
Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director
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Marc
Morial

Civil Rights Advocate
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Shailagh
Murray

Communications Advisor
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Rajiv
Shah

USAID Administrator
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Ellen
Hollander

Nonprofit Executive
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Diane
Johnson

HUD Official
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Al
Sharpton

Civil Rights Activist
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Konrad
Ng

Brother-in-Law of President Obama
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Richard
Nephew

Foreign Policy Official
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Tommy
Vietor

Communications Official
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Deesha
Dyer

White House Social Secretary
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Samantha
Power

Ambassador to the United Nations
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Jean Pierre
Mbagurire

Development Professional
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Patrick
Gaspard

Ambassador and Political Advisor
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Donald
Molloy

Judge
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Harold
Varmus

National Cancer Institute Director
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Tyler
Swanson

Voting Rights Activist
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Kevin
Concannon

Under Secretary of Agriculture
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Samuel
Locklear

Military Official
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Otis
Moss III

Pastor and Theologian
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Cecile
Richards

Planned Parenthood President
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William
Burns

Deputy Secretary of State
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Tiffiniy
Cheng

Digital Rights Activist
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James
Cole

Deputy Attorney General
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Reggie
Love

Personal Aide to Obama
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Tawakkol
Karman

Human Rights Activist
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John
Hennessy

University President
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Jay
Carney

Press Secretary
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Jon
Favreau

Speechwriter
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Timothy
Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury
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Meredith
Koop

Stylist to the First Lady
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Krysta
Harden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
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Chuck
Hagel

Secretary of Defense
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Gil
Kerlikowske

Drug Policy Official
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Steven
Chu

Secretary of Energy
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Ginger
Miller

Women Veterans Advocate
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Jeff
Flake

US Senator from Arizona
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Daniel
Shomon

Campaign Strategist and Political Aide
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Julie
Chávez Rodríguez

Public Engagement Official
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Maya
Shankar

White House Behavioral Sciences Advisor
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Janet
Napolitano

Secretary of Homeland Security
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Rumana
Ahmed

Public Engagement Official
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Raffi
Freedman-Gurspan

Transgender Activist and LGBTQ Liaison
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Judith
Owigar

Social Entrepreneur
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Anthony
Fauci

Public Health Official
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Aneesh
Chopra

US Chief Technology Officer
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Melanie
Bahnke

Alaska Native and Arctic Issues Advocate
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Janice
Langbehn

LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
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Neil
Eggleston

White House Counsel
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Sarah
Holway

School Teacher and Food Policy Activist
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Omezzine
Khelifa

Tunisian Government Official
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Ryan
Crocker

Ambassador
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James
Clyburn

Member of Congress
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Darrell
Padgett

Criminal Justice Advocate
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Joanna
Rosholm

Press Secretary to the First Lady
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Cass
Sunstein

Regulatory Policy Administrator
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Bob
Kocher

Health Policy Advisor

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