The Revolving Door

Here's a look at some of the players President-elect Barack Obama is considering to head his Cabinet and other key agencies. Officials highlighted in yellow have either been announced by Obama or reported by The Washington Post as the selected candidate.

Agriculture Secretary	Who's Out? Ed Schafer Former Republican governor of North Dakota	Who's In? Tom Vilsack Former Democratic governor of Iowa Kathleen Sebelius Democratic governor of Kansas Charles Stenholm Former congressman from Texas
Attorney General	Who's Out? Michael Mukasey Former Assistant United States Attorney	Who's In? Eric Holder Former Deputy AG Under President Clinton
Commerce Secretary	Who's Out? Carlos Gutierrez Former CEO and chairman of Kellogg	Who's In? Ron Kirk Former Democratic mayor of Dallas Kathleen Sebelius Democratic governor of Kansas Ed Rendell Democratic governor of Pennsylvania Fred Smith Head of FedEx
Chief of Staff	Who's Out? Joshua B. Bolten Assistant to the President and deputy chief of Staff for Policy	Who's In? Rahm Emanuel Former congressman from Illinois
CIA Director	Who's Out? Michael V. Hayden Retired general, U.S. Air Force	Who's In? Michael V. Hayden Retired general, U.S. Air Force Stephen R. Kappes Former deputy director for Operations
Defense Secretary	Who's Out? Robert M. Gates Current secretary of defense	Who's In? Robert M. Gates Current secretary of defense Jack Reed Senator of Rhode Island Chuck Hagel Senator of Nebraska
Education Secretary	Who's Out? Margaret Spellings Former assistant to the President for Domestic Policy	Who's In? Joel I. Klein Chancellor of New York Public Schools Linda Darling-Hammond Professor at Stanford University Gene Sperling Senior fellow at American Progress Tom Kean Former New Jersey Governor Mark Gearan Peace Corps director under President Clinton David Boren President of the Univ. of Oklahoma
Energy Secretary	Who's Out? Samuel Bodman Former deputy secretary of the Treasury	Who's In? Ed Markey Congressman from Massachussetts Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor of California Jennifer Granholm Governor of Michigan
Health & Human Services Secretary	Who's Out? Mike Levitt Former EPA Director	Who's In? Tom Daschle Former senator of South Dakota
Homeland Security Secretary	Who's Out? Michael Chertoff Former U.S. Circuit judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals	Who's In? Janet Napolitano Governor of Arizona
Housing & Urban Development Secretary	Who's Out? Steve Preston Former administrator of the Small Business Administration	Who's In? Antonio Villaraigosa Mayor of Los Angeles Manuel Diaz Mayor of Miami Shirley Franklin Mayor of Atlanta
Interior Secretary	Who's Out? Dirk Kempthorne Former governor of Idaho	Who's In? Norm Dicks Congressman from Washington George Miller Congressman from California Tony Knowles Former Alaska Governor Jay Inslee Congressman from Washington Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper Jamie Rappaport Clark Former director of the Fish and Wildlife Service
Labor Secretary	Who's Out? Elaine Chao Former president and chief executive officer of United Way of America	Who's In? David Bonior Former Congressman from Michigan (D) George Miller Congressman from California (D) Xavier Becerra Congressman from California (D) Richard Gephardt Former House majority leader (D-Mo.) Linda Chavez-Thompson Executive vice president of the AFL-CIO Antonio Villaraigosa Mayor of Los Angeles James E. Clyburn Congressman from South Carolina
National Security Advisor	Who's Out? Stephen Hadley Former deputy national security advisor.	Who's In? James B. Steinberg Former policy advisor Susan Rice Former assistant secretary of State for African Affairs Jim Jones NATO General
Press Secretary	Who's Out? Dana Perino Former deputy press secretary	Who's In? Robert Gibbs Communications director for the Obama campaign
Secretary of State	Who's Out? Condoleezza Rice Former national security advisor	Who's In? Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico John Kerry Senator of Massachusetts Hillary Clinton Senator of New York
Transportation Secretary	Who's Out? Mary E. Peters Former director of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)	Who's In? James Oberstar Congressman from Minnesota Steve Heminger Executive director of the San Francisco Bay area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission Thomas Downs Former Amtrak chairman Peter DeFazio Congressman from Oregon Mortimer Downey Former transportation official under President Clinton Ed Rendell Governor of Pennsylvania Jane Garvey Former FAA administrator Earl Blumenauer Congressman from Oregon
Treasury Secretary	Who's Out? Henry Paulson Former chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs	Who's In? Timothy Geithner President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Lawrence Summers Former Treasury secretary under Clinton
Veterans Affairs Secretary	Who's Out? James B. Peake Former Army surgeon general	Who's In? James B. Peake Current secretary of Veterans Affairs Max Cleland Former senator of Georgia Tammy Duckworth Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
U.N. Ambassador	Who's Out? Zalmay Khalilzad Former U.S. ambassador to Iraq	Who's In? Susan Rice Former assistant secretary of State for African Affairs

Agriculture Secretary

Who's Out?

Ed Schafer
Former Republican governor of North Dakota

Who's In?

Tom Vilsack
Former Democratic governor of Iowa
Kathleen Sebelius
Democratic governor of Kansas
Charles Stenholm
Former congressman from Texas

Attorney
General

Who's Out?

Michael Mukasey
Former Assistant United States Attorney

Who's In?

Eric Holder
Former Deputy AG Under President Clinton

Commerce Secretary

Who's Out?

Carlos Gutierrez
Former CEO and chairman of Kellogg

Who's In?

Ron Kirk
Former Democratic mayor of Dallas
Kathleen Sebelius
Democratic governor of Kansas
Ed Rendell
Democratic governor of Pennsylvania
Fred Smith
Head of FedEx

Chief of Staff

Who's Out?

Joshua B. Bolten
Assistant to the President and deputy chief of Staff for Policy

Who's In?

Rahm Emanuel
Former congressman from Illinois

CIA Director

Who's Out?

Michael V. Hayden
Retired general, U.S. Air Force

Who's In?

Michael V. Hayden
Retired general, U.S. Air Force
Stephen R. Kappes
Former deputy director for Operations

Defense Secretary

Who's Out?

Robert M. Gates
Current secretary of defense

Who's In?

Robert M. Gates
Current secretary of defense
Jack Reed
Senator of Rhode Island
Chuck Hagel
Senator of Nebraska

Education Secretary

Who's Out?

Margaret Spellings
Former assistant to the President for Domestic Policy

Who's In?

Joel I. Klein
Chancellor of New York Public Schools
Linda Darling-Hammond
Professor at Stanford University
Gene Sperling
Senior fellow at American Progress
Tom Kean
Former New Jersey Governor
Mark Gearan
Peace Corps director under President Clinton
David Boren
President of the Univ. of Oklahoma

Energy
Secretary

Who's Out?

Samuel Bodman
Former deputy secretary of the Treasury

Who's In?

Ed Markey
Congressman from Massachussetts
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California
Jennifer Granholm
Governor of Michigan

Health & Human
Services Secretary

Who's Out?

Mike Levitt
Former EPA Director

Who's In?

Tom Daschle
Former senator of South Dakota

Homeland Security Secretary

Who's Out?

Michael Chertoff
Former U.S. Circuit judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Who's In?

Janet Napolitano
Governor of Arizona

Housing & Urban Development Secretary

Who's Out?

Steve Preston
Former administrator of the Small Business Administration

Who's In?

Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor of Los Angeles
Manuel Diaz
Mayor of Miami
Shirley Franklin
Mayor of Atlanta

Interior Secretary

Who's Out?

Dirk Kempthorne
Former governor of Idaho

Who's In?

Norm Dicks
Congressman from Washington
George Miller
Congressman from California
Tony Knowles
Former Alaska Governor
Jay Inslee
Congressman from Washington
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper
Jamie Rappaport Clark
Former director of the Fish and Wildlife Service

Labor
Secretary

Who's Out?

Elaine Chao
Former president and chief executive officer of United Way of America

Who's In?

David Bonior
Former Congressman from Michigan (D)
George Miller
Congressman from California (D)
Xavier Becerra
Congressman from California (D)
Richard Gephardt
Former House majority leader (D-Mo.)
Linda Chavez-Thompson
Executive vice president of the AFL-CIO
Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor of Los Angeles
James E. Clyburn
Congressman from South Carolina

National
Security
Advisor

Who's Out?

Stephen Hadley
Former deputy national security advisor.

Who's In?

James B. Steinberg
Former policy advisor
Susan Rice
Former assistant secretary of State for African Affairs
Jim Jones
NATO General

Press Secretary

Who's Out?

Dana Perino
Former deputy press secretary

Who's In?

Robert Gibbs
Communications director for the Obama campaign

Secretary of State

Who's Out?

Condoleezza Rice
Former national security advisor

Who's In?

Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico
John Kerry
Senator of Massachusetts
Hillary Clinton
Senator of New York

Transportation Secretary

Who's Out?

Mary E. Peters
Former director of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Who's In?

James Oberstar
Congressman from Minnesota
Steve Heminger
Executive director of the San Francisco Bay area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Thomas Downs
Former Amtrak chairman
Peter DeFazio
Congressman from Oregon
Mortimer Downey
Former transportation official under President Clinton
Ed Rendell
Governor of Pennsylvania
Jane Garvey
Former FAA administrator
Earl Blumenauer
Congressman from Oregon