Unit within the U.S. president's 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.
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]
Name
Start
End
President
Ref
John Pyle
February 1, 1955
January 31, 1959
Dwight D. Eisenhower
[ 5]
Unknown
January 31, 1959
January 20, 1961
January 20, 1961
November 22, 1963
John F. Kennedy
November 22, 1963
January 20, 1969
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nils Boe
January 20, 1969
August 10, 1971
Richard Nixon
[ 6]
Hebert McCoy
August 10, 1971
August 9, 1974
August 9, 1974
January 20, 1977
Gerald Ford
Jack Watson
January 20, 1977
June 11, 1980
Jimmy Carter
[ 7] [ 8]
Gene Eidenberg
June 11, 1980
January 20, 1981
[ 9]
Rich Williamson
January 20, 1981
May 17, 1983
Ronald Reagan
[ 10]
Lee Verstandig
May 24, 1983
March 26, 1985
[ 11]
Mitch Daniels
March 26, 1985
October 1, 1985
[ 12]
Deborah Steelman
October 17, 1985
April 17, 1986
[ 13]
Gwendolyn King
April 17, 1986
May 2, 1988
[ 14]
Andy Card
May 2, 1988
September 21, 1988
[ 15]
Karen Spencer
September 21, 1988
January 20, 1989
[ 16]
Deb Anderson
January 20, 1989
January 24, 1992
George H. W. Bush
[ 17]
Sherrie Rollins
January 24, 1992
January 20, 1993
[ 18]
Regina Montoya
January 20, 1993
August 7, 1993
Bill Clinton
[ 19]
Marcia Hale
August 7, 1993
May 16, 1997
[ 19]
Mickey Ibarra
May 16, 1997
January 20, 2001
[ 20]
Ruben Barrales
January 20, 2001
December 28, 2006
George W. Bush
[ 21]
Maggie Grant
December 28, 2006
January 4, 2008
[ 22]
Janet Creighton
January 4, 2008
January 20, 2009
[ 23]
Cecilia Muñoz
January 20, 2009
January 10, 2012
Barack Obama
[ 24]
David Agnew
January 10, 2012
November 17, 2014
[ 25]
Jerry Abramson
November 17, 2014
January 20, 2017
[ 26]
Justin Clark
January 20, 2017
March 18, 2018
Donald Trump
[ 27]
Doug Hoelscher
March 18, 2018
January 20, 2021
[ 28]
Julie Rodriguez
January 20, 2021
May 16, 2023
Joe Biden
[ 29]
Vacant
May 16, 2023
June 12, 2023
[ 30]
Tom Perez
June 12, 2023
present
[ 31]
Political and Intergovernmental Affairs [ edit ] 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.
Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs [ edit ] 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.
^ a b c "Readout of the White House Forum on State and Federal Relations" . whitehouse.gov . 2017-09-13 – via National Archives .
^ a b Pazniokas, Mark (January 19, 2017). "Justin Clark named to White House staff" . The Connecticut Mirror . Retrieved June 6, 2017 .
^ "Julie Rodriguez - Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs" . Biden-Harris Transition . Retrieved December 12, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "PYLE, HOWARD: Records, 1955-59" (PDF) . Eisenhower Library. Retrieved 2023-10-24 .
^ "Statement on Signing Executive Order Establishing the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Jack H. Watson, Jr. Oral History | Miller Center" . 27 October 2016.
^ "Digest of Other White House Announcements Week Ending Friday, | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Digest of Other White House Announcements Week Ending | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Letter Accepting the Resignation of Richard S. Williamson as Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Lee Verstandig as Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Mitchell Daniels, Jr., as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Deborah Steelman as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Gwendolyn S. King as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Andrew H. Card, Jr., as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Karen Spencer as Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Debra Rae Anderson as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Appointment of Sherrie S. Rollins as Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs | the American Presidency Project" .
^ a b "Statement on White House Staff Changes | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Digest of Other White House Announcements | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "President Bush to Nominate Barrales as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of OGA | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Personnel Announcement | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Personnel Announcement | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Press Release: President-Elect Barack Obama Names Two New White House Staff Members | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Press Release - President Obama Announces New White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson resigns; Governor appoints successor" . Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
^ "Press Release - President-Elect Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of Additional White House Staff | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Press Release - President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "Press Release - President-elect Joe Biden Announces Members of White House Senior Staff | the American Presidency Project" .
^ "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.
^ "Statement from President Joe Biden on Tom Perez" . 12 June 2023.
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