for SECRETARY OF STATE Hillary Rodham Clinton Age: 61 Born: Oct. 26, 1947; Chicago Family: Husband, former President Bill Clinton; one child Experience: U.S. senator from New York, 2001-present first lady of the United States, 1993-2001 partner, Rose Law Firm, Little Rock, Ark., 1979-92 associate, Rose Law Firm, 1976-79 faculty, University of Arkansas Law School, 1975 staff attorney, presidential impeachment inquiry, U.S. House Judiciary Committee, 1974 staff attorney, Children’s Defense Fund, 1973. Education: B.A., political science, Wellesley College, 1969; J.D., Yale Law School, 1973 for SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Robert Michael Gates Age: 65 Born: Sept. 25, 1943; Wichita, Kan. Family: Wife, Rebecca Wilkie Gates; two children Experience: Secretary of defense, 2006-present; president, Texas A&M University, 2002-06 interim dean, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, 1999-2001 director, CIA, 1991-93; assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor, 1989-91 acting director, CIA, 1986-87; deputy director, CIA, 1986-89 chairman, National Intelligence Council, 1983-86 deputy director for intelligence, 1982-86 director of executive staff, CIA, 1981-82 staff, National Security Council, 1974-79; intelligence analyst, CIA, 1966-74 Education: B.A., European history, College of William and Mary, 1965; M.A., history, Indiana University, 1966; Ph.D., Russian and Soviet history, Georgetown University, 1974 for ATTORNEY GENERAL Eric Himpton Holder Jr. Age: 57 Born: Jan. 21, 1951; New York City Family: Wife, Sharon Malone; three children Experience: Senior legal advisor, Obama campaign, 2007-08 partner, Covington & Burling LLP, 2001-present acting U.S. attorney general, 2001 U.S. deputy attorney general, 1997-2001 U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1993-97 associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1988-93 trial attorney for the Justice Department’s public integrity section, 1976-88 Education: B.A., Columbia University, 1973; J.D., Columbia University, 1976 for NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR James Logan Jones Age: 64 Born: Dec. 19, 1943; Kansas City, Mo. Family: Wife, Diane Johnson Jones; four children Experience: President and chief executive officer of U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, 2007-present supreme allied commander, Europe, and commander, U.S. European Command, 2003-06 32nd commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1999-2003 senior military assistant to the secretary of Defense, 1997-99 commander, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp LeJeune, N.C., 1990-92 battalion commander, 9th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif., 1985-87 Marine Corps liaison officer to U.S. Senate, 1979-84 company commander, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Okinawa, Japan, 1974-75 company commander, Marine Barracks, Washington, 1970-73 platoon and company commander, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Vietnam, 1967-68 Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters; Silver Star Legion of Merit with four gold stars; Bronze Star with Combat V Education: B.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1966; National War College, 1985 for HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR Janet Ann Napolitano Age: 51 Born: Nov. 29, 1957; New York City Family: Single Experience: Arizona governor, 2003-present Arizona attorney general, 1999-2003 attorney, Lewis & Roca, 1997-98 U.S. attorney for Arizona, 1993-97 partner, Lewis & Roca, 1989-93 associate, Lewis & Roca, 1984-89 clerk to Judge Mary Schroeder, U.S 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983-84 Education: B.S., Santa Clara University, 1979; J.D., University of Virginia, 1983 for UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR Susan Elizabeth Rice Age: 44 Born: Nov. 17, 1964 Family: Husband, Ian Cameron Experience: Senior foreign policy advisor, Obama presidential campaign, 2008 senior fellow in foreign policy, Brookings Institution, 2002-present senior advisor for national security affairs, John F. Kerry presidential campaign, 2004 assistant secretary of state for African affairs, 1997-2001 special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs, National Security Council, 1995-97 director for international organizations and peacekeeping, National Security Council, 1993-95 management consultant, McKinsey and Co., 1991-93 Education: B.A., history, Stanford University, 1986; M.Phil., international relations, Oxford University, 1988; D.Phil., Oxford University, 1990 |