People Flashcards
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Ben Rhodes
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- lived in NY, witnessed 9/11, moved to DC
- worked at the Wilson Center (Iraq Study Group)
- met Obama in 2007
- speechwriting team during the 2008 elections
- deputy national security advisor for strategic communications and speechwriting
- 2nd term: Obama proposed him to take the lead on some issues
- led the negotiations with Cuba
2
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Susan Rice
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- worked with Clinton (Secretary of State for Africa)
- leading Democratic voice on foreign policy
- American Ambassador to the UN (2009-2013)
- National Security Advisor (2013-2017)
3
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Lawrence (Larry) Summers
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- Obama’s top economic advisor
- director of the National Economic Council 2009-2011
- key economic decision-maker
- stimulus: supported tax-cuts (criticized by opposition for not supporting infrastructure)
4
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Hillary Clinton
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- US Senator from New York (2001-2009)
- Secretary of State 2009-2012
5
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Robert (Bob) Gates
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- Republican
- Secretary of Defense 2006-08 (Bush)
- Secretary of Defense 2008-11 (Obama)
6
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David Petraeus
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- public face of the war in Afghanistan when Bush was an unpopular figure
- Republican
7
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Richard Holbrooke
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- Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP)
- not much popular in the administration
- attempted to aid Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s political opponents during his reelection bid
8
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Joe Biden
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- Vice-President: reputation for foreign policy expertise
9
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General Stanley McChrystal
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- Commander in Afghanistan
- wanted more troops in Afghanistan
- International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
- “out-of-control-boys’ club” in Rolling Stones - Obama fired him (replaced by Petraeus)
10
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John Brennan
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- Obama’s top counterterrorism advisor
- United States Homeland Security Advisor (2009-13)
- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2013-17)
- need to destroy Al Qaeda
- his office was the nerve center during Bin Laden’s chase
11
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Donald Trump
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- asked for Obama’s birth certificate (first mandate)
- announced his candidacy in June 2015
12
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Samantha Power
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- emigrated from Ireland at 9
- humanitarian
- “People need to be at the center of our foreign policy thinking. Both because they’re people and they deserve respect and dignity, but also because that advances our national security” from The Final Year
- 2016, trip to Nigeria (Bring Back our Girls), fight against Boko Haram
- she visited Minawao Refugee Camp (Cameroon) for Boko Haram victims
- American Ambassador to the UN (2013-2017)
13
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John Boehner
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- Speaker of the House (2011-2015)
14
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Ted Cruz
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- Obama as an “apologist for radical Islam terrorists”
15
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Paul Ryan
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- Chair of the House Budget Committee (2011-2015) (président de la Commission du budget)
- Speaker of the House (2015-2019)
- Presidential ticket with Mitt Romney 2012
