Czar List
List Compiled by Glenn Beck
August 14, 2009 – 12:50 ET
As of July 20, 2009:
• The Brainroom counts 32 czars in the Obama administration, based on media reports from reputable sources that have identified the official in question as a czar.
• In addition, President Obama has said that he will create the position of cyber czar, and there have been media reports that there could be a health insurance czar and a copyright czar. When and if those positions are filled, that would bring the total to 35.
• Since czar isn’t an official job title, the number is somewhat in the eye of the beholder.
NOTE: positions that also existed under previous administrations are indicated with an *.
1. Afghanistan Czar – Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar * – Jeffrey Crowley
3. Auto Recovery Czar – Ed Montgomery
4. Border Czar * – Alan Bersin
5. California Water Czar – David J. Hayes
NOTE: on July 13, 2009, Bloom took over as head of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, replacing Steven Rattner
7. Central Region Czar – Dennis Ross
9. Domestic Violence Czar – Lynn Rosenthal
10. Drug Czar * – Gil Kerlikowske
11. Economic Czar * – Paul Volcker
12. Energy and Environment Czar – Carol Browner
13. Faith-Based Czar * – Joshua DuBois
14. Government Performance Czar – Jeffrey Zients
15. Great Lakes Czar – Cameron Davis
16. Green Jobs Czar – Van Jones ~ Resigned, 9/5/09
17. Guantanamo Closure Czar – Daniel Fried
18. Health Czar * – Nancy-Ann DeParle
19. Information Czar – Vivek Kundra
20. Intelligence Czar * – Dennis Blair
21. Mideast Peace Czar – George Mitchell
22. Pay Czar – Kenneth R. Feinberg
23. Regulatory Czar – Cass R. Sunstein *
24. Science Czar – John Holdren
25. Stimulus Accountability Czar – Earl Devaney
26. Sudan Czar – J. Scott Gration
28. Technology Czar – Aneesh Chopra
29. Terrorism Czar – John Brennan
30. Urban Affairs Czar – Adolfo Carrion Jr.
31. Weapons Czar – Ashton Carter
32. WMD Policy Czar – Gary Samore
33. FCC Diversity Czar (Chief Diversity Officer) – Mark Lloyd
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