The Obama Team’s Disclosure Documents

Olga Pierce and Christopher Weaver, ProPublica — April 8, 2009 2:30 pm EDT

Updated May 26: This chart has been updated. New ethics letters are in red.

President Obama’s administration came to Washington pledging transparency and accountability in government. The White House has demanded strict new ethics requirements and signed pledges from appointees to abide by the rules. The records don’t seem to be available from single office, and moreover the government insists on giving them out by request only.

We’re cutting out the middleman, and posting them, in a single location, for the first time.


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Name Title Department Ethics Letter Financial Disclosure
Sherburne Abbott Associate Director of Science and Technology Policy White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Joseph Aldy Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Russlyn Ali Assistant Secretary Education Financial Disclosure
David Axelrod Senior Adviser White House Financial Disclosure
Melody Barnes Domestic Policy Council White House Financial Disclosure
Emmett Beliveau Deputy Assistant for Advance White House Financial Disclosure
Jared Bernstein Chief Economist Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
John Morrell Berry Director of the Office of Personnel Management Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Dennis Blair Director of National Intelligence Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Antony Blinken National Security Adviser Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
April Boyd Assistant Secretary Commerce Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Lael Brainard Undersecretary Treasury Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
John Brennan Assistant to the President White House Financial Disclosure
Lanny Breuer Assistant Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Esther Brimmer Assistant Secretary State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Elizabeth Brown Staff Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Carol Browner Assistant for Energy and Climate White House Financial Disclosure
Susan Burk Special Representative for Nuclear Non-proliferation State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Kendall Burman Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
William Burton Deputy Press Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Cassandra Butts Deputy Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Louis Caldera Military Office Director White House Financial Disclosure
Michael Camunez Special Assistant for Personnel White House Financial Disclosure
Jonathan Cannon Deputy Director of the EPA Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Virginia Canter Associate Director Foreign Assets Control Treasury Financial Disclosure
James Carney Director of Communications Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Adolfo Carrion Director of Urban Policy White House Financial Disclosure
Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary State Financial Disclosure
Ashton Carter Undersecretary Defense Financial Disclosure
Steven Chu Secretary Energy Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Hillary Clinton Secretary State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
David Cohen Assistant Secretary Treasury Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
William Corr Deputy Secretary Health and Human Services Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Martha Coven Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Gregory Craig Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Susan Crawford Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Danielle Crutchfield Director of Scheduling White House Financial Disclosure
Peter Cunningham Assistant Secretary Education Financial Disclosure
Ivo Daalder Ambassador to NATO State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Susan Davies Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Henry De Sio Jr. Deputy Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Luis deBaca Ambassador at Large State Financial Disclosure
Michelle DePass Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Other Financial Disclosure
Mary DeRosa Deputy Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Michael Dillon Deputy Director of Political Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Michael Donilon Counselor Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Thomas Donilon Deputy National Security Adviser White House Financial Disclosure
Shaun Donovan Secretary Housing and Urban Development Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Tammy Duckworth Assistant Secretary Veterans Affairs Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Arne Duncan Secretary Education Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Karen Dunn Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Jacqueline Dycke-Norris Chief of Staff to the First Lady White House Financial Disclosure
Joshua Earnest Deputy Press Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Karl Eikenberry Ambassador to Afghanistan State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Norman Eisen Special Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Rahm Emanuel Chief of Staff White House Financial Disclosure
Jonathan Favreau Director of Speechwriting White House Financial Disclosure
Sarah Feinberg Adviser to the Chief of Staff White House Financial Disclosure
Micaela Fernandez Director of Oval Office Operations White House Financial Disclosure
Michele Flournoy Undersecretary Defense Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Ivan Fong General Counsel Homeland Security Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Michael Froman Deputy National Security Adviser White House Financial Disclosure
Jocelyn Frye Director of Projects for the First Lady White House Financial Disclosure
William Fugate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Homeland Security Financial Disclosure
Jason Furman Deputy Director of the National Economic Council White House Financial Disclosure
Patrick Gaspard Assistant to the President White House Financial Disclosure
Timothy Geithner Secretary Treasury Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Julius Genachowski Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Gary Gensler Director of the Commodities and Futures Trade Commission Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Robert Gibbs Press Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Cynthia Giles Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Other Financial Disclosure
Austan Goolsbee Member, Council of Economic Advisers White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Philip Gordon Assistant Secretary State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Rose Gottenmoeller Assistant Secretary State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
William Gould Deputy Secretary Veterans Affairs Ethics letter
Dana Gresham Assistant Secretary Transportation Financial Disclosure
Robert Hale Comptroller Defense Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Scott Harris General Counsel Energy Financial Disclosure
Seth Harris Deputy Secretary Labor Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
David Hayes Deputy Secretary Interior Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Christopher Hill Ambassador to Iraq State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Alan Hoffman Deputy Chief of Staff Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Cynthia Hogan Counsel Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Eric Holder Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
John Holdren Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Lisa Jackson Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Valerie Jarrett Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Dawn Johnsen Assistant Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Jeh Johnson General Counsel General Counsel Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Kristina Johnson Undersecretary Energy Financial Disclosure
Camille Johnston Director of Communications for the First Lady White House Financial Disclosure
James Jones National Security Adviser White House Financial Disclosure
Elena Kagan Solicitor General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Katy Kale Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Chris Kang Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Mike Kelleher Director of Correspondence White House Financial Disclosure
Brian Kennedy Assistant Secretary Labor Financial Disclosure
Sean Kennedy Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Richard Kerlikowske Director of National Drug Policy White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
T. Michael Kerr Assistant Secretary Labor Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Roy Kienitz undersecretary Transportation Ethics letter
Ronald Kirk Trade Representative White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Ronald Klain Chief of Staff Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Harold Koh Legal Adviser State Financial Disclosure
Steven Koonin Undersecretary Energy Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Peter Kovar Assistant Secretary Housing and Urban Development Financial Disclosure
David Kris Assistant Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Alan Krueger Assistant Secretary Treasury Financial Disclosure
Raymond LaHood Secretary Transportation Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Joe Leonard Assistant Secretary Agriculture Financial Disclosure
Jacob Lew Deputy Secretary State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Gary Locke Secretary Commerce Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Jane Lubchenco Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commerce Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Jane Lute Deputy Secretary Homeland Security Financial Disclosure
William Lynn Deputy Secretary Defense Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Shawn Maher Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Timothy Manning Deputy Administrator Homeland Security Financial Disclosure
Demetrios Marantis Trade Representative Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Carmel Martin Assistant Secretary Education Financial Disclosure
Alyssa Mastromonaco Director of Scheduling White House Financial Disclosure
Regina McCarthy Assistant Administrator of the EPA Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Denis McDonough Deputy Assistant to the President White House Financial Disclosure
Brian McKeon Deputy National Security Adviser Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Terrell McSweeney Assistant for Domestic Policy Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Dan Meltzer Principal Deputy Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Kathleen Merrigan Deputy Secretary Agriculture Financial Disclosure
James Messina Deputy Chief of Staff White House Financial Disclosure
James Miller Under Secretary Agriculture Financial Disclosure
James Miller Deputy Under Secretary Defense Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Paul Miller Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Karen Mills Administrator of the Small Business Administration Other Financial Disclosure
Ellen Moran Communications Director White House Financial Disclosure
Trevor Morrison Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
John Morton Assistant Secretary Homeland Security Financial Disclosure
Cecilia Munoz Director of Intergovernmental Affiars White House Financial Disclosure
Robert Nabors Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Janet Napolitano Secretary Homeland Security Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Alison Nathan Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Marvin Nicholson Trip Director White House Financial Disclosure
David Ogden Deputy Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Lisa Ogden Special Assistant for Personnel White House Financial Disclosure
Peter Orszag Director of the Office of Management and Budget White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Leon Panetta Director of Central Intelligence Other Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Gregory Papa Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Alejandro Perez Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Thomas Perez Assistant Attorney General Justice Financial Disclosure
Thomas Perrelli Associate Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Howard Pfeiffer Deputy Communications Director White House Financial Disclosure
Macon Phillips Director of New Media White House Financial Disclosure
Jen Psaki Deputy Press Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Richard Reed Chief of Emergency Response for the General Services Administration Other Financial Disclosure
Elizabeth Reynolds Director of Media Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Ben Rhodes Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Susan Rice Ambassador to the United Nations State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Desiree Rogers Social Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Christina Romer Chair, Council of Economic Advisers White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Charles Rose General Counsel Education Financial Disclosure
Yvette Roubideaux Director Health and Human Services Financial Disclosure
Cecilia Rouse Member, Council of Economic Advisers White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Peter Rouse Senior Adviser White House Financial Disclosure
Peter Rundlet Deputy Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Catherine Russell Chief of Staff for Jill Biden Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Evan Ryan Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Kenneth Salazar Secretary Interior Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Jonathan Samuels Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Mary Schapiro Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Other Financial Disclosure
Philip Schiliro Assistant for Legislative Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Elizabeth Sears-Smith Deputy Cabinet Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Health and Human Services Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
John Sepulveda Assistant Secretary Veterans Affairs Financial Disclosure
Kate Shaw Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Susan Sher Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Eric Shinseki Secretary Veterans Affairs Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Ronald Sims Deputy Secretary Housing and Urban Development Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Dana Singiser Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Hilda Solis Secretary Labor Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
James Steinberg Deputy Secretary State Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Shelly Stoneman Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Michael Strautmanis Chief of Staff to the Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Thomas Strickland Assistant Secretary Interior Financial Disclosure
Lawrence Strickling Assistant Secretary Commerce Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Lawrence Summers Director of the National Economic Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Nancy Sutley Member, Council on Environmental Quality White House Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Sean Sweeney Senior Adviser to the Chief of Staff White House Financial Disclosure
Daniel Tarullo Member, Federal Reserve Board Other Ethics letter
Tina Tchen Public Liason White House Financial Disclosure
Louisa Terrell Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Nathan Tibbits Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Hilary Tompkins Solicitor General Interior Financial Disclosure
Dallas Tonsager Undersecretary Agriculture Financial Disclosure
Ines Triay Assistant Secretary Energy Financial Disclosure
Dan Turton Deput Director of Legislative Affairs White House Financial Disclosure
Christine Varney Assistant Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Moises Vela Director of Administration Vice President’s Office Financial Disclosure
Rahul Verma Assistant Secretary State Financial Disclosure
Melanne Verveer Ambassador for Global Women’s Initiatives State Financial Disclosure
Thomas Vilsack Secretary Agriculture Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Kim Wallace Assistant Secretary Treasury Ethics letter
Joani Walsh Assistant Staff Secretary White House Financial Disclosure
Ronald Weich Assistant Attorney General Justice Financial Disclosure
Chris Weideman Associate Counsel White House Financial Disclosure
Derek West Assistant Attorney General Justice Ethics letter Financial Disclosure
Kenneth Williams-Bennet Deputy Assistant for Personnel White House Financial Disclosure
Denise Wilson Special Assistant White House Financial Disclosure
Melissa Winter Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady White House Financial Disclosure
Heather Zichal Deputy Assistant White House Financial Disclosure