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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
February 6, 2009

President Obama Announces More Key White House Staff — Names Three More Members of Intergovernmental Affairs Staff

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama announced three Deputy Associate Directors of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: Jodi Archambault Gillette, Nicholas Rathod, and Michael Blake.

President Obama said:

“These individuals bring diverse experiences and a deep passion for public service to my administration. As we work to serve the American people and make this White House as open and transparent as possible, it’s essential that we hear from citizens in all our communities. I am confident that Jodi, Michael and Nick will be valuable members of our team.”

The announcements made today are below:

Jodi Archambault Gillette, Deputy Associate Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Jodi Archambault Gillette (Sioux)

Gillette served as the North Dakota First American Vote Director for the Obama Campaign for Change. Gillette is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Prior the campaign, she was the Director of the Native American Training Institute, a tribally operated non-profit organization.

Gillette received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 1991 in Government/Native American Studies.

In 2002, she was awarded a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship and obtained her Master of Public Administration from the University of Minnesota.

She is committed to her tribe and people, in maintaining cultural life ways and beliefs of her ancestors....

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Article submitted by Shirley Murphy.

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