The inner circle

Announced and reported picks for top posts in the Obama administration:

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, (above) president of Federal Reserve Bank of New York

National Economic Council director Lawrence Summers, former Treasury secretary in Clinton administration, former Harvard president

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, senator from New York, former first lady

Attorney General Eric Holder, former deputy attorney general in Clinton administration

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, appointed by President Bush in December 2006

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Daschle, former senator from South Dakota

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, governor of Arizona

Commerce Secretary Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico; former energy secretary and UN ambassador in Clinton administration

National security adviser James Jones, retired Marine general and NATO commander during Clinton administration

Budget director Peter Orszag, director of Congressional Budget Office