President Obama's 'Czars'

POLITICO has compiled a wide-ranging list of President Barack Obama's various "czars." The bolded names were confirmed by Congress, and the italicized names are statutorily created positions created by Congress in legislation.

Afghanistan Czar - Richard Holbrooke



AIDS Czar - Jeffrey Crowley


Auto Recovery czar - Ed Montgomery

Border Czar - Alan Bersin

Car Czar - Ron Bloom

Central Region Czar - Dennis Ross

Domestic Violence Czar - Lynn Rosenthal

Drug Czar - Gil Kerlikowske



Economic Czar - Paul Volcker

Energy and Environment Czar - Carol Browner

Faith-Based Czar - Joshua DuBois

Great Lakes Czar - Cameron Davis

Green Jobs Czar - Van Jones (resigned on Sept. 6)

Guantanamo Closure Czar - Daniel Fried

Health Czar - Nancy-Ann DeParle

Information Czar - Vivek Kundra

International Climate Czar - Todd Stern

Mideast Peace Czar - George Mitchell

Pay Czar - Kenneth Feinberg

Regulatory Czar - Cass Sunstein *

Science Czar - John Holdren

Stimulus Accountability Czar - Earl Devaney - statutory position

Sudan Czar - J. Scott Gration

TARP Czar - Herb Allison

Terrorism Czar - John Brennan

Technology Czar- Aneesh Chopra



Urban Affairs Czar - Adolfo Carrion Jr.

Weapons Czar - Ashton Carter

WMD Policy Czar - Gary Samore

*Nomination was sent to Senate on April 20, no action yet taken