The Situation Room's specialists include military experts, strategists and diplomats from the Reagan, Clinton and Bush Sr administrations.
THE PRESIDENT
Ambassador Karl Inderfurth. Served as Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs from August 1997 to January 2001.
VICE PRESIDENT
Ambassador Robert Oakley. US Ambassador to Somalia between November 1992 and May 1993.
WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
Professor John Podesta. Chief of Staff to President Clinton.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Ambassador Tom Pickering. US permanent representative at the United Nations 1989 to 1993. Under Secretary for Political Affairs during second Clinton administration.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Dr John White. Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Clinton administration.
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
Dr Arnold Kanter. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, October 1991 to January 1993. Responsibilities included day-to-day management of US foreign policy.
CIA DIRECTOR
Milton Bearden. CIA 1964-1994. CIA station chief in Pakistan from 1986 to 1989.
CHAIR, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
General Jack Merritt. Retired general, US Army.
ECONOMIC ADVISOR/SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
Gene Sperling. Chief Economic Advisor to President Clinton.
PRESS SECRETARY
Joe Lockhart. White House Press Secretary, October 1998 to October 2000.
UK FOREIGN SECRETARY
Terence Taylor. Former UN weapons inspector, now president of the International Institute of Strategic Studies US.
SPECIAL ADVISOR ON ASIA TO NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
Ellen Laipson. Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council, 1993 to 1995.
DIRECTOR, SITUATION ROOM
Mike Bohn. Managed the Situation Room during the Reagan administration.
NSC STAFFER
Gayle Smith. Special advisor to the president during Bill Clinton's second term.
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