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irman. In 2010, as foreign policy advisor to now-Vice President Biden, McKeon was the Obama administration's point per

h—a spot usually reserved for the Vice-President. Joe EFTA00712756 Biden was bumped to the following

ng spot at the Convention, in Charlotte, the night before the President's speech—a spot usually reserved for the Vice-President. Joe EFTA00712756 Biden was bumped to the following night, in the slot immediately before Obama. The reconciliation began in earnest late last summer. Patrick Gaspard, the

tightly controlled national security matters from the White House. Because his power is so outsized, we have not included him -- or Vice President Joe Biden, the resident devil's advocate whose occasional verbal missteps belie his deep international experience -- on our list of the 50 Democrats who have

all. Here, then, is the FP 50, Democrat edition -- the behind-the-scenes, in-the-media, and at-the-podium A-listers of American foreign policy. 1. Tom Donilon may keep a relatively low profile, but make no mistake: This backstage player is perhaps his party's most influential voice on international affai

ccording to credible press reports. Obama actually inherited two separate drone programs when he took office — and at the urging of Vice President Joe Biden, who has pressed hard for a greater emphasis on counterterrorism tactics, he has dramatically expanded them both. The first program, under the purv

office — and at the urging of Vice President Joe Biden, who has pressed hard for a greater emphasis on

ook office — and at the urging of Vice President Joe Biden, who has pressed hard for a greater emphas

is sparked a miniature blowup in the White House between the president's national security team and the CIA. Last spring, National Security Adviser Tom Donilon ordered a review of the drone program — not to halt it, but to figure out a way to deploy drones that might ease the concerns of Munter and other d

cle for a stolen motorcycle from another state." Joe Fryer reported on NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/4, story

eting" Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who has been "spearheading the effort." While Johnson "has said repeatedly his investigation is not centered on the Bidens and is not being driven by the election," The Hill says "some of his requests for information have centered on Hunter Biden's travel records, contac

The Hill (8/4, Carney, 2.98M) reports there are growing tensions over a Republican probe "into the Obama administration that focuses, in part," on Joe Biden's son, Hunter. Democrats, the Biden campaign, and outside groups "are increasingly going public with their concerns over the investigation, which the

journalists. Day two speakers include Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, former National Security Advisors Tom Donilon and Stephen Hadley, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsoakis, Robin Hood Foundation CEO Wes Moore,

02029356 EFTA02689731 24 The positions of senior officials in this process reflect a mixture of serious thought and gamesmanship. Vice President Biden along with NSC Adviser Tom Donilon mark the center—there is no left. They're pressing for a July announcement of 30,000 in cuts over 12 months. Te

t a mixture of serious thought and gamesmanship. Vice President Biden along with NSC Adviser Tom Donilon mark the cent

from all sides, the projected withdrawal total and end dates could change somewhat. No one, not even Obama's most intimate national-security aides—Tom Donilon, Denis McDonough, and Ben Rhodes—can be certain of their boss' final calculations, but key officials feel confident that the president's secret thi

to different parts of the party. The nearer-term options are far-fetched. When Bob Woodward said on CNN last fall that Hillary’s switching jobs with Joe Biden was “on the table,” the reaction inside both the White House and State Department was to scoff. Neither has an incentive to switch. With the Iraq por

ion inside both the White House and State Department was to scoff. Neither has an incentive to switch. With the Iraq portfolio already in his pocket, Biden gets plenty of foreign-policy action. His bigger concern is staying on good terms with Hillary. In late 2009, he worried that their long and friendly

e closer. Even so, she works hard to keep the hatchet with Obama buried. This requires staying on good terms with his White House. Hillary has known Tom Donilon, the national-security adviser, since 1978, when HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024987 --- PAGE BREAK --- si he was a 23-year-old political operative. They have