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March 20, 2000
 
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Clinton brings along a powerful team
 
Josy Joseph in New Delhi 
 
The official delegation accompanying United States President Bill Clinton on his five-day visit to India is a virtual who's who of the world's most powerful democracy, and includes his secretaries of state and commerce, besides his daughter Chelsea and mother-in-law Dorothy Rodham. 
 
According to the list released by the White House, the group also comprises well-known pro-India campaigners on Capitol Hill and the American ambassador in New Delhi. 
 
THE OFFICIAL DELEGATION: 
The President 
 Chelsea Clinton, his daughter 
 Dorothy Rodham, his mother-in-law 
 Richard Celeste, US ambassador to India 
 Madeleine Albright, secretary of state 
 William Daley, secretary of commerce 
 John Podesta, chief of staff to the President 
 Representative Gary Ackerman 
 Representative Jim McDermott 
 Representative Frank Pallone 
 Representative Nita Lowey 
 Representative Jim Greenwood 
 Representative Edward Royce 
 Representative Sheila Jackson Lee 
 Representative Janice Schakowsky 
 Samuel Berger, assistant to the President for national security affairs 
 Bruce Lindsey, assistant to the President and deputy counsel to the President 
 Joseph Lockhart, assistant to the President and press secretary 
 Sean Maloney, assistant to the President and staff secretary 
 Connie Mariano, physician to the President 
 Karen Tramontano, assistant to the President and counsellor to the chief of staff 
 Strobe Talbott, deputy secretary of state 
 Susan Esserman, deputy United States trade representative 
 Brady Anderson, administrator, Agency for International Development 
 Elaine Shocas, chief of staff to the secretary of state 
 Ernest Moniz, undersecretary of energy 
 Mary Mel French, chief of protocol 
 Osman Siddique, US ambassador to Fiji 
 Karl Inderfurth, assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs 
 James Steinberg, deputy assistant to the President for national security affairs 
 Lieutenant General Donald Kerrick, senior military adviser to the secretary of state 
 Barbara Ann Rudolph, chief of staff to the administrator, US Agency for International Development 
 Bruce Riedel, special assistant to the President and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs, National Security Council 
 Islam Siddiqui, senior trade adviser, Department of Agriculture 
 
TRAVELLING STAFF:
 Jennifer Palmieri, deputy assistant to the President and deputy press secretary 
 Jake Siewert, deputy assistant to the President and deputy press secretary 
 Sam Afridi, special assistant to the President and presidential speechwriter 
 Brian Alcorn, special assistant to the President and deputy director of advance 
 Nanda Chitre, special assistant to the President and assistant press secretary 
 Julie Eddy, special assistant to the President and deputy director of presidential scheduling 
 Kirk Hanlin, special assistant to the President and trip director 
 Stephen Lamb, special assistant to the President and deputy director of presidential scheduling 
 Tomasz Malinowski, special assistant to the President and senior director for foreign policy, National Security Council 
 David Halperin, special assistant to the President, National Security Council 
 Richard Samans, special assistant to the President for international economic policy 
 Christine Stanek, special assistant to the President and chief of staff for public liaison 
 Joel Wiginton, special assistant to the President for legislative affairs 
 Ian Bowles, senior director, Environmental Affairs, Council on Environmental Quality/National 
Security Council 
 Suzanne George, deputy chief of staff to the secretary of state 
 James Doyle, deputy chief of staff, Department of Commerce 
 Mark Bernstein, director of press pool operations 
 Donald Camp, director, Near East and South Asian affairs, National Security Council 
 Cynthia Gire, director for strategic planning and advance, National Security Council 
 Michael Hammer, assistant press secretary for foreign affairs and director for public affairs, National Security Council 
 Paul Orzulak, director for speechwriting, National Security Council 
 Huma Abedin, special assistant to the First Lady 
 Karen Burchard, deputy director of press advance 
 Sheba Crocker, executive assistant to the deputy assistant to the President for national security affairs 
 Betty Currie, personal secretary to the President 
 Jenni Engebretsen, assistant to the press secretary 
 Kris Engskov, President's aide 
 Cynthia Hogle, protocol gifts officer 
 Lindsey Huff, associate director for communications, National Security Council 
 Laura Marcus, senior adviser to the chief of staff 
 Elizabeth Newman, assistant press secretary 
 Sean O'Shea, special assistant to the cabinet secretary 
 
CLINTON VISITS INDIA : The complete coverage
 
 
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