Cornyn, a Republican, was re-elected to his second term in the U.S. Senate in 2008. The current chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he sits on the Finance, Judiciary, Armed Services and Budget committees. Cornyn is also a member of the Senate Republican High Tech Task Force, the Congressional Oversight Group on Trade and the President’s Export Council.
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Shannon was confirmed in December 2009 as U.S. ambassador to Brazil. He recently served as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs from November 2005 to November 2009. He has been a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, serving as special assistant to the president and senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council from 2003 to 2005.
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Spellings served as President George W. Bush's secretary of education from 2005 to 2009, leading the implementation of the administration's education reform initiatives. She is currently the president and chief executive officer of Margaret Spellings and Company, a Washington-based public policy and strategic consulting firm.
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Neera Tanden served as senior adviser for health reform at the Department of Health and Human Services, advising Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and working on the president’s team to pass the reform bill. Previously, she served as director of domestic policy for the Obama-Biden presidential campaign, managing all domestic policy proposals, including health care. She is currently COO at the Center for American Progress, a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization.
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