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Between the salaries, *bonuses* and travel expenses, our government is commiting economic suicide.
President's name | Party | In office | Number of czar titles |
Number of appointees |
Appointees not confirmed by Senate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin Roosevelt | D | 19331945 | 11 | 19 | 17 |
Harry Truman | D | 19451953 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Dwight Eisenhower | R | 19531961 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lyndon Johnson | D | 19631969 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Richard Nixon | R | 19691974 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Gerald Ford | R | 19741977 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Jimmy Carter | D | 19771981 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Ronald Reagan | R | 19811989 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
George H. W. Bush | R | 19891993 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Bill Clinton | D | 19932001 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
George W. Bush | R | 20012009 | 33 | 49 | 28 |
Barack Obama | D | 2009 | 38 | 43 | 33 |
Czar title | Official title | Office holder | Tenure | Type of Appointment | Appointing Administration | Senate Confirmed |
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Foreign aid czar | Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) | Tobias, Randall[1] | 20062007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
AfPak czar, Afghanistan and Pakistan czar | Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan | Holbrooke, Richard[2] | 20092010 | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
AIDS czar | National AIDS Policy Coordinator, Member of White House Domestic Policy Council | Gebbie, Kristine[3] | 19931994 | President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | |
AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Fleming, Patricia[4] | 19931997 | President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | |
AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, Presidential Envoy for AIDS Cooperation | Thurman, Sandra[5] | 19972000 | President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | |
AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Evertz, Scott[6] | 20012002 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | O'Neill, Joe[7] | 20022003 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Thompson, Carol[8] | 20042006 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Crowley, Jeffrey[9] | 20092012 | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Colfax, Grant[10] | 2012present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
anti-poverty czar, poverty czar | Director of Office of Economic Opportunity | Shriver, Sargent[11] | 19651969 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Johnson, LyndonLyndon Johnson | ✓ |
Asian Carp czar | Director of Office of Economic Opportunity | Goss, John[12] | 2010present | Council on Environmental Quality selected | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
auto czar, car czar | Treasury Advisor, Head of the Auto Task Force | Rattner, Steve[13] | 2009 FebJul | Sec. of Treasury appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
auto czar, car czar | Senior Advisor President's Automotive Task Force | Bloom, Ron[14] | 2009present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
auto recovery czar, autoworker czar | Member Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers | Montgomery, Ed[15] | 2009present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
bank bailout czar, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) czar | United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability, Senior Advisor to Secretary of the Treasury | Kashkari, Neel.[16] | 20082009 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
bank bailout czar, TARP czar | United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability | Allison, Herbert[17] | 2009present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
bioethics czar | Advisor to the President, Chairman of The President's Council on Bioethics | Kass, Leon[18] | 20012005 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
bird flu czar | Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Advisor to the President for Public Health Emergency Preparedness | Simonson, Stewart[19] | 20042006 | (New position), President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
birth control czar | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services | Keroack, Eric[20] | 20062007 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
border czar | U.S. attorney and Special Representative for the Southwest Border, Department of Justice | Bersin, Alan[21] | 19951998 | President nominated, Senate confirmed as U.S. Attorney, Appointed as Special Representative | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | ✓ |
border czar | Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Special Representative for Border Affairs, Dept of Homeland Security, | Bersin, Alan[22] | 2009present | Sec of Homeland Security appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Daniels, Mitchell E.[23] | 20012003 | President nominated, Senate Confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Bolten, Joshua[24] | 20032006 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Portman, Rob[25] | 20062007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
cleanup czar | Special Assistant Attorney General (to investigate corruption) | Morris, Newbold[26] | 1952, fired after 63 days by Atty General for demanding records access; AG then forced to resign by President Truman | Attorney General appointed | Truman, HarryHarry Truman | |
cleanup czar | Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy (nuclear clean up) | Roberson, Jessie[27] | 20012004 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
cleanup czar | Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy (nuclear clean up) | Rispoli, James[28] | 20052008 | Sec. of Energy appointed, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
climate czar | Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary, President's Coordinator for Climate Change, Senior negotiator at Kyoto and Beuenos Aires negottiations | Todd D. Stern[29] | 19971999 | President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | |
climate czar | Special Envoy for Climate Change | Stern, Todd D.[30] | 2009 | Sec. of State appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
climate czar, energy czar, global warming czar | Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change | Browner, Carol[31] | 2009present | (New position) | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
copyright czar | Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator | vacant; position approved but not filled during Bush administration[32] | 2009present | (New position) | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
copyright czar | Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator | Espinel, Victoria[33] | 2009present | (first at position) | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
communications czar | Counselor to the President, Special counselor to the President | Bartlett, Dan[34] | 20052007 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
compensation czar, Gulf claims czar, pay czar | Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation | Feinberg, Kenneth[35] | 2009present | Sec. of Treasury appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
consumer czar | Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Warren, Elizabeth[36] | 2010present | (New Position), President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
car czar | Chief domestic policy advisor and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council | Reed, Bruce[37] | 19932001 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | |
cyber security czar, cyber czar | Special Advisor to the President on Cybersecurity, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | Clarke, Richard A.[38] | 2001 Oct2003 Feb | (New position), President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director, National Cyber Security Center | Beckstrom, Rod[39] | 20082009 | (New position), Presidential directive, President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Coordinator | Hathaway, Melissa[40] | Office created May 31, 2009. | Acting czar MayJuly, 2009; resigned [41] | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Coordinator | Schmidt, Howard[42] | Office created May 31, 2009. | 2009Present] | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
czar of censorship | Director, Office of Censorship | Price, Byron[43] | 19411945 | Exec Order, President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
czar of information | Director Office of War Information | Davis, Elmer[44] | 19421945 | Exec order, President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
czar of Latin American affairs | Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs | Mann, Thomas C.[45] | 19641965 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Johnson, LyndonLyndon Johnson | ✓ |
democracy czar | Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy | Abrams, Elliott[46] | 20052008 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
domestic czar | Special Assistant to the President, domestic policy aide | Califano, Joseph[47] | 19651969 | President appointed | Johnson, LyndonLyndon Johnson | |
domestic policy czar | Chief Domestic Policy Coordinator, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President, White House Deputy Chief of Staff | Rove, Karl[48] | 20042006 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
domestic violence czar | Advisor to the President and the Vice President on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Issues | Rosenthal, Lynn[49] | 2009 | Vice President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
drug czar | Head of Drug programs, Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prevention | Jaffe, Jerome[50] | 1971 | President appointed | Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon | |
drug czar | Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and head of the Narcotics Treatment Administration | DuPont, Robert | 19731978 | Ford, GeraldGerald Ford | ||
drug czar | Director of the White House Drug Abuse Policy (1982), Special Assistant to the President for Drug Abuse (1983), Member of Executive Board of the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System Cabinet Level (1983), Deputy Assistant to the President for Drug Abuse Policy (1985) | Turner, Carlton[51] | 19821988 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan | |
drug czar | Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy | Bennett, William J.[52] | 19891990 | (New position) created by Congress, President nominated, Senate Confirmed | Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush | ✓ |
drug czar | Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy | Martinez, Bob[53] | 19911993 | President nominated, Senate Confirmed | Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush | ✓ |
drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | Brown, Lee P.[54] | 19931995 | President nominated, Senate Confirmed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | ✓ |
drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | McCaffrey, Barry[55] | 19962001 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | ✓ |
drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | Walters, John P.[56] | 20012009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy (cabinet rank removed) | Kerlikowske, R. Gil[57] | 2009present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
e-commerce czar, e-czar | Executive Director, Electronic Commerce Working Group | Elizabeth Echols[58] | 19982000 | Vice President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | ✓ |
economic czar, economic czar of World War II | Director, Office of Economic Stabilization | Byrnes, James[59] | 19421943 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
economic czar | Director, Office of Economic Stabilization | Vinson, Fred M.[60] | 19431945 | President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
economic czar | Director, Office of Economic Stabilization | Davis, William Hammatt[61] | 19451946 | President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
economic czar, big-picture economic czar | Chairman, Economic Recovery Advisory Board | Volcker, Paul A.[62] | 2009 | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
energy czar | Director of the Energy Policy Office | Love, John Arthur[63] | 1973 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon | |
energy czar | Federal Energy Office Administrator | Simon, William E[64] | 19731974 | President appointed | Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon | |
energy czar | Administrator, Federal Energy Administration | Sawhill, John[65] | 1974 | President appointed | Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon | |
energy czar | Administrator, Federal Energy Administration, Assistant to the President for Energy Affairs, Executive Director of Energy Resources Council | Zarb, Frank[66] | 19741977 | President appointed | Ford, GeraldGerald Ford | |
energy czar | Director, Department of Energy (cabinet-level position) | Schlesinger, James[67] | 19771979 | (New position), Legislation enacted, President nominated, Senate confirmed | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | ✓ |
ethics czar, transparency czar | special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform | Eisen, Norm[68] | 20092010 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
ethics czar, transparency czar | White House Counsel | Bauer, Robert[69] | 2010present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | DiIulio, John[70] | 20012002 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | Towey, Jim[71] | 20022006 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | Hein, Jay[72] | 20062008 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
faith-based czar | Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships | DuBois, Joshua[73] | 2009present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
food czar | Food Administrator and Secretary of Agriculture | Wickard, Claude[74] | 19421943 | Exec order | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
food czar | War Food Administrator | Davis, Chester C.[75] | 1943 | Exec order | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
food czar | War Food Administrator | Jones, Marvin[76] | 19431945 | Exec order | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
food czar | Chairman Citizens Food Committee | Luckman, Charles[77] | 1947 SepNov | President appointed | Truman, HarryHarry Truman | |
food safety czar | Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection | Acheson, David W. K.[78] | 20072008 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
global AIDS czar | Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally with the rank of Ambassador | Tobias, Randall][79] | 20032006 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
global AIDS czar | Coordinator of U.S.Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador | Dybul, Mark[80] | 20062009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
Great Lakes czar | Special Advisor to the EPA Administrator | Davis, Cameron[81] | 2009present | EPA appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
green-jobs czar | Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation at the White House, Member of the White House Council on Environmental Quality | Jones, Van[82] | 2009 AprSep | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
Guantanamo Base closure czar | US Department of State Special Envoy | Fried, Daniel[83] | 2009present | Sec. of State appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
health care czar, technology czar, internet czar, e-czar | Senior Advisor for Policy Development | Magaziner, Ira,[84] | 19931998 | President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | |
health czar | Director of the White House Office of Health Reform and Counselor to the President | DeParle, Nancy-Ann[85] | 2009present | Exec Order | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
health czar for the World Trade Center (WTC) | Special coordinator to respond to health effects of September 11 attacks, World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program, also served as Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | Howard, John[86] | 20062008 | President Appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
health IT czar | National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services | Brailer, David J.[87] | 20042006 | (New position), Exec order, appointed by Sec. of HHS | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
health IT czar | National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services | Blumenthal, Dr. David[88] | 2009 - | Exec order, appointed by Sec. of HHS | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
homeland security czar | Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism | Ridge, Tom[89] | 20012002 | (New position), Exec Order, President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
homeland security czar | Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Ridge, Tom[89] | 20032004 | (New position), Legislation enacted, President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
homeland security czar | Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Chertoff, Michael[90] | 20052009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
homeless czar, homelessness czar | Executive Director, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness | Phil Mangano[91] | 20022008 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
housing czar | Housing Expediter in the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion | Wyatt, Wilson[92] | 19451946 | (New position), President appointed | Truman, HarryHarry Truman | |
Gulf Coast reconstruction czar, hurricane Katrina recovery czar | Federal Coordinator of Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort | Powell, Donald E.[93] | 20052008 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
inflation czar, anti-inflation czar | Special Trade Representative, Chief U.S. trade negotiator | Strauss, Robert[94] | 1978 | President appointed | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | |
inflation czar | Advisor to the President, Chairman Council on Wage and Price Stability | Kahn, Alfred[95] | 19771980 | President appointed | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter | |
information czar, infotech czar | Chief Information Officer at the White House | Kundra, Vivek[96] | 2009present | (New position), created by statute, President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | Negroponte, John[97] | 20052007 | (New position), Congress mandated, President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | McConnell, John Michael[98] | 20072009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | Blair, Dennis[99] | 20092010 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
Iran czar | Special Advisor for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia (which includes Iran) | Ross, Dennis[100] | 2009present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
manpower czar | Director, War Manpower Commission | McNutt, Paul V.[101] | 19421945 | Exec order | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
manufacturing czar | Assistant Secretary for manufacturing and services, U.S. Commerce Department | Frink, Albert[102] | 20042007 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
manufacturing czar | Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services | Sutton, William G.[103] | 20072008 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
manufacturing czar | Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy | Bloom, Ron[14] | 2009present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
Middle East czar | Special Envoy for Middle East Peace | Mitchell, George[104] | 2009present | Sec. of State appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
mine safety czar | Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health | Stickler, Richard[105] | 20062008 | Recess appointment2 prior presidential nominations were rejected by the Senate | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
missile czar | Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development | Gardner, Trevor[106] | 19541956 | Sec. of Defense appointed, Senate confirmed | Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower | ✓ |
mobilization czar, civilian economy czar | Director, Office of Defense Mobilization | Wilson, Charles E.[107] | 19501952 | (New position), Exec order | Truman, HarryHarry Truman | |
oil czar | Petroleum Coordinator for National Defense, Secretary of the Interior | Ickes, Harold L.[108] | 19411946 | President nominated, Senate confirmed as Secy of Interior | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | ✓ |
patronage czar | Postmaster General Post Office Department, Cabinet level position | Hannegan, Bob[109] | 19451947 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Truman, HarryHarry Truman | ✓ |
performance czar | United States Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget | Zients, Jeffrey[110] | 2009present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
policy czar | Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning | Gerson, Michael[111] | 20052006 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
price czar | Administrator, Office of Price Administration | Henderson, Leon[112] | 19411942 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
price czar | Administrator, Office of Price Administration | Brown, Prentiss Marsh[113] | 19421943 | President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
price czar | Administrator, Office of Price Administration | Bowles, Chester[114] | 19431946 | President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
price czar | Chairman of the Price Commission | Grayson, C. Jackson, Jr.[115] | 1971 | (New position), President appointed | Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon | |
production czar | Director, War Production Board | Nelson, Donald[116] | 19421944 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
production czar | Director, War Production Board | Krug, Julius[117] | 19441945 | President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
public diplomacy czar | Special advisor to the President, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | Hughes, Karen[118] | 20052007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
public diplomacy czar | Undersecretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy | Glassman, James[119] | 20082009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
reading czar | President's Advisor on Reading First Initiative, Member of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education | Lyon, G. Reid[120] | 20012005 | President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
reconversion czar | Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion | Snyder, John[121] | 19451946 | President appointed | Truman, HarryHarry Truman | |
regulatory czar | Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget | Graham, John D.[122] | 20012006 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
regulatory czar | Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory AffairsOffice of Management and Budget | Dudley, Susan[123] | 20062009 | Recess appointment, nominee did not receive a Senate vote | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
regulatory czar | Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory AffairsOffice of Management and Budget | Sunstein, Cass[124] | 2009present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
rubber czar | Rubber Director | Jeffers, Bill[125] | 19421943 | (New position), Exec order, appointed by Chairman of War Production Board | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
savings & loan czar | Director, Office of Thrift Supervision | Ryan, T. Timothy, Jr.[126] | 19901997 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush | ✓ |
science czar | Science Advisor to the President, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | Marburger, John[127] | 2001 Oct2009 Jan | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
science czar | Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | Holdren, John[128] | 2009present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
shipping czar | Administrator, War Shipping Administration | Land, Emory S.[129] | 19421946 | Exec order | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
stimulus accountability, stimulus oversight | Chairman, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board | Devaney, Earl[130] | 2009 | (New position), created by statute, President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
technology czar, chief technology czar | Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Assistant to the President | Chopra, Aneesh[131] | 2009present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
terrorism czar, counter-terrorism czar | National coordinator for security, infrastructure protection and counter-terrorism, member of National Security Council, cabinet level position | Clarke, Richard A.[132] | 1998 May2001 Jan | President appointed | Clinton, BillBill Clinton | |
terrorism czar | National coordinator for security, infrastructure protection and counter-terrorism, cabinet level rank removed | Clarke, Richard A.[133] | 2001 JanOct | (Held over from prior administration) President Clinton appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
terrorism czar, counterterrorism czar | National Director for Combating Terrorism, Deputy National Security Advisor | Downing, Wayne[134] | 2001 Nov2002 Jun | (New position), President appointed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | |
terrorism czar | Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism | Brennan, John O.[135] | 2009 | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
transportation czar | Director, Office of Defense Transportation | Eastman, Joseph Bartlett[136] | 19411944 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
transportation czar | Director, Office of Defense Transportation | Johnson, J. Monroe[137] | 19441949 | President appointed | Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin Roosevelt | |
urban affairs czar | Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Policy | Carrion, Adolfo[138] | 2009present | Exec Order, President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
war czar | Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan | Lute, Douglas[139] | 2007present | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bush, George W.George W. Bush | ✓ |
war czar | Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan | Lute, Douglas[139] | 2007present | (Held over from prior administration) President Bush nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
weapons czar | Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) | Carter, Ashton[140] | 2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | ✓ |
weapons of mass destruction czar, nonproliferation czar | Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism | Samore, Gary[141] | 2009present | President appointed | Obama, BarackBarack Obama | |
weatherization czar | Program Manager, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Sperling, Gil[142] | 2008present | Career incumbent, retained from George W. Bush administration | Bush, George W.George W. Bush, Obama, BarackBarack Obama |
Get rid of the federal pay requirement for work done at military bases. It costs exactly twice as much to do the same job on federal land vs. any other location.