The Washington 100

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The Washington 100

There's always been sharp disagreement in the Federal City about what constitutes power and who wields it. Because of this, National Journal invested a great deal of thought and reporting in choosing the most influential men and women in the sprawling federal establishment. The group they settled on features, as it must, a number of high-profile congressional potentates, Cabinet officers and agency chieftains. But you'll also find that several career civil servants with modest titles but immense influence have made this elite list.

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From the White House

• Charlene Barshefsky
  U.S. Trade Representative
• Samuel R. (Sandy) Berger
  Director, National Security Council
• Erskine B. Bowles
  White House Chief of Staff
• Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton
  The President and His Wife
• Al Gore
  Vice President of the United States
• John L. Hilley
  Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
• Christopher Jennings
  Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy
• Jacob J. (Jack) Lew
  Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget
• Bruce R. Lindsey
  White House Deputy Counsel
• Nancy-Ann Min
  Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget
• Franklin D. Raines
  Director, Office of Management and Budget
• Bruce Reed
  Assistant to the President for Policy Development
• Charles F. Ruff
  White House Counsel
• Gene B. Sperling
  Director, National Economic Council
• Barry White
  Deputy Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget

From the Departments and Agencies

• Kenneth D. Ackerman
  Administrator, Risk Management Agency
• Madeleine K. Albright
  Secretary of State
• Carol Browner
  Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
• Scott Charney
  Deputy Assistant Attorney General
• Eileen B. Claussen
  Assistant Secretary of State
• William S. Cohen
  Defense Secretary
• David O. (Doc) Cooke
  Director of Administration and Management, Defense Department
• Andrew M. Cuomo
  Housing and Urban Development Secretary
• George L. Donohue
  Associate Administrator for Research and Acquisitions, Federal Aviation Administration
• Stuart E. Eizenstat
  Undersecretary of State
• Fred L. Feinstein
  General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
• Louis J. Freeh
  Director, FBI
• Dan Glickman
  Agriculture Secretary
• Daniel S. Goldin
  Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Harold F. Gracey Jr.
  Chief of Staff to the Veterans Affairs Secretary
• Alan Greenspan
  Chairman, Federal Reserve
• James E. Hall
  Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board
• John J. Hamre
  Comptroller, Defense Department
• Eric H. Holder Jr.
  Deputy Attorney General-Designate
• Donald L. Kohn
  Director, Monetary Affairs Division, Federal Reserve Board
• Bruce Lehman
  Assistant Commerce Secretary Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
• Arthur Levitt Jr.
  Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
• Peggy M. Mastroianni
  Associate Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Kenneth A. Minihan
  Director, National Security Agency
• Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Moler
  Deputy Energy Secretary
• Robert Pitofsky
  Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
• Michael J. Prell
  Director, Research and Statistics Division, Federal Reserve Board
• William A. Reinsch
  Commerce Undersecretary, Export Administration
• Janet Reno
  Attorney General
• Richard W. Riley
  Education Secretary
• Alice M. Rivlin
  Vice Chair, Federal Reserve Board
• Linda Robertson
  Assistant Treasury Secretary, Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison
• Dennis B. Ross
  Special Middle East Coordinator, State Department
• Robert E. Rubin
  Treasury Secretary
• Gen. John M. Shalikashvili
  Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Michael A. Stegman
  Assistant Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Policy Development and Research
• Lawrence H. Summers
  Deputy Treasury Secretary
• Strobe Talbott
  Deputy Secretary of State
• George J. Tenet
  Director of Central Intelligence-Designate
• Edwin M. Truman
  Director, International Finance Division, Federal Reserve Board
• Harold E. Varmus
  Director, National Institutes of Health
• Bruce R. (Randy) Weber
  Associate Administrator, Farm Service Agency

From Congress

• Rep. Bill Archer, R-Texas
  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee
• Rep. Richard K. Armey, R-Texas
  Majority Leader
• Sen. Joseph R. Biden, D-Del.
  Ranking Member, Foreign Relations Committee
• Rep. Thomas J. Bliley Jr., R-Va.
  Chairman, Commerce Committee
• Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio
  Chairman, Republican Conference
• Sen. John H. Chafee, R-R.I.
  Chairman, Environment and Public Works Committee
• Arne L. Christenson
  Chief of Staff to the House Speaker
• Sen. Paul Coverdell, R-Ga.
  GOP Conference Secretary
• Rep. Tom D. DeLay, R-Texas
  Majority Whip
• Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M.
  Chairman, Budget Committee
• James M. (Jay) Eagen III
  Staff Director, House Education and the Workforce Committee
• Rep. Richard A. Gephardt, D-Mo.
  Minority Leader
• Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.
  Speaker
• Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas
  Chairman, Health Subcommittee
• Ronald T. Haskins
  Staff Director, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources
• Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.
  Chief Deputy Majority Whip
• Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah
  Chairman, Judiciary Committee
• Sen. Jesse A. Helms, R-N.C.
  Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee
• G. William Hoagland
  Staff Director, Senate Budget Committee
• Rep. John R. Kasich, R-Ohio
  Chairman, Budget Committee
• Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.
  Ranking Member, Labor and Human Resources Committee
• Sen. Robert Kerrey, D-Neb.
  Vice Chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence
• Sen. Jon L. Kyl, R-Ariz.
  Chairman, Technology Subcommittee
• Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn.
  Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council
• Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La.
  Chairman, Appropriations Committee
• Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss.
  Majority Leader
• Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind.
  Chairman, Agriculture Committee
• Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
  Chairman, Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
• Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
  Chairman, National Republican Senatorial Committee
• Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y.
  Ranking Member, Finance Committee
• Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla.
  Assistant Majority Leader
• June Ellenoff O'Neill
  Director, Congressional Budget Office
• Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wis.
  Ranking Member, Appropriations Committee
• Mark Rey
  Staff Aide, Senate Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
• Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Pa.
  Chairman, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Rep. Lamar S. Smith, R-Texas
  Chairman, Immigration and Claims Subcommittee
• Rep. William M. Thomas, R-Calif.
  Chairman, Health Subcommittee
• Ted Van Der Mied
  Staff Director and General Counsel, House Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) Committee
• Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif.
  Ranking Member, Government Reform and Oversight Committee
• Jade C. West
  Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee

From the Judiciary

• Sandra Day O'Connor
  Associate Justice, Supreme Court
• Anthony M. Kennedy
  Associate Justice, Supreme Court