Presidential Transition and Inauguration
By: Jake | November 10, 2008 | Category: General
The U.S. Presidential Transition is under way as the federal government gets ready for President-Elect Barack Obama's move into the White House on January 20.
GSA handed over the presidential transition office near the Verizon Center to Obama's transition staff last week. Obama will start choosing his Cabinet, and his staff will start meeting with government leaders to learn about current programs. For progress on Obama's presidential transition like Cabinet appointments you can go to his Change.gov website. Obama has a blog there, as well as a place where you can apply for non-career jobs in his administration (see Nancy's post about career jobs).
While Obama gets ready to take office, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies prepares for his inauguration. The inauguration will be Tuesday, January 20th, just by chance the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but fitting nonetheless.
There's no hotter ticket in town than one for Obama's inauguration. To get a ticket you have to contact your Senator or Representative of the 111th Congress. Realize though the 110th Congress will be in session until early January, so if your current Representative or Senator is leaving office after this current term, you will have to contact your newly-elected member. Tickets will be handed out the week before inauguration and have to be picked up in person. Tickets are free, so beware, anyone who claims to have tickets for sale is probably trying to scam you.
If you can't get a ticket, you should still be able to "be there" by going to the National Mall on Inauguration Day. There will also be other events, like the parade, that you can attend. We here at Gov Gab have been kicking around the idea of live blogging on Inauguration Day. Please let us know in the comments what you would be interested in reading about on Inauguration Day.
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The Respected Presidential Transition Committee
Sir, I am an Indian , But I loves very much this United States of America & Nelson madellas dream country Africa . I love the america for its people who are really good 7 have a friendship mind . I loves also Africa , because of nelson mandella loves Our country India.
The main thing is that I love this coutry for its beuatiness , versetality , for its culture & heritage & obviosly for its mankind.
I give special thanks & salute to our respected President
Mr Barak Obama for his historic win against white person & for wining the mind of those peoples who are purely white .Only he is that respected president that he oblitered the deference inbetween white & black citizens of United States of America 7 that is actual victory which gives the American Citizens towards to a new pathway of sunlight . We Indians are also proud of this respected New electeed president Mr Barak Obama , because of he loves our Indian culture . As a congressman I loves his spirit & again salute his wining strength.
Thank you
Yours Faithfully
Joy chakraborty
( Online Mem USA GOVT Washington D.C)
( Online Mem AICC All India National Congress)
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