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{{Short description|Unit within the U.S. president's office}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name          = White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
| seal                 = US-WhiteHouse-Logo.svg
| formed               = {{start date and age|1955}}
| chief1_position      = Director
| chief1_name          = [[Tom Perez]]
| parent_department    = [[White House Office]]
| headquarters         = [[Eisenhower Executive Office Building]]<br>[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| coordinates          = {{coord|38|53|51.24|N|77|2|20.93|W|display=inline,title}}
}}
The '''White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)''' is a unit of the [[White House Office]], within the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]]. It serves as the primary liaison between the White House and [[State governments of the United States|state]], [[County (United States)|county]] (or county-equivalent), [[Local government in the United States|local]], and [[Tribal sovereignty in the United States|tribal governments]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/readout-white-house-forum-state-federal-relations/|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Readout of the White House Forum on State and Federal Relations|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|date=2017-09-13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://ctmirror.org/2017/01/19/justin-clark-named-to-white-house-staff/|title=Justin Clark named to White House staff|last=Pazniokas|first=Mark|date=January 19, 2017|work=[[The Connecticut Mirror]]|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> The office focuses on building new and maintaining current relationships with governors, tribal leaders, mayors, state legislators, and county executives.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs works with federal agencies and departments to ensure appropriate coordination between state, local, and tribal governments and the federal government.<ref name=":0" />  The Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the [[White House Office]] for the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] was [[Julie Chavez Rodriguez]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Julie Rodriguez - Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs|url=https://buildbackbetter.gov/nominees-and-appointees/julie-rodriguez/|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=[[Presidential transition of Joe Biden|Biden-Harris Transition]]}}</ref> until she resigned on May 16, 2023 to become Biden's Campaign Manager for his [[Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign|2024 reelection]] bid. [[Tom Perez]] became Director on June 12, 2023.

==Origin==
The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs was established in 1955 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower when he appointed former [[Governor of Arizona|Arizona Governor]] [[John Howard Pyle]] as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs.  The appointment followed the recommendations of the [[Commission on Intergovernmental Relations|Kestnbaum Commission on Intergovernmental Relations]], which had been established by Congress to study problems in the interactions between federal and state governments.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Patterson |first=Bradley H. |date=1994 |title=Teams and Staff: Dwight Eisenhower's Innovations in the Structure and Operations of the Modern White House |jstor=27551241 |journal=Presidential Studies Quarterly |volume=24 |issue= 2 |pages=277–298}}</ref>

==List of directors==
{{Incomplete list|date=January 2023}}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Start
!End
!colspan=2 |President
!Ref
|-
|{{sortname|John|Pyle|John Howard Pyle}}
|{{sort|1955-02-01|February 1, 1955}}
|{{sort|1959-01-31|January 31, 1959}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Dwight D.|Eisenhower}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/finding-aids/pdf/pyle-howard-records.pdf |access-date=2023-10-24| title=PYLE, HOWARD: Records, 1955-59|publisher=Eisenhower Library}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3 |''Unknown''
|{{sort|1959-01-31|January 31, 1959}}
|{{sort|1961-01-20|January 20, 1961}}
|rowspan=3 |
|-
|{{sort|1961-01-20|January 20, 1961}}
|{{sort|1963-11-22|November 22, 1963}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|John F.|Kennedy}}
|-
|{{sort|1963-11-22|November 22, 1963}}
|{{sort|1969-01-20|January 20, 1969}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Lyndon B.|Johnson}}
|-
|{{sortname|Nils|Boe}}
|{{sort|1969-01-20|January 20, 1969}}
|{{sort|1971-08-10|August 10, 1971}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Richard|Nixon}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-signing-executive-order-establishing-the-office-intergovernmental-relations | title=Statement on Signing Executive Order Establishing the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Hebert|McCoy}}
|{{sort|1971-08-10|August 10, 1971}}
|{{sort|1974-08-09|August 9, 1974}}
|rowspan=2 |
|-
|{{sort|1974-08-09|August 9, 1974}}
|{{sort|1977-01-20|January 20, 1977}}
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Gerald|Ford}}
|-
|{{sortname|Jack|Watson|dab=presidential adviser}}
|{{sort|1977-01-20|January 20, 1977}}
|{{sort|1980-06-11|June 11, 1980}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Jimmy|Carter}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-oral-histories/jack-h-watson-jr-oral-history | title=Jack H. Watson, Jr. Oral History &#124; Miller Center | date=27 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/digest-other-white-house-announcements-week-ending-friday-26 | title=Digest of Other White House Announcements Week Ending Friday, &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Gene|Eidenberg}}
|{{sort|1980-06-11|June 11, 1980}}
|{{sort|1981-01-20|January 20, 1981}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/digest-other-white-house-announcements-week-ending-29 | title=Digest of Other White House Announcements Week Ending &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Rich|Williamson|Richard S. Williamson}}
|{{sort|1981-01-20|January 20, 1981}}
|{{sort|1983-05-17|May 17, 1983}}
|rowspan=7 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=7 |{{sortname|Ronald|Reagan}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/letter-accepting-the-resignation-richard-s-williamson-assistant-the-president-for | title=Letter Accepting the Resignation of Richard S. Williamson as Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Lee|Verstandig}}
|{{sort|1983-05-24|May 24, 1983}}
|{{sort|1985-03-26|March 26, 1985}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-lee-verstandig-assistant-the-president-for-intergovernmental-affairs | title=Appointment of Lee Verstandig as Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Mitch|Daniels}}
|{{sort|1985-03-26|March 26, 1985}}
|{{sort|1985-10-01|October 1, 1985}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-mitchell-daniels-jr-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-the-office | title=Appointment of Mitchell Daniels, Jr., as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Deborah|Steelman}}
|{{sort|1985-10-17|October 17, 1985}}
|{{sort|1986-04-17|April 17, 1986}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-deborah-steelman-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-the-office | title=Appointment of Deborah Steelman as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Gwendolyn|King}}
|{{sort|1986-04-17|April 17, 1986}}
|{{sort|1988-05-02|May 2, 1988}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-gwendolyn-s-king-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-the-office | title=Appointment of Gwendolyn S. King as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Andy|Card|Andrew Card}}
|{{sort|1988-05-02|May 2, 1988}}
|{{sort|1988-09-21|September 21, 1988}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-andrew-h-card-jr-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-the-office | title=Appointment of Andrew H. Card, Jr., as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Karen|Spencer|dab=politician}}
|{{sort|1988-09-21|September 21, 1988}}
|{{sort|1989-01-20|January 20, 1989}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-karen-spencer-deputy-assistant-the-president-for-intergovernmental-affairs | title=Appointment of Karen Spencer as Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Deb|Anderson|Debra R. Anderson}}
|{{sort|1989-01-20|January 20, 1989}}
|{{sort|1992-01-24|January 24, 1992}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|George H. W.|Bush}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-debra-rae-anderson-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-the-office | title=Appointment of Debra Rae Anderson as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Sherrie|Rollins|Sherrie Rollins Westin}}
|{{sort|1992-01-24|January 24, 1992}}
|{{sort|1993-01-20|January 20, 1993}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-sherrie-s-rollins-assistant-the-president-for-public-liaison-and | title=Appointment of Sherrie S. Rollins as Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Regina|Montoya}}
|{{sort|1993-01-20|January 20, 1993}}
|{{sort|1993-08-07|August 7, 1993}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Bill|Clinton}}
|<ref name="Hale">{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-white-house-staff-changes | title=Statement on White House Staff Changes &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Marcia|Hale}}
|{{sort|1993-08-07|August 7, 1993}}
|{{sort|1997-05-16|May 16, 1997}}
|<ref name="Hale"/>
|-
|{{sortname|Mickey|Ibarra}}
|{{sort|1997-05-16|May 16, 1997}}
|{{sort|2001-01-20|January 20, 2001}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/digest-other-white-house-announcements-133 | title=Digest of Other White House Announcements &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Ruben|Barrales}}
|{{sort|2001-01-20|January 20, 2001}}
|{{sort|2006-12-28|December 28, 2006}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|George W.|Bush}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/president-bush-nominate-barrales-deputy-assistant-the-president-and-director-oga | title=President Bush to Nominate Barrales as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of OGA &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Maggie|Grant}}
|{{sort|2006-12-28|December 28, 2006}}
|{{sort|2008-01-04|January 4, 2008}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/personnel-announcement-295 | title=Personnel Announcement &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Janet|Creighton}}
|{{sort|2008-01-04|January 4, 2008}}
|{{sort|2009-01-20|January 20, 2009}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/personnel-announcement-47 | title=Personnel Announcement &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Cecilia|Muñoz}}
|{{sort|2009-01-20|January 20, 2009}}
|{{sort|2012-01-10|January 10, 2012}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Barack|Obama}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-president-elect-barack-obama-names-two-new-white-house-staff-members | title=Press Release: President-Elect Barack Obama Names Two New White House Staff Members &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|David|Agnew|dab=politician}}
|{{sort|2012-01-10|January 10, 2012}}
|{{sort|2014-11-17|November 17, 2014}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-president-obama-announces-new-white-house-director-intergovernmental-affairs | title=Press Release - President Obama Announces New White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Jerry|Abramson}}
|{{sort|2014-11-17|November 17, 2014}}
|{{sort|2017-01-20|January 20, 2017}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Sources-Lt-Gov-Jerry-Abramson-to-resign-Governor-to-appoint-successor-281770301.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106174523/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Sources-Lt-Gov-Jerry-Abramson-to-resign-Governor-to-appoint-successor-281770301.html | archive-date=2014-11-06 | title=Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson resigns; Governor appoints successor }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Justin|Clark|Justin R. Clark}}
|{{sort|2017-01-20|January 20, 2017}}
|{{sort|2018-01-18|March 18, 2018}}
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-president-elect-donald-j-trump-announces-second-wave-additional-white-house | title=Press Release - President-Elect Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of Additional White House Staff &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Doug|Hoelscher|Douglas Hoelscher}}
|{{sort|2018-01-18|March 18, 2018}}
|{{sort|2021-01-20|January 20, 2021}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-for-the-executive-office-3 | title=Press Release - President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Julie|Rodriguez|Julie Chávez Rodriguez}}
|{{sort|2021-01-20|January 20, 2021}}
|{{sort|2023-05-16|May 16, 2023}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Joe|Biden}}
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-president-elect-joe-biden-announces-members-white-house-senior-staff | title=Press Release - President-elect Joe Biden Announces Members of White House Senior Staff &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref>
|-
|''Vacant''
|{{sort|2023-05-16|May 16, 2023}}
|{{sort|2023-06-12|June 12, 2023}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Chavez Rodriguez, from quiet aide to running Biden’s campaign |date=2023-05-01 |website=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501152456/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/01/julie-chavez-rodriguez-biden-campaign-manager/ |archive-date=2023-05-01 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/01/julie-chavez-rodriguez-biden-campaign-manager}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Tom|Perez}}
|{{sort|2023-06-12|June 12, 2023}}
|present
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/12/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-tom-perez/ | title=Statement from President Joe Biden on Tom Perez | date=12 June 2023 }}</ref>
|}

===Political and Intergovernmental Affairs===
During the second term of the Reagan administration, there was a director of political and intergovernmental affairs who sat above the [[White House Political Director|political director]] and intergovernmental affairs director.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!class=unsortable |Image
!Name
!Start
!End
!colspan=2 |President
|-
|{{center|[[File:Portraits of Assistants to President Ronald Reagan (cropped).jpg|50px]]}}
|{{sortname|Ed|Rollins}}
|{{sort|1985-02-05|February 5, 1985}}
|{{sort|1985-10-01|October 1, 1985}}
|rowspan=3 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Ronald|Reagan}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:Reagan Contact Sheet C33545 (cropped).jpg|50px]]}}
|{{sortname|Mitch|Daniels}}
|{{sort|1985-10-01|October 1, 1985}}
|{{sort|1987-03-01|March 1, 1987}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:Frank Donatelli 1987.jpg|50px]]}}
|{{sortname|Frank|Donatelli}}
|{{sort|1987-03-01|March 1, 1987}}
|{{sort|1989-01-20|January 20, 1989}}
|}

===Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs===
During the Obama administration, there was a director of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs who sat above the [[Office of Public Liaison|public engagement director]] and intergovernmental affairs director.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!class=unsortable |Image
!Name
!Start
!End
!colspan=2 |President
|-
|{{center|[[File:Valerie Jarrett official portrait small.jpg|50px]]}}
|{{sortname|Valerie|Jarrett}}
|{{sort|2009-01-20|January 20, 2009}}
|{{sort|2017-01-20|January 20, 2017}}
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|{{sortname|Barack|Obama}}
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop/iga Official website] from the [[presidency of Barack Obama]]
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