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{{Short description|Part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States}}
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The '''White House Office of Urban Affairs''' is an office within the [[White House Office]], part of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]].

==History==
The Office was established under [[Executive order (United States)|Executive Order]] 13503, issued by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] on February 19, 2009. It is headed by a director, who is assisted by a deputy director. The director was charged with reporting jointly to the [[Office of Public Liaison|Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison]] and to the [[United States Domestic Policy Council|Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy]].<ref name="urban1">{{cite press release|title=Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/Executive-Order-Establishment-of-the-White-House-Office-of-Urban-Affairs/|publisher=Office of the Press Secretary|access-date=2009-06-07}} [http://www.obamawhitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Executive-Order-Establishment-of-the-White-House-Office-of-Urban-Affairs/ Alt URL]</ref> The first director was [[Adolfo Carrión Jr.]]<ref name="urban2">{{cite press release|title=President Barack Obama Announces Key White House Posts|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/President-Barack-Obama-Announces-Key-White-House-Posts/|publisher=Office of the Press Secretary|date=2009-02-19|access-date=2009-06-07}} [http://www.obamawhitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Barack-Obama-Announces-Key-White-House-Posts/ Alt URL]</ref> On May 3, 2010, Carrión departed the post, and deputy director Derek Douglas became acting director, though Carrión was never formally replaced. Douglas departed the position at the end of 2011 and was also never formally replaced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/the-big-dis/Content?oid=2148437|title=The big dis|last=Murphy|first=Jarrett|website=Detroit Metro Times|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref>

The Office lacked regulatory authority or observable influence, and has not been used since the [[first inauguration of Donald Trump|2017 inauguration of Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theroot.com/what-happened-to-the-office-of-urban-policy-1790869304|title=What Happened to the Office of Urban Policy?|last=Olopade|first=Dayo|website=The Root|date=27 April 2009 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref>

==Mission==
The purpose of the office is to provide leadership for and coordinate the development of the policy agenda for urban America across executive departments and agencies and with this also to coordinate all aspects of urban policy with all executive departments and agencies to ensure that any policy developed has been examined for its impact on urban affairs. The office also works to ensure that federal government dollars targeted to urban areas are effectively spent on the highest-impact programs; and to engage in outreach and work closely with state and local officials, with nonprofit organizations, and with the private sector, both in seeking input regarding the development of a comprehensive urban policy and in ensuring that the implementation of federal programs advances the objectives of that policy.<ref name=urban1 />

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop/oua White House Office of Urban Affairs] (home page)
* [https://www.theroot.com/what-happened-to-the-office-of-urban-policy-1790869304 What Happened to the Office of Urban Policy?] by Dayo Olopade, ''The Root'', April 27, 2009 (retrieved on July 6, 2009)

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[[Category:Government agencies established in 2009]]
[[Category:Presidency of the United States]]
[[Category:Urban planning in the United States]]
[[Category:White House Office|Urban Affairs]]