National Economic Council
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- For the conservative US group active in the mid-20th century, see National Economic Council, Inc.
The National Economic Council (NEC) is a United States government agency in the Executive Office of the President. Created by President Bill Clinton in 1993 by Executive Order, its functions are to coordinate policy-making for domestic and international economic issues, coordinate economic policy advice for the President, ensure that policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President's economic goals, and monitor implementation of the President's economic policy agenda. The Director of the NEC is also Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. The current Director is Allan Hubbard (appointed by President Bush in 2005).
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[edit] Directors
- Robert Rubin (1993-1995)
- Laura D'Andrea Tyson (1995-1996)
- Gene Sperling (1996-2000)
- Lawrence Lindsey (2001-2002)
- Stephen Friedman (2002-2005)
- Allan Hubbard (2005- )
[edit] Deputy Directors for Domestic Affairs
- Gene Sperling (1993-1996)
- Sally Katzen (1998-1999)
- William Dauster (1999-2000)
- Sarah Rosen Wartell (2000)
- D. Marc Sumerlin (2001-2002)
- Keith Hennessey (2002- )
[edit] Deputy Directors for International Affairs
- Daniel Tarullo (1993-1998)
- Lael Brainard (1998-2000)
- Gary Edson (2001- )