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 Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:18 am New chief of staff to 'refresh and re-energize the team' |
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Bush's new chief of staff invites aides to leave before shake-up
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Signaling a possible shake-up among President Bush's senior advisers, the new White House chief of staff told top presidential aides Monday to expect changes that "refresh and re-energize the team." He invited anyone who is thinking of leaving before year's end to do so now.
Joshua Bolten, who took over the top staff job late Friday, did not ask for anyone's resignation in his first Monday morning staff meeting with the president's senior aides, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said. No one stepped forward to say they would leave, either, McClellan said.
But Bolten has Bush's full authority to make changes to the president's staff, which has had a low turnover rate, with many aides serving him for years. Bolten already has had closed door meetings with some top advisers and plans more in the coming 10 days or so to talk about their roles going forward, McClellan said.
McClellan said Bolten told the aides to expect "some changes and adjustments"after he's gone through the process of talking to the staff.
"Josh talked to us and talked about how he is assuming his new position and responsibilities during a challenging time period," McClellan said. "We remain engaged in an ongoing global war on terrorism, and that is of course our highest priority. But there are a number of other priorities that we are working to accomplish as well. And Josh talked about how this will refresh and re-energize the team and for all of us to renew our commitment as we go forward."
Bolten is only Bush's second chief of staff. His predecessor, Andy Card, served Bush for more than five years but resigned amid tensions with Congress, all-time low approval ratings for Bush and calls from Democrats and Republicans to bring in a fresh perspective.
Bolten had served as the president's budget director and will be announcing a replacement for that position soon, McClellan said. The job of domestic policy adviser at the White House is open, as well. But further changes are clearly on the horizon, and Bolten gave top aides the option of leaving first.
"He wanted to make sure he had the team in place that is going to be here for a minimum of the remainder of the year," McClellan said. "And he said if people are thinking about leaving, that now is the time to come to such a decision."
McClellan would not comment on whether he plans to continue working at the White House.
"I never speculate about personnel measures," McClellan said, repeating his standard reply to questions about staff changes with a smile.
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TrekkieMage
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I actually heard a rather interesting discussion about this on the radio. One prediction is that what is happening is new faces and names, but old jobs and roles. I will be curious to see if these staff changes actually change the direction of the White House at all or if it's just a superficial change to try and appease critics.
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