SITREP

By Christopher J. Castelli / October 14, 2009 at 5:00 AM

This morning, after receiving the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office, President Obama will discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team in the Situation Room.

Here’s the list of expected participants, as released by the White House:

Vice President Biden
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (via videoconference)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates
Amb. Susan Rice, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations
Amb. Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew
Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Central Command
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan (via videoconference)
Retired Adm. Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence
CIA Director Leon Panetta
Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (via videoconference)
Anne Patterson, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (via videoconference)
Retired Gen. James Jones, National Security Adviser
Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Adviser
John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan

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