Situation Session

By Christopher J. Castelli / October 7, 2009 at 5:00 AM

This afternoon, President Obama plans to meet again with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Here’s the White House’s roster for today’s Situation Room session:

* Vice President Biden
* Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
* 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
* 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

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