The president-elect Barack Obama continues his comeback to form a new government, and on Wednesday appointed envoys to the meeting of the G20 and installed equipment assessors traveling on the U.S. bureaucracy, in order to quickly change the direction of the country after assuming the January 20 .
The transition team will travel more than 100 Democrats departments and agencies gathering data to launch new policies as soon as Obama takes.
"This is part of our commitment to make the transition more open and transparent in history," said Podesta, who said the transition team will employ about 450 people in Washington and Chicago, the city where Obama lives, with a budget of $ 12 million.
In addition, Obama appointed on Wednesday to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Republican Congressman Jim Leach to represent them before the leaders of the G20 on Saturday.
Leach and Albright "will be available to all non-official meetings with visiting delegations," the text of the transition team for Obama. Saturday's summit will bring together the top 20 world economies in Washington to discuss responses to the economic crisis.
On the other hand, Obama's team denied Wednesday that former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who worked with Bill Clinton participates in the transition as CNN said.
"Christopher is widely respected in the United States and the international community. However, plays no role in the transition process" with the government of George W. Bush, said on Obama team said in a statement.
CNN had said that Christopher and former Democratic Senator Sam Nunn were nominated to head the transition teams for the Departments of State and Defense, respectively.
Christopher was the head of U.S. diplomacy between 1993 and 1997, and Nunn represented the state of Georgia in the Senate between 1992 and 1997.
Among the names that shuffled the press as potential secretaries of state include former presidential candidate John Kerry and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico. In addition, the press speculated that Obama will maintain his position in the current defense secretary, Robert Gates.
But so far the only official designation was that of Rahm Emanuel as cabinet chief.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the current director of National Intelligence and the head of the CIA will be replaced to get the new government to the White House.
The Democrats are opposed to maintain their positions in the current director of National Intelligence, Mike McConnell, and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Michael Hayden, said the newspaper, which cited sources not identified.
The reason: both publicly supported some of the most controversial policies of the Bush administration, such as the use of violent interrogation - are considered torture by human rights organizations - of terrorist suspects.
A Democrat legislator that integrates the Senate Intelligence committee told the Post that there was "consensus" to bring the two officials, although they intend to continue in office.
Among the names that are listed to replace those of Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, and former CIA official John Brennan.
While holding the expectation by his aides, Obama generated a wave of confidence among Americans about what is going to improve the economy, government and race relations, according to a poll published on Wednesday, a week after his historic election.
70% of Americans believe the economy will improve during the presidency of Obama, against 11% who do not believe, according to the poll, the Quinnipiac University.
"Americans are exceptionally strong expectations in relation to Obama. More than a quarter believe that it will be a great president and more than one third thought to be at least a good president," said Maurice Carroll, director of the institute of the polls Quinnipiac University.
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