White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Agency overview
Formed1955; 69 years ago (1955)
HeadquartersEisenhower Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C., U.S.
38°53′51.24″N 77°2′20.93″W / 38.8975667°N 77.0391472°W / 38.8975667; -77.0391472
Agency executive
Parent departmentWhite House Office

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) is a unit of the White House Office, within the Executive Office of the President. It serves as the primary liaison between the White House and state, county (or county-equivalent), local, and tribal governments.[1][2] The office focuses on building new and maintaining current relationships with governors, tribal leaders, mayors, state legislators, and county executives.[1][2] The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs works with federal agencies and departments to ensure appropriate coordination between state, local, and tribal governments and the federal government.[1] The Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House Office for the Biden administration was Julie Chavez Rodriguez[3] until she resigned on May 16, 2023 to become Biden's Campaign Manager for his 2024 reelection bid. Tom Perez became Director on June 12, 2023.

  1. ^ a b c "Readout of the White House Forum on State and Federal Relations". whitehouse.gov. 2017-09-13 – via National Archives.
  2. ^ a b Pazniokas, Mark (January 19, 2017). "Justin Clark named to White House staff". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Julie Rodriguez - Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved December 12, 2020.