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Gov. Gregoire�s statement on President-elect Obama�s security team appointments

For Immediate Release: December 1, 2008

OLYMPIA � Gov. Chris Gregoire today released the following statement on President-elect Obama�s security team appointments:

�Today�s critical cabinet appointments send a message both nationally and internationally that President-elect Obama is committed to transparency, dialogue and non-partisan collaboration in key national security decisions.

�I am especially pleased with President-elect Obama�s decision to appoint my good friend Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-Ariz.). She brings to the cabinet extraordinary executive experience as an attorney general and governor of Arizona. Her leadership on immigration policy and border security is unmatched and will be extremely valuable to the Obama administration.

�It will be a pleasure working with President-elect Obama and his exemplary security team in the coming term.�