Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

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Trump Administration

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Current divisions:
Council of Economic AdvisersCouncil on Environmental QualityOffice of Management and Budget • Office of National Drug Control PolicyOffice of Science and Technology Policy
Former divisions:
Domestic Policy CouncilNational Economic Council • National Security Council • Office of Intergovernmental AffairsOffice of Public Engagement • Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) was a department within the Executive Office of the President focused on engaging with state, local, and tribal governments. It also works with leadership in Puerto Rico and other island communities. It was established in 1955 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R).[1][2]

President Donald Trump (R) did not select the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs as a division of the Executive Office of the President during his second presidential term.

Mission

The Biden White House provided the following mission for the IGA:

The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs serves to engage State, local, and Tribal governments, in addition to elected officials across Puerto Rico and our island communities to address the most pressing issues impacting our country and communities.[3]

—White House[1]

Leadership

This table provides a list of directors of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs from 2012 to 2025.

Directors of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, 2012-2025
Director Tenure Administration
Alex Meyer 2025-present Republican Party Donald Trump
Tom Perez 2023-2025 Democratic Party Joe Biden
Julie Chávez Rodriguez 2021-2023 Democratic Party Joe Biden
Douglas Hoelscher 2018-2021 Republican Party Donald Trump
Justin Clark 2017-2018 Republican Party Donald Trump
Jerry Abramson 2014-2017 Democratic Party Barack Obama
David Agnew 2012-2014 Democratic Party Barack Obama

Executive Office of the President

See also: Executive Office of the President

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) is a group of federal entities responsible for advising and supporting the president's policy agenda and administration. The EOP's composition has changed over time as different presidential administrations have added, transferred, and removed entities from the office.

Under the second Trump administration, the EOP included the following 5 offices:

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 White House, "Office of Intergovernmental Affairs," accessed March 23, 2021
  2. Center for the Study of Federalism," accessed March 23, 2021
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.