Pete Rouse

Pete Rouse
Rouse in 2009
Counselor to the President
In office January 13, 2011 – January 1, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Ed Gillespie (2009)
Succeeded by	John Podesta
Acting White House Chief of Staff
In office October 1, 2010 – January 13, 2011
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Rahm Emanuel
Succeeded by	Bill Daley
Senior Advisor to the President
In office January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Barry Jackson
Succeeded by	Brian Deese
Personal details
Born	Peter Mikami Rouse (1946-04-15) April 15, 1946 (age 78) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Colby College (BA) London School of Economics (MA) Harvard University (MPA)

Peter Mikami Rouse (born April 15, 1946) is an American political consultant who served as interim White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President Barack Obama. Rouse previously spent many years on Capitol Hill, becoming known as the "101st senator"^[1] during his tenure as Chief of Staff to Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle.

When Daschle lost his seat in 2004, Rouse was persuaded to stay in Congress as Chief of Staff to then-freshman Senator Barack Obama. Rouse followed Obama to the White House as a senior advisor in 2008 and became interim Chief of Staff there for several months following the departure of Rahm Emanuel in October 2010, and subsequent appointment of William M. Daley the following January. Rouse remained with the White House until late 2013 as Counselor to the President.