Fenty Joins Former Presidents On Inaugural Committee

Former presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, plus D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), is among 16 honorary co-chairs for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today.

Obama and Biden are also making the event a family affair by including relatives — Obama’s sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and brother-in-law Craig Robinson and Biden’s son and daughter-in-law, Hunter and Kathleen Biden.

The co-chairs are rounded out by former secretary of state Colin L. Powell, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), Rep. Artur Davis ( D-Ala.), Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) and Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)

“Vice President-elect Biden and I are grateful to these distinguished men and women for agreeing to serve as Honorary Co-Chairs for the Inauguration,” Obama said in a statement in a media release today. “From family members to former Presidents, each of these leaders has an unwavering commitment to bipartisan cooperation and a proud record of service to their community and our country. They exemplify the spirit of unity and shared purpose this Inauguration will reflect.”

By Nikita R Stewart  |  December 22, 2008; 1:58 PM ET  | Category:  Presidential Inaugural Committee
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