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If you don’t already know him, get used to seeing this man. His will be the face of the Obama White House.

Robert Gibbs was the communications director, and later a senior strategist, for the Obama campaign, and now President-elect Barack Obama has tapped him to be his administration’s press secretary.

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Another name familiar to those on the Obama press list also has a permanent position, according to a transition team press release (not from him, though he is currently the communications director for the transition): Daniel H. Pfeiffer. He has been named the deputy director of communications in the new White House. In addition to having worked for the campaign,

Mr. Pfeiffer is among the Senator Tom Daschle alumni populating the ranks of the Obama organization, having been his deputy campaign manager during the former majority leader’s unsuccessful reelection bid.

But the top spot is not going to an Obama campaign veteran: Ellen Moran, currently the executive director of Emily’s List, has been named communications director. The choice is particularly interesting because EMILY’s List, which backs pro-choice women running for office, fought very hard for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Democratic primary.