The president dispatched chief of staff Denis McDonough to sell Democrats on the deal in a closed-door meeting, prompting several members of the caucus to say they were "blindsided" by his attendance.
Obama was concerned enough to dispatch his chief of staff, Denis McDonough, to Berlin in late July, to mollify German officials.
A day later, he dispatched his chief of staff, John Kelly, to defend him before the White House press corps.
Perhaps aware of the value of a Churchillian association in an election year, David Cameron dispatched his chief of staff Ed Llewellyn to deliver a Prime Ministerial statement to yesterday's launch event at the Churchill War Rooms in London,.
Mr. Obama dispatched his chief of staff to Capitol Hill to help conclude the talks and reassure senators in his own party, and he called three key Republicans to applaud them for their patriotism.
As the White House dispatched its deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors to beef up an investigation into allegations of a systemic cover-up, Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal called for the FBI to pursue possible criminal behaviour.
Last Tuesday, the Bush Administration executed a double play of support for Mr. Schundler, inviting him to meet with the President in the Oval Office and dispatching Andrew Card, Mr. Bush's chief of staff, to an evening fund-raiser in Princeton.
Saudi Arabia, fearing Nasserist encroachment, moved troops along its border with Yemen, as the Jordanian monarch dispatched his Army chief of staff for discussions with al-Badr's uncle, Prince Hassan.
Burgoyne refused to divulge the contents of this dispatch to his staff.
Her name wasn't on the guest list and, since they didn't recognise her, a member of staff was dispatched to verify her invitation.
Mr. Obama has made calls to Republican leaders, and he dispatched Rahm Emanuel, his new chief of staff, to meet with them on Capitol Hill.
