And the couple do entertain in the official residence a great deal, bringing together United Nations diplomats, United States congressmen, senators, generals, cabinet members and an eclectic list of American movers and shakers, from corporate executives to rock singers to fashion designers.
Inspectors general at cabinet agencies are kept separate to preserve their independence.
But Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, warned cabinet members on Tuesday that that may not be legally achievable, and he and Raab were tasked to draft a workable exit mechanism for the special cabinet next week.
"We've been told by Mr Blair that on March 17 - just 10 days later - the advice given by the attorney general to cabinet was clear and it hadn't changed.
While inspectors general at Cabinet agencies must be confirmed by the Senate, it is highly unusual for a political appointee to be brought in as a watchdog in an acting role.
In January 2015, he was appointed to the Lib Dem general election cabinet as the party's health spokesperson.
Fresher ideas include the McConnell-hatched suggestion that Attorney General Jeff Sessions whose cabinet appointment is the reason for this election in the first place could run a write-in for his old seat, but Sessions hasn't said he'd do it.
In March 1975 he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the National Movement and in December, after Franco's death, he was appointed secretary-general, with cabinet rank, by Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro.
He engaged in extended petty quarrels with generals and cabinet members.
They rubbed shoulders with former generals, two cabinet ministers and the cream of Yangon society.Mr Lo was a respected businessman.
