Mr. Ivanov was Russia's foreign minister from 1998 until 2004; as secretary of the Security Council, he oversaw a policy of toughening Moscow's position on Iran's nuclear program, bringing Russia's stance more in line with that of the United States.
After serving as deputy NEC director, Sperling took the commission's top spot in 1996, overseeing a policy of deregulation of Wall Street.
But if Trump oversees a policy reversal that yields disastrous results, the Obama administration will be on record warning against it.
Although no announcement will be made until after Mr. Obama first unveils his economic and national security teams, the transition office announced Wednesday that Mr. Daschle would also oversee a health policy working group to develop a health care plan.
President Bill Clinton, for example, tapped his former secretary of defense, William Perry, to oversee a North Korea policy review mandated by the Republican-led Congress in the late 1990s, and Perry then led negotiations with Pyongyang in the final days of the Clinton administration.
If Hiddink manages to instigate and oversee a new transfer policy, he will be the first Chelsea manager to gain comprehensive control of recruitment since the early period of Mourinho's reign.
Even if Trump didn't explicitly promise to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, some of his most fervent supporters interpreted his "America first" theme as an inherent promise to oversee a non-interventionist policy.
As director of football, the onus for Levein is to ensure that the club's youth development structure continues to produce players for the first team - overseeing a recruitment policy that represents economic value - and to coach the coaches, so that the team's style is repeated through every age level.
The administration announced in October that former Defense Secretary William Perry would oversee a complete review of policy on North Korea.
The House Health Committee has directed the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to oversee a study on telemedicine policy before any mandates become effective.
With immigration reform stalled on Capitol Hill, Obama has been under pressure from liberals to expand the deferral program he announced for young migrants in 2012, and the president has instructed Johnson to oversee a review of enforcement policies.
