President-elect Obama appoints national security team in Chicago

Secretary of Defense designee Robert Gates stands during a news conference at which President-elect Barack Obama announced his national security team on December 1, 2008 in Chicago. In addition to Gates, Obama also named Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as secretary of state, Arizona Gov. Janet Nepolitano as homeland security secretary, ret. Marine Gen. James L. Jones as national security advisor, Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations and Eric Holder as attorney general. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)