Before they were sworn into office, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden named their honorary co-chairs for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. The following Americans served as Co-Chairs:
President Jimmy Carter
President George H. W. Bush
President William J. Clinton
Mayor Adrian Fenty
Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Dick Lugar
Senator Claire McCaskill
Representative Tammy Baldwin
Representative Artur Davis
Representative Ray Lahood
Representative Linda Sánchez
General Colin Powell
Hunter and Kathleen Biden
Craig Robinson
Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng
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Inauguration Day 2009 Co-Chairs
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Barack Obama's half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, served as one of the honorary Co-Chairs of the Inauguration.
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