President-elect Barack Obama said today that Timothy Geithner, a key player in the American International Group bailout arrangements, would be named as his Treasury secretary.

Mr. Obama also said he would name Lawrence Summers as his chief White House economics advisor with the title of director of the National Economic Council.

The president-elect completed his top-tier economic team by also naming Christina Romer as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Melody Barnes and Heather Higginbottom as director and deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council.

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