article_snippet: That's because Lippert is a longtime friend and confidant, having been part of President Barack Obama's inner circle for years.
article_snippet: Lippert has been close to President Barack Obama ever since Lippert arrived in the Senate in 2005.
article_snippet: Lippert worked with President Barack Obama on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and traveled the world with the then-senator as Lippert garnered the foreign policy experience that helped pave the way for Lippert presidential campaign.
article_snippet: When President Barack Obama declared Lippert would run for president in the 2008 race, Lippert was by Lippert side again, and was on the road with the candidate and ultimately served as the chief foreign policy adviser for his presidential campaign.