And Jack Lew is somebody who has proven himself already equal to this extraordinary task.

WHITEHOUSE: Announcing the New Director of OMB

This made selecting the winners an incredibly tough task, but it also showed the extraordinary range of scientific research being carried out by female scientists in the UK and Ireland.

UNESCO: Honouring the next generation of female scientists

And that's why last summer, we gave Ken Feinberg and his team the task of making an independent judgment on the executive pay packages for firms that received extraordinary assistance from the federal government.

WHITEHOUSE: President Signs Bill to Expand Veteran Benefits

Miller distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism while serving as the weapons sergeant in Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3312, Special Operations Task Force 33, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on January 25th, 2008.

WHITEHOUSE: Medal of Honor for Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller