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Bleich met Barack Obama almost 20 years before Bleich was nominated to become U.S. Ambassador to Australia, when Bleich tried to recruit Obama to become a law clerk to Abner Mikva. The two later became friends. Bleich was in attendance during [[2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address|Obama's keynote address]] at the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]] and shared breakfast with him two days later.<ref name="Norington"/>
During [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
Bleich joined the White House team in March 2009. Among his tasks was to address confirmation and personnel issues and to advise on other sensitive matters. He moderated a discussion on human rights in the new administration at the 2009 [[American Bar Association]]'s Section of International Law Spring Meeting in April 2009.<ref>"[http://www.insidejustice.com/law/index.php/intl/2009/04/20/aba_international_law_spring_obama ABA Section of International Law Panel Discussion: Re-Shaping the Human Rights Agenda: Opportunities in the New Obama Administration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713040341/http://www.insidejustice.com/law/index.php/intl/2009/04/20/aba_international_law_spring_obama |date=July 13, 2011 }}," Inside Justice, April 20, 2009.</ref>
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