Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure mokunge adzoka kubva kuIraq, Lippert akashanda somupi wezano mukuru wezvekunze kune imwe nguva Seneta Obama's
Mushandirapamwe womutungamiri wenyika wa2008. Akanga ane mutoro wokuzivisa Obama nezvenyaya dzezvematongerwo enyika dziri kubuda munhandare yose. Akabetsera kugadzirira Obama pamitemo yokunze nokuda kwehurukuro dzomutungamiri wenyika. Lippert akazoshanda semutevedzeri wemutungamiri wezvekunze kweObama-Biden Transition Project.