Political appointments by Donald Trump

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This is a list of political appointments made by the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.

There are 1,212 presidential appointments which require confirmation by the U.S. Senate and 353 presidential appointments which do not require confirmation.^[1] The Washington Post has identified 577 key positions requiring U.S. Senate confirmation. Of those key positions, as of 5 August 2017, 117 of Trump's nominees have been confirmed, 106 are awaiting confirmation, and 0 have been announced but not yet formally nominated.^[2]

All members of the Cabinet require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the President prior to taking office. The Vice Presidency is exceptional in that the position requires election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. Although some are afforded Cabinet-level rank, non-cabinet members within the Executive Office of the President, such as White House Chief of Staff, National Security Advisor, and White House Press Secretary, do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require Senate confirmation for appointment.

Analysis

Due to Trump's lack of government experience and fluid political positions, much interest existed among the media over his cabinet nominations, as they are believed to show how Trump plans to govern.

Certain news organizations, such as Politico and Newsweek, called Trump's incomplete cabinet a "conservative dream team"^[3] or "the most conservative cabinet [in United States history]."^[4] On the other hand, The Wall Street Journal stated that "it's nearly impossible to identify a clear ideological bent in the incoming president's" cabinet nominations.^[5] The Wall Street Journal also stated that Trump's nominations signaled a pro-deregulation administration policy.^[6]

Among Donald Trump's appointments there have been several former Goldman Sachs employees, such as Steven Mnuchin, Steven Bannon, and Gary Cohn, as well as several generals, such as Mike Flynn, James Mattis, and John Kelly. These appointments have generated some criticism, including allegations of violations of the principle of civilian control of the military and allegations of regulatory capture.^[7][8] The Democratic senator from Missouri, Claire McCaskill, has criticized Donald Trump's cabinet stating; "I call it the three 'G' Cabinet: Goldman, generals and gazillionaires."^[9]

On 18 January, two days before Trump's inauguration, it was reported that he had by then nominated only 28 people to fill 690 positions requiring Senate confirmation.^[10] In particular, there had been no nominations below the Cabinet level for the departments of State or Defense, and the staff for the National Security Council was incomplete, while none of the NSC leadership had any NSC experience.^[11] It was also reported that hundreds of briefing papers had been created by Obama's NSC and sent to Team Trump, but no one knew if they had been reviewed.^[12]

On February 28, 2017, Trump announced he did not intend on filling many of the numerous governmental positions that were still vacant, as he considered them unnecessary.^[13] According to CNN on February 25, nearly 2,000 vacant governmental positions existed.^[14]

Announced high-level positions

     Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.

     Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.

     Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

     Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

     Denotes appointees who have left office.

     Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Office	Nominee	Term start	Term end
White House Chief of Staff	Reince Priebus[15]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	July 31, 2017
	John F. Kelly	July 31, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Senior Counselor to the President	Steve Bannon[16]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Chief Strategist[17]		January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Counselor to the President	Kellyanne Conway[18]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Senior Counselor to the President (Economic Initiatives)	Dina Powell[19][20]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Deputy National Security Advisor (Strategy)		January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Senior Advisor to the President (Policy)	Stephen Miller[21]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Senior Advisor to the President (Strategic Planning)	Jared Kushner[22]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of the Office of American Innovation[23]		March 27, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Assistant to the President	Ivanka Trump[24]	March 29, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of Strategic Initiatives (White House Strategic Development Group)	Chris Liddell[25]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Deputy Assistant to the President (White House Strategic Initiatives Group)	Sebastian Gorka[26][27]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of the Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs	George Sifakis[28]	March 6, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
National Security Advisor	Michael T. Flynn[29]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	February 13, 2017
	H. R. McMaster[30]	February 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)[note 1]
Deputy National Security Advisor	K.T. McFarland[31][32][33]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	May 19, 2017
	Ricky Waddell[34]	May 19, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Deputy Assistant to the President (Strategic Communications)	Michael Anton[35]	February 8, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Cybersecurity Advisor	Rudy Giuliani[36]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Executive Secretary of the National Security Council	Keith Kellogg[37]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of the Domestic Policy Council	Andrew Bremberg[38]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of the National Economic Council	Gary Cohn[39]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of the National Trade Council & Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy[40]	Peter Navarro[41]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Homeland Security Advisor	Tom Bossert[42]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Staff Secretary	Rob Porter[43]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Cabinet Secretary	Bill McGinley[44]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Social Secretary	Rickie Niceta Lloyd[45]	February 8, 2017 (without Senate confirmation; appointed by First Lady Melania Trump)
White House Press Secretary	Sean Spicer[46]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	July 21, 2017
	Sarah Huckabee Sanders[47]	July 26, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Deputy Press Secretary		January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	July 26, 2017
	Lindsay Walters[44]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
	Stephanie Grisham[44]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Director of Communications	Sean Spicer	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	March 6, 2017
		June 2, 2017 (Acting)	July 25, 2017
	Mike Dubke[48]	March 6, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	May 18, 2017[49]
	Anthony Scaramucci[50][51]	July 25, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	July 31, 2017
White House Director of Strategic Communications	Hope Hicks[52]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Director of Social Media	Dan Scavino[52]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Personal Secretary	Madeleine Westerhout[44]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Chief Usher	Timothy Harleth[53]	June 23, 2017
White House Deputy Chief of Staff	Katie Walsh[54]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	March 30, 2017[55]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations)	Joe Hagin[54]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Legislative, Intergovernmental Affairs and Implementation)	Rick Dearborn[54]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Deputy Director of Communications	Jessica Ditto[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Deputy Director of Communications and Research	Raj Shah[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Special Assistant to the President (Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives)	Reed Cordish[57]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Director of Communications (Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs)	Omarosa Manigault[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Director of Oval Office Operations	Keith Schiller[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Director of Legislative Affairs	Marc Short[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Political Director	Bill Stepien[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Director of Presidential Personnel	John DeStefano[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Director of Advance	George Gigicos[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	July 31, 2017[58]
	Jordan Karem[56]	July 31, 2017 (Acting)
White House Deputy Director of Advance		January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Special Assistant	John McEntee[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Personal Aide to the President		January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Special Advisor to the President (Regulatory Reform)	Carl Icahn[59]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Special Representative for International Negotiations	Jason Greenblatt[60]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
White House Counsel	Don McGahn[61]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Deputy Assistant to the President	Sean Cairncross[44]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of the Office of Chief of Staff	Michael Ambrosini[44]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Assistant Communications Director (Surrogate Operations)	Boris Epshteyn[44][62][63]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	March 25, 2017
Director of Media Affairs	Helen Aguirre Ferré[44]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator	Vishal Amin[64][65]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Chief of Staff to the First Lady	Lindsay Reynolds[66]	February 1, 2017 (without Senate confirmation; appointed by First Lady Melania Trump)
Deputy Assistant to the President		February 1, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Chair of the Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission	Chris Christie	March 29, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Chairman of the Strategic and Policy Forum	Stephen A. Schwarzman	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Office of the Vice President of the United States
Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Josh Pitcock[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)	July 28, 2017
	Nick Ayers	July 28, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Jen Pavlik[56]	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Counsel to the Vice President	Mark Paoletta	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
National Security Advisor to the Vice President	Andrea Thompson	January 25, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of Communications	Jarrod Agen	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Press Secretary to the Vice President	Marc Lotter	January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Office of Management and Budget
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Mick Mulvaney[67]	February 16, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (51–49)
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Russell Vought[68]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/21/17)
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs	Neomi Rao[68][69]	July 10, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (54–41)
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Trade Representative	Stephen Vaughn	March 2, 2017 (Acting)	May 15, 2017
	Robert Lighthizer[70]	May 15, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (82–14)
Deputy Trade Representative	Jeffrey Gerrish	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/15/17)
	Dennis Shea	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/11/17)
Chief Agricultural Negotiator	Gregory Doud	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/19/17)
Council of Economic Advisers
Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers	Kevin Hassett[68]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/14/17)
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy	Kemp Chester	January 20, 2017	March 27, 2017
	Richard Baum	March 28, 2017 (Acting)
Secretary of Agriculture	Sonny Perdue[71]	April 24, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (87–11)
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Stephen Censky	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/19/17)
Assistant to the Secretary (Rural Development)	Anne Hazlett[72]	June 12, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Research, Education, and Economics)	Sam Clovis	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs)	Ted McKinney	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced) (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
Secretary of Commerce	Wilbur Ross[73]	February 27, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (72–27)
General Counsel of Commerce	Peter Davidson	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs)	Michael Platt Jr.	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs)	Karen Dunn Kelley	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of Commerce (International Trade)	Gilbert Kaplan[74]	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 08/04/17)
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration)	Richard Ashooh[75]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Director General of United States Commercial Service	Elizabeth Erin Walsh	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Global Markets)		August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Communications and Information)	David Redl[76]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 08/02/17)
Under Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration)	Mira Ricardel[77]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
United States Census Bureau
Director of the United States Census Bureau	Ron Jarmin	June 30, 2017 (Acting)
Secretary of Defense	James Mattis[78]	January 20, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (98–1)
Deputy Secretary of Defense	Pat Shanahan[79]	July 18, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (92–7)
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	David Norquist[80]	May 25, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)	Elaine McCusker[80]	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)	Ellen Lord	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)	Joseph Kernan	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/19/17)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence)	Kari Bingen	May 25, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)	Robert R. Hood	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	Robert Wilkie	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)	Anthony Kurta	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)	David Trachtenberg	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/20/17)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and Global Security)	Kenneth Rapuano	June 12, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (95–1)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)	Robert Karem	May 25, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities)	Owen West	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/20/17)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs)	Guy Roberts	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/19/17)
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment)	Lucian Niemeyer	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of Defense (Business Management and Information)	John Gibson	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 07/18/17)
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation	Robert Daigle	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
National Security Agency
Deputy Director of the National Security Agency	George C. Barnes	January 20, 2017 (Acting)
Inspector General of the National Security Agency	Robert Storch	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Department of the Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force	Heather Wilson[81]	May 16, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (76–22)
Under Secretary of the Air Force	Matthew Donovan	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
General Counsel of the Air Force	David Ehrhart	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/12/17)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)	John Henderson	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/01/17) (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
Department of the Army
Secretary of the Army	Mark Esper	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Under Secretary of the Army	Ryan McCarthy[82]	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote) Acting Secretary of the Army as of August 1, 2017
General Counsel of the Army	Ryan Dean Newman[83]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 04/28/17)
Department of the Navy
Secretary of the Navy	Richard Spencer[82]	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
General Counsel of the Navy	Charles Stimson	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/20/17)
Secretary of Education	Betsy DeVos[84]	February 7, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (51*–50) *Vice President Pence provided the tie-breaking vote.
General Counsel of Education	Carlos Muñiz[85]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/06/17)
Assistant Secretary of Education (Legislation and Congressional Affairs)	Peter Oppenheim	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary (Civil Rights)	Candice Jackson[86]	April 14, 2017 (Acting)
Assistant Deputy Secretary (Office of English Language Acquisition)	José A. Viana	April 12, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition		April 12, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Secretary of Energy	Rick Perry[87]	March 2, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (62–37)
Deputy Secretary of Energy	Dan Brouillette[88]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (79–17)
General Counsel of Energy	David Jonas	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 07/20/17)
Under Secretary of Energy (Management and Performance)	Mark Menezes	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 08/03/17)
Under Secretary of Energy (Science)	Paul Dabbar	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held) (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting referral) (Awaiting Senate action; 08/03/17)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Neil Chatterjee[89]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
	Robert Powelson[89]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
	Kevin McIntyre	Upon Senate confirmation (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
	Richard Glick	Upon Senate confirmation (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Tom Price[90]	February 10, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (52–47)
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services	Eric Hargan[91]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/14/17)
General Counsel of Health and Human Services	Robert Charrow	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 08/03/17)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Legislation)	Matthew Bassett	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 08/03/17)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Financial Resources)	John Bartrum	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/19/17)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Aging)	Lance Allen Robertson	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Administrator for Community Living		Upon Senate confirmation (Awaiting referral to committee; 06/20/17)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Children and Families)	Lynn Johnson[92]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/15/17)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Health)	Brett Giroir[93]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 05/25/17)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Planning and Evaluation)	Stephen Parente[68]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/06/17)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Preparedness and Response)	Robert Kadlec	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health (Substance Use)	Elinore McCance-Katz[93]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Surgeon General of the United States	Jerome Adams[94]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs)	Charmaine Yoest[95]	May 16, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Seema Verma[96]	March 13, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (55–43)
Food and Drug Administration
Commissioner of Food and Drugs	Scott Gottlieb[97]	May 9, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (57–42)
National Cancer Institute
Director of the National Cancer Institute	Norman Sharpless[98]	June 10, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Brenda Fitzgerald[99]	July 7, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Secretary of Homeland Security	John F. Kelly[100]	January 20, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (88–11)	July 31, 2017
	Elaine Duke[101]	July 31, 2017 (Acting)
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security		April 4, 2017 Deputy Secretary Confirmed by Senate (85–14)
General Counsel of Homeland Security	John Marshall Mitnick[74]	Upon Senate confirmation (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management)	Claire Grady[102]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Intelligence)	David Glawe[103]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)	David Pekoske	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Public Affairs)	Jonathan Rath Hoffman	March 21, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Office of Legislative Affairs)	Benjamin Cassidy[104]	March 21, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency	Brock Long[105]	June 20, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (95–4)
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency	Daniel Alan Craig	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Protection and National Preparedness)	Daniel Kaniewski	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced) (Referred to committe; 07/19/17)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Lee Cissna[106]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action 06/15/17)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Kevin McAleenan[77]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 05/22/17)
United States Fire Administration
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration	G. Keith Bryant	May 18, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Thomas Homan[107]	January 30, 2017 (Acting) (without Senate confirmation)
United States Border Patrol
Chief of the United States Border Patrol	Ron Vitiello	February 1, 2017 (Acting) (without Senate confirmation)	April 25, 2017
	Carla Provost[108]	April 25, 2017 (Acting) (without Senate confirmation)
United States Secret Service
Director of the Secret Service	Randolph Alles[109]	April 25, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Ben Carson	March 2, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (58–41)
Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Pam Patenaude[105]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/14/17)
General Counsel	Paul Compton	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 07/18/17)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Community Planning and Development)	Neal Rackleff[93]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity)	Anna Maria Farias	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Public Affairs)	Amy Thompson	June 9, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Secretary of the Interior	Ryan Zinke	March 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (68–31)[110]
Deputy Secretary of the Interior	David Bernhardt[105]	July 24, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (53–43)
Solicitor of the Interior	Ryan Nelson	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/01/17) Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Policy, Management and Budget)	Susan Combs	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 08/03/17)
Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Insular Affairs)	Douglas Domenech	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 08/03/17)
Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Land and Minerals Management)	Joseph Balash	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Bureau of Land Management
Director of the Bureau of Land Management	Michael Nedd	January 20, 2017 (Acting)
Bureau of Reclamation
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation	Brenda Burman	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 08/03/17)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Walter Cruickshank	January 20, 2017 (Acting)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement	Scott Angelle	May 22, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Attorney General	Jeff Sessions	February 8, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (52–47)
Deputy Attorney General	Rod Rosenstein[111]	April 25, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (94–6) [112]
Associate Attorney General	Rachel Brand[113]	May 18, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (52–46)
Solicitor General	Noel Francisco[114]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/08/17)
Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel)	Steven Engel[115]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/08/17)
Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legislative Affairs)	Stephen Boyd	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division)	Makan Delrahim[116]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/08/17)
Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights)	Eric Dreiband	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/29/17)
Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division)	Brian Benczkowski	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 07/25/17)
Assistant Attorney General (Environment and Natural Resources Division)	Jeffrey Bossert Clark	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/07/17)
Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Policy)	Beth Ann Williams	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons	Mark Inch[117]	August 1, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Office for Victims of Crime
Director of the Office for Victims of Crime	Darlene Hutchinson Biehl[118]	July 1, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation	Chris Wray[119][120][121][122]	August 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (92–5)
United States Attorneys
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Alabama	Louis Franklin	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/12/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Alabama	Jay Town	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Alabama	Richard Moore	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/12/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska	Bryan Schroder	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/21/17)
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Arkansas	Cody Hiland	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia	Jessie Liu	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/12/17)
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Georgia	Charles Peeler	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/21/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Georgia	B. J. Pak	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/21/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho	Bart Davis	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Illinois	John Lausch	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/03/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Indiana	Thomas Kirsch	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/14/17) (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Indiana	Joshua Minkler	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/14/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Iowa	Peter Deegan	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/14/17)
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Iowa	Marc Krickbaum	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/14/17)
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Kentucky	Rob Duncan	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/03/17)
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Kentucky	Russell Coleman	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine	Halsey Frank	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced, 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Mississippi	William Lamar	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of Mississippi	Michael Hurst	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Missouri	Jeffrey Jensen	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/14/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana	Kurt Alme	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of North Carolina	Robert Higdon	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/14/17) (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Ohio	Justin Herdman	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Oklahoma	Brian Kuester	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/12/17)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of Oklahoma	Trent Shores	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota	Ronald Parsons	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/21/17)
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of Tennessee	Douglas Overbey	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/21/17)
U.S. Attorney for the M.D. of Tennessee	Donald Cochran	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/29/17)
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Tennessee	Michael Dunavant	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 06/12/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah	John Huber	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
U.S. Attorney for the N.D. of West Virginia	William Powell	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/03/17)
U.S. Attorney for the W.D. of Wisconsin	Scott Blader	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/03/17)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming	Mark Klaassen	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 07/21/17)
Secretary of Labor	Alex Acosta[123]	April 27, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (60–38)
Deputy Secretary of Labor	Patrick Pizzella	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 07/13/17)
Secretary of State	Rex Tillerson[124]	February 1, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (56–43)
Deputy Secretary of State	John J. Sullivan[125]	May 24, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (94–6)
Deputy Secretary of State (Management and Resources)
Under Secretary of State (Management)	Eric Ueland	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/15/17)
Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs)	Mary Kirtley Waters	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/11/17)
Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs)	Carl Risch	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs)	A. Wess Mitchell	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/25/17)
Coordinator for Counterterrorism	Nathan Sales	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Alternate Representative to the United Nations	Jay Patrick Murray[126]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/27/17)
Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization	Kay Bailey Hutchison[127]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council	Kelley Eckels Currie	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Ambassadors of the United States
Ambassador to the United Nations	Nikki Haley	January 24, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (96–4)
Ambassador to the Bahamas	Doug Manchester[128]	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 08/02/17)
Ambassador to Canada	Kelly Knight Craft[129]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Ambassador to China	Terry Branstad[130]	May 22, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (82–13)
Ambassador to Costa Rica	Sharon Day[131]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Ambassador to the Czech Republic	Steve King	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 08/01/17)
Ambassador to France	Jamie McCourt[132]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 08/02/17)
Ambassador to Monaco
Ambassador to the Holy See	Callista Gingrich[133]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/27/17)
Ambassador to Israel	David Friedman[134]	March 23, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (52–46)
Ambassador to Italy	Lewis Eisenberg	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Ambassador to San Marino
Ambassador to Japan	Bill Hagerty[135][136]	July 13, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (86–12)
Ambassador to the Netherlands	Pete Hoekstra[137]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/27/17)
Ambassador to New Zealand	Scott Brown[138]	June 8, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (94–4)
Ambassador to Portugal	George Edward Glass	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Ambassador to Russia	Jon Huntsman Jr.[139][140]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/20/17)
Ambassador to Singapore	K.T. McFarland[34][32][141]	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 07/20/17)
Ambassador to Spain and Andorra	Duke Buchan	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/04/17)
Ambassador to the United Kingdom	Woody Johnson[142]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom	Sam Brownback[143]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/27/17)
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	January 31, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (93–6)
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Jeffrey Rosen	May 16, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (56–42)
General Counsel of Transportation	Steven Bradbury	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 06/28/17)
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Government Affairs)	Adam Sullivan[144]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 05/10/17)
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy)	Derek Kan[145]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/29/17)
Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration	Ronald Batory	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/11/17)
Maritime Administration
Administrator of the Maritime Administration	Mark Buzby	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Secretary of the Treasury	Steven Mnuchin	February 13, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (53–47)
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury	Brian Brooks[146]	Upon Senate confirmation ()
Treasurer	Jovita Carranza[105]	April 28, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
General Counsel of the Treasury	Brent James McIntosh[91]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of the Treasury (International Affairs)	David Malpass[147]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Under Secretary of the Treasury (Terrorism and Financial Intelligence)	Sigal Mandelker[91]	June 21, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (96–4)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Legislative Affairs)	Drew Maloney[91]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (International Affairs)	Adam Lerrick[91]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 04/24/17)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Financial Institutions)	Christopher Campbell	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Intelligence and Analysis)	Marie Patelunas	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/25/17)
Secretary of the Treasury (International Markets and Development)	Heath Tarbert[148]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 05/23/17)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy)	David Kautter[149]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Terrorist Financing)	Marshall Billingslea[74]	June 22, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (65–35)
Comptroller of the Currency	Joseph Otting	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/06/17)
Director of Office of Foreign Assets Control	John E. Smith	March 5, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)[150]
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Public Affairs)	Tony Sayegh[151]	March 7, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	David Shulkin	February 13, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (100–0)
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Thomas Bowman	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
General Counsel of Veterans Affairs	James Byrne	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Legislative Affairs)	Brooks Tucker[152]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Enterprise Integration)	Melissa Glynn	Upon Senate confirmation (Sent to Senate: 08/02/17)
National Intelligence
Director of National Intelligence	Dan Coats[153]	March 15, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (85–12)
Deputy Director of National Intelligence	Sue Gordon	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Central Intelligence Agency
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Mike Pompeo[154]	January 23, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (66–32)
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Gina Haspel[155]	February 2, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency	Courtney Simmons Elwood[151]	June 6, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (66–33)
Enivornmental Protection Agency
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Scott Pruitt	February 17, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (52–46)
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance	Susan Parker Bodine[152]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 06/13/17)
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention)	Michael Dourson	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/19/17)
Small Business Administration
Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Linda McMahon	February 14, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (81–19)
Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Althea Coetzee[156]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
United States Agency for International Development
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development	Mark A. Green[149]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Securities and Exchange Commission
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission	Jay Clayton[157][158]	May 2, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (61–37)
Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission	Hester Maria Peirce	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 07/19/17)
Federal Communications Commission
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission	Ajit Pai[159][160]	January 23, 2017 (Must be reappointed and reconfirmed by Senate before end of 2017 for a new five-year term.)
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission	Jessica Rosenworcel[161]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
	Brendan Carr[162][163]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Chris Giancarlo[164][165]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Brian Quintenz[152][165]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
	Dawn DeBerry Stump[166]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/12/17)
	Rostin Behnam	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Kristine Svinicki	July 1, 2017 (Third Term) Confirmed by Senate (88–9)
Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Annie Caputo	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably; 07/12/17)
	David Wright	Upon Senate confirmation (Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/12/17)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Janet Dhillon	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced) (Awaiting referral; 06/29/17)
	Daniel Gade	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced; 08/01/17) (Sent to Senate; 08/02/17)
International Joint Commission
Commissioner of the International Joint Commission	Jason Kearns	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/29/17)
National Labor Relations Board
Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board	Philip Miscimarra[93]	January 25, 2017 (Acting)
Board Member of the National Labor Relations Board	Marvin Kaplan[167]	August 2, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (50–48)
	William Emanuel	Upon Senate confirmation[167](Reported out favorably) (Awaiting Senate action; 07/19/17)
National Mediation Board
Board Member of the National Mediation Board	Kyle Fortson	Upon Senate confirmation (Awaiting referral to committee; 06/20/17)
	Gerald Fauth	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced) (Awaiting referral to committee; 06/22/17)
Federal Trade Commission
Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission	Maureen Ohlhausen[168]	January 25, 2017 (Acting)
U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	Ann Marie Buerkle	February 9, 2017 (Acting)
Selective Service System
Director of the Selective Service System	Don Benton[169]	April 11, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Office of Personnel Management
Director of the Office of Personnel Management	George Nesterczuk	Nomination withdrawn (08/02/17)
Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management	Michael Rigas	Upon Senate confirmation (Announced) (Awaiting referral to committee; 06/22/17)
Export-Import Bank of the United States
President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States	Scott Garrett[170]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/19/17)
Member of the Board of Directors for the Export–Import Bank of the United States	Spencer Bachus[170]	Upon Senate confirmation (Referred to committee; 06/19/17)
Office of Special Counsel
Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel	Henry Kerner[171]	Upon Senate confirmation (Hearing held; 06/28/17)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation	Ray Washburne	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation	David Bohigian	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	Heather MacDougall[93]	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
	James Sullivan	August 3, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (Voice Vote)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Robert Lightfoot	January 20, 2017 (Acting)
Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Lesa Roe	January 20, 2017 (Acting)
Executive Secretary of the National Space Council	Scott Pace	July 13, 2017
Peace Corps
Director of the Peace Corps	Sheila Crowley	January 20, 2017 (Acting)

Confirmation process timeline

Summary of Confirmation Process for Political Appointees
Office	Name	Announcement	Hearing date	Senate Committee Vote date	Senate Committee Vote	Full Senate Vote date	Confirmation[172]	Notes
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Mick Mulvaney	December 16, 2016	January 24, 2017	February 2, 2017	12–11, 8–7[173]	February 16, 2017	51–49[174]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 1]
United States Trade Representative	Robert Lighthizer	January 3, 2017	March 14, 2017	April 25, 2017[175]	26–0	May 11, 2017	82–14[176]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 2]
Secretary of Agriculture	Sonny Perdue	January 18, 2017	March 23, 2017[177]	March 30, 2017[178]	Voice Vote (19–1)[179]	April 24, 2017	87–11[180]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 3]
Secretary of Commerce	Wilbur Ross	November 30, 2016	January 18, 2017	January 24, 2017	Voice Vote[181]	February 27, 2017	72–27[182]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 4]
Secretary of Defense	James Mattis	December 1, 2016	January 12, 2017	January 18, 2017	26–1[183]	January 20, 2017	98–1[184][185]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 5]
Secretary of the Air Force	Heather Wilson	January 23, 2017	March 30, 2017[186]	April 5, 2017	22–5[187]	May 8, 2017	76–22[188]
Secretary of Education	Betsy DeVos	November 23, 2016	January 17, 2017	January 31, 2017	12–11[189]	February 7, 2017	51–50[190]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 6]
Secretary of Energy	Rick Perry	December 14, 2016	January 19, 2017	January 31, 2017	16–7[191]	March 2, 2017	62–37[192]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 7]
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Tom Price	November 29, 2016	January 18, 2017	February 1, 2017	14–0[193]	February 10, 2017	52–47[194]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 8]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Seema Verma	November 29, 2016	February 16, 2017	March 2, 2017	13–12[195]	March 13, 2017	55–43[196]
Commissioner of Food and Drugs	Scott Gottlieb	March 10, 2017	April 5, 2017[197]	April 27, 2017 [198]	14–9[199]	May 9, 2017	57–42[200]
Secretary of Homeland Security	John Kelly	December 7, 2016	January 10, 2017	January 18, 2017	Voice Vote (14–1)[201]	January 20, 2017	88–11[202][185]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 9]
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security	Elaine Duke	January 30, 2017	March 9, 2017	March 15, 2017	Voice Vote[203]	April 4, 2017	85–14[204]
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Ben Carson	December 5, 2016	January 12, 2017	January 24, 2017	23–0[205]	March 2, 2017	58–41[206]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 10]
Secretary of the Interior	Ryan Zinke	December 15, 2016	January 17, 2017	January 31, 2017	16–6[191]	March 1, 2017	68–31[207]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 11]
Attorney General	Jeff Sessions	November 18, 2016	January 10, 2017	February 1, 2017	11–9[208]	February 8, 2017	52–47[209]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 12]
Deputy Attorney General	Rod Rosenstein	January 13, 2017	March 7, 2017	April 3, 2017	19–1[210]	April 25, 2017	94–6[211]
Associate Attorney General	Rachel Brand	January 31, 2017	March 7, 2017	April 3, 2017	11–9[210]	May 18, 2017	52–46[212]
Secretary of Labor	Andy Puzder	December 8, 2016	Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017[213][214]
	Alex Acosta	February 16, 2017	March 22, 2017[215]	March 30, 2017[216]	12–11[217]	April 27, 2017	60–38[218]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 13]
Secretary of State	Rex Tillerson	December 13, 2016	January 11, 2017	January 23, 2017	11–10[219]	February 1, 2017	56–43[220]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 14]
Deputy Secretary of State	John J. Sullivan	April 11, 2017	May 9, 2017	May 16, 2017		May 24, 2017	94–6[221]
Ambassador to the United Nations	Nikki Haley	November 23, 2016	January 18, 2017	January 24, 2017	Voice Vote (19–2)[222]	January 24, 2017	96–4[223]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 15]
Ambassador to Israel	David Friedman	December 15, 2016	February 16, 2017	March 9, 2017	12–9[224]	March 23, 2017	52–46[225][226]
Ambassador to China	Terry Branstad	December 8, 2016	May 2, 2017 [227]	May 9, 2017	Voice Vote[228]	May 22, 2017	82–13[229]
Ambassador to New Zealand	Scott Brown	April 20, 2017	May 17, 2017[230]	May 25, 2017	Voice Vote[231]	June 8, 2017	94–4[232]
Ambassador to Japan	Bill Hagerty	March 27, 2017	May 18, 2017[233]	June 7, 2017	Voice Vote[234][235]	July 13, 2017	86–12[236]
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	November 29, 2016	January 11, 2017	January 24, 2017	Voice Vote[237]	January 31, 2017	93–6[238]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 16]
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Jeffrey Rosen	March 7, 2017	March 29, 2017[239]	April 5, 2017	15–12[240]	May 16, 2017	56–42[241]
Secretary of the Treasury	Steven Mnuchin	November 30, 2016	January 19, 2017	February 1, 2017	14–0[193]	February 13, 2017	53–47[242]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 17]
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	David Shulkin	January 11, 2017	February 1, 2017	February 7, 2017	15–0[243]	February 13, 2017	100–0[244]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 18]
Director of National Intelligence	Dan Coats	January 7, 2017	February 28, 2017	March 9, 2017	13–2[245]	March 15, 2017	85–12[246]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 19]
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Mike Pompeo	November 18, 2016	January 12, 2017	January 20, 2017	Voice Vote[247]	January 23, 2017	66–32[248]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 20]
General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency	Courtney Simmons Elwood	March 7, 2017	April 26, 2017			June 6, 2017	66–33
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Scott Pruitt	December 7, 2016	January 18, 2017	February 2, 2017	11–0[249]	February 17, 2017	52–46[250]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 21]
Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Linda McMahon	December 7, 2016	January 24, 2017	January 31, 2017	18–1[251]	February 14, 2017	81–19[252][253]	Hearings.[lower-alpha 22]
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission	Jay Clayton	January 4, 2017	March 23, 2017	April 4, 2017	15–8[254]	May 2, 2017	61–37[255]

Holdovers from previous administrations

The following table shows holdover political appointees from previous presidents who served during at least part of the Trump administration.

Office	Incumbent	Term	Appointed By
Executive Office of the President
White House Chief Usher	Angella Reid	October 4, 2011 – May 5, 2017	Barack Obama
Department of Commerce
Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis	Brian Moyer	September 9, 2014 – present	Barack Obama
Director of the United States Census Bureau	John H. Thompson	August 8, 2013 – June 30, 2017
Department of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense	Bob Work[256]	May 1, 2014 – July 18, 2017	Barack Obama
National Security Agency
Director of the National Security Agency	Michael S. Rogers	April 2, 2014- present	Barack Obama
Department of Energy
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security	Frank Klotz[257]	April 8, 2014 – present	Barack Obama
Deputy General Counsel, Department of Energy	Eric J. Fygi	October 1, 1977 – present	Jimmy Carter
Department of Health & Human Services
National Institutes of Health	Francis Collins	August 7, 2009 – present	Barack Obama
Department of Homeland Security
Director of the Secret Service	Joseph Clancy	October 1, 2014 – March 4, 2017	Barack Obama
Department of Justice
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation	James Comey[258]	September 4, 2013 – May 9, 2017	Barack Obama
Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation	Andrew McCabe	February 1, 2016 – present	James Comey[note 2]
Department of State
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs	Tom Shannon	February 12, 2016 – present	Barack Obama
Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Brett H. McGurk	October 23, 2015 – present
Bureau of Intelligence and Research	Daniel B. Smith	February 14, 2014 – present
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration	Michael Huerta	December 6, 2011 – present	Barack Obama
Independent intelligence agencies
National Counterterrorism Center	Nicholas Rasmussen	December 18, 2014 – present	Barack Obama
Other independent agencies
Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission	Ellen L. Weintraub	June 6, 2002 – April 30, 2007 Expired—serving until replaced	George W. Bush
	Lee E. Goodman	October 22, 2013 – April 30, 2015 Expired—serving until replaced	Barack Obama
	Matthew S. Petersen	June 24, 2008 – April 30, 2011 Expired—serving until replaced	George W. Bush
	Steven T. Walther	June 27, 2008 – April 30, 2009 Expired—serving until replaced
	Caroline C. Hunter	June 24, 2008 – April 30, 2013 Expired—serving until replaced
Archivist of the United States	David Ferriero	November 6, 2009 – present	Barack Obama
United States Postmaster General	Megan Brennan	February 1, 2015 – present
National Science Foundation	France A. Córdova	March 2014 – present
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Sharon Bowen	June 9, 2014 – present (Term expires June 9, 2019)
Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Jeff Baran	October 14, 2014 – present (Term expires June 30, 2018)
	Stephen Burns	November 5, 2014 – present (Term expires June 30, 2019)
Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve	Janet Yellen	February 3, 2014 – present (Term expires February 3, 2018)

Possible candidates for other high-level positions

Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve

There are currently three vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, formerly held by Sarah Bloom Raskin, Jeremy C. Stein, and Daniel Tarullo, to which Trump will be able to name appointees. All sitting members were appointed by Barack Obama. The current Fed Chair has a term which expires in early 2018, as does the primary Vice Chair, at which point Trump will be able to replace the holders of both of those roles. (Trump complained about Yellen in particular and the Fed in general during his campaign, but after his election has signalled that he would not push for an early resignation prior to that expiration.^[259]) In addition to the primary Vice Chair role, there is also a new (Dodd-Frank) regulatory Vice Chair Of Supervision role,^[260] currently unfilled. It is expected that Trump will fill the three vacant seats, and then name one of those new appointees as Vice Chair of Supervision, during 2017. (He may additionally opt to replace the primary Vice Chair, and/or the Fed Chair, when their terms expire in 2018.) The following names have been mentioned as potential appointees to the board, which is a prerequisite of taking either of the vice chair roles (or the role of the chair). See also, the FOMC membership, which is a superset of the FRB membership discussed here.^{[261][262][263][264]} Although it is considered unlikely given the quasi-independent nature of the Fed, there is a possibility that the composition of the group itself (size and term-lengths and membership) could be directly altered by the Republican-controlled legislative and executive branches during the 2017–2019 session (see Federal Reserve Act), should the five sitting Obama-appointees come into serious conflict with the economic agenda of lawmakers (for instance in 1948 Marriner S. Eccles was replaced as chair by Thomas B. McCabe).^[265] During the 2016 campaign, candidates from both parties criticized the Fed's nominal independence from both politics and profit, albeit on different grounds: among other critics, Trump accused it of making economic decisions with an eye to influencing elections, and Clinton wanted to keep members of the banking industry from serving.^[266]

In June 2017, the appointments of Goodfriend and Quarles (see below) has been considered possible, Quarles a likely since April, but the third – that of a community banker – and hence the whole group were being held up for lack of a satisfactory community-bank candidate willing to accept appointment due in part to divestiture requirements. The Senate never voted on the nomination of Bank of Hawaii CEO Allan Landon from early 2015 and his nomination expired when President Obama left office.^[267]

Image	Name	Description
	John Allison	Former CEO of the Cato Institute, former CEO of BB&T.[264] (Was previously under consideration for Treasury Secretary.)
	Paul Atkins	CEO of Patomak Global Partners, former SEC member.[268]
	John Dugan	Former Comptroller of the Currency.[268]
	Marvin Goodfriend	Former Federal Reserve official. Professor of economics at Carnegie Mellon University.[269][267]
	Randall Guynn	Banking lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell, clerked for SCOTUS Judge William Rehnquist.[268]
	Thomas M. Hoenig	Vice Chair of the FDIC, former president of the Kansas City Fed.[268]
	French Hill	U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district,[270] CEO of a bank in Arkansas, undergraduate degree in economics from Vanderbilt University, graduate certificate from UCLA in corporate directorship, on the Economic Policy Council and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under George H. W. Bush.
	Glenn Hubbard	Professor of economics at Columbia, visiting scholar at AEI, former Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary 1991–1993 under George H. W. Bush, former Council of Economic Advisors chair 2001–2003 under George W. Bush,[271] advisor to Romney'12 (reportedly a leading contender for Treasury secretary had Romney been elected), advisor to Bush'16.[272] Also mentioned as a potential Treasury pick during mid-2016.[273][274] Mentioned as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[274][275]
	David Malpass	Head of the economic subgroup in the Trump transition team,[263][276][277] Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush, chief economist at Bear Stearns. Mentioned multiple times as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[275] Appointed as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.[147]
	Gregory Mankiw	Professor of economics at Harvard,[271] textbook author, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush 2003–2005, adviser to Romney'08 and also Romney'12. Mentioned as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[275]
	David Nason	CEO of GE Energy Financial Services, also Assistant Treasury Secretary 2005–2009 during the financial crisis of 2007–2010.[268]
	Randal Quarles	Former Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance.[269][267]
	Judy Shelton	Economic advisory group member to Trump'16, director of the Sound Money Project at the Atlas Network,[276][277] economist with a Ph.D in business administration, previously advised Carson'16.
	John Taylor	Professor of economics at Stanford University[263][271][278] (with an economics Ph.D therefrom) and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Mentioned multiple times as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[275]
	Kevin Warsh	Former Federal Reserve governor. Mentioned as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[275]

Appointees to all the roles under discussion here (board members, vice chairs, and fed chair) must undergo hearings before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the way to being confirmed by a vote of the full Senate.

Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Image	Name	Description
	Mark Albrecht	Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council[279]
	Jim Bridenstine	U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District[279][280]
	Eileen Collins	Former astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander[279]
	Doug Cooke	Former Associate Administrator for the Office of Exploration Systems Mission Directorate[281]
	Mike Griffin	Former Administrator of NASA[282]
	Charles Precourt	Former astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander[281]
	Scott Pace	Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University[282]

Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Image	Name	Description
	David Gelernter	Professor of Computer Science at Yale University[283]
	William Happer	Professor of Physics at Princeton University[284]
	Thomas Massie	U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 4th congressional district[285]

Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Image	Name	Description
	Randy Neugebauer	Former U.S. Representative for Texas' 19th congressional district[286]

Deputy Secretary of Education

Image	Name	Description
	Al Hubbard	Former director of the National Economic Council under President George W. Bush[287]
	Hanna Skandera	Secretary of Education of New Mexico; former Deputy Education Commissioner of Florida[288]

Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Image	Name	Description
	Donald van der Vaart	Former Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality[289][290]
	Andrew Wheeler	Lawyer at the firm Faegre Baker Daniels and former Republican staff director on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee[289][290]
	Jeffrey Holmstead	Lawyer with Bracewell LLP and senior E.P.A. official in the George W. Bush administration[291]

Archivist of the United States

Image	Name	Description
	George Weigel	Author who wrote the biography of Pope John Paul II[292][293]

United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Image	Name	Description
	Tom Bossert	United States Homeland Security Advisor[294]
	Tom Cotton	United States senator from Arkansas[295]
	Elaine Duke	Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security, United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security[296]
	Rudy Giuliani	Former Mayor of New York City from New York (state)[295]
	James Loy	Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from Pennsylvania[295]
	Michael McCaul	U.S. Representative from Texas's 10th congressional district[297]
	Thomas Homan	Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement[294]
	Kris Kobach	Secretary of State of Kansas[297]
	Rick Perry	United States Secretary of Energy; former Governor of Texas[298]
	Jeff Sessions	United States Attorney General; former United States senator from Alabama[296]

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Image	Name	Description
	Anne Patterson	Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt and Pakistan[299]
	John Rood	Former Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Forces Policy[300]

Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance

Image	Name	Description
	Justin Muzinich	Former Morgan Stanley banker[301]

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

Image	Name	Description
	Mike Griffin	Former Administrator of NASA[282]

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation

Image	Name	Description
	Bill Northey	Iowa Secretary of Agriculture[302][303]

Ambassador to the European Union

Image	Name	Description
	Ted Malloch	CEO and professor[304]

Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Image	Name	Description
	Anthony Scaramucci	Former White House Director of Communications, Founder of SkyBridge Capital[305]

Ambassador to India

Image	Name	Description
	Ken Juster	Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs; former Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security[306]
	Ashley J. Tellis	Senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace[307]

Ambassador to Mexico

Image	Name	Description
	Tom Barrack	Real estate investor and CEO of Colony NorthStar[308]
	Alberto Gonzales	Former United States Attorney General[309]
	Randy Neugebauer	Former U.S. Representative for Texas' 19th congressional district[310][309]
	Toby Neugebauer	Son of Rep. Randy Neugebauer, co-founder of Quantum Energy Partners[310]
	Larry Rubin	President and Chairman of the Board of The American Society of Mexico[309]
	Al Zapanta	President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce[309]

Ambassador to Ireland

Image	Name	Description
	Edward Crawford	CEO of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.[311]
	Sean Spicer	Former White House Press Secretary and acting White House Director of Communications[312][313][314]
	Greta Van Susteren	Former news anchor [315]

Ambassador to Greece

Image	Name	Description
	Reince Priebus	Former White House Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party[316][317]

Ambassador to Germany

Image	Name	Description
	Richard Grenell	Media commentator and former U.S. spokesman at the United Nations[318][319]

Ambassador to Slovenia

Image	Name	Description
	Kelly Roberts	Co-owner of Mission Inn; Republican donor[308]

Ambassador-at-Large for Human Trafficking

Image	Name	Description
	Cindy McCain	Chair of Hensley & Co., wife of United States Senator John McCain[320]

Announced positions from which candidates have withdrawn

• Jason Miller, White House communications director; announced December 22, 2016;^[321] withdrew December 24, 2016.^[322][323]
• Monica Crowley, senior director of strategic communications for the National Security Council; announced December 15, 2016;^[324] withdrew January 16, 2017.^[325]
• Vincent Viola, nominee for Secretary of the Army; announced December 19, 2016;^[326] withdrew February 3, 2017.^[327]
• Andrew Puzder, nominee for Secretary of Labor; announced December 8, 2016;^[328] withdrew February 15, 2017.^[329]
• Philip Bilden, nominee for Secretary of the Navy; announced January 25, 2017;^[330] withdrew February 26, 2017.^[331][332]
• Todd Ricketts, nominee for Deputy Secretary of Commerce; announced November 30, 2016;^[333] withdrew April 19, 2017.^[334]
• Mark E. Green, nominee for Secretary of the Army; announced April 7, 2017;^[335] withdrew May 5, 2017.^[336]
• Jim Donovan, nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; announced March 14, 2017;^[337] withdrew May 19, 2017.^[338]
• David Clarke, nominee for Assistant Secretary for Partnership & Engagement, Department of Homeland Security. Clarke's naming discussed, April 28, 2017;^[339] Clarke announced he was named, May 17, 2017;^[340] Clarke rescinds acceptance, June 17, 2017.^[341]
• James Clinger, nominee to become board member and chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; announced June 16, 2017; withdrew July 12, 2017.^[342]
• Jamie McCourt, nominee for United States Ambassador to Belgium; announced June 23, 2017; withdrew August 2, 2017, and nominated instead for United States Ambassador to France and Monaco.

Appointees who have resigned

• Michael T. Flynn, National Security Advisor; assumed office January 20, 2017; resigned February 13, 2017.^[343]
• Katie Walsh, White House Deputy Chief of Staff; assumed office January 20, 2017;^[54] resigned March 30, 2017.^[55]
• Anthony Scaramucci, Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced January 12, 2017;^[344] resigned February 1, 2017.^[345][346]
• Boris Epshteyn, Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations; assumed office January 20, 2017; resigned March 25, 2017;^[62] hired by Sinclair Broadcasting as chief political analyst, April 17, 2017.^[63]
• Mike Dubke, White House Director of Communications; assumed office March 6, 2017;^[48] resigned May 18, 2017.^[49]
• Sean Spicer, White House Press Secretary and acting White House Director of Communications; assumed offices January 20^[48] and May 18, 2017,^[49] respectively; resigned July 21, 2017^[347][50]
• Reince Priebus, White House Chief of Staff assumed office January 20, 2017;^[15] resigned July 27, 2017.^[348]
• George Gigicos, White House Director of Advance assumed office January 20, 2017;^[56] resigned July 31, 2017.^[58]

Pace of appointments and approvals

While President Trump tweeted on February 7, 2017, dissatisfaction – "It is a disgrace my Cabinet is not yet in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country"—the assertion was ruled false by the BBC based on a detailed review of the last five administrations. The analysis found more room for a general complaint of slowness in Congressional action and that the administration "has by far the fewest confirmed cabinet selections at this point" but it also noted that, beyond the non-action on Judge Merrick Garland's 10-month nomination to the Supreme Court by Trump's predecessor, President Obama's "choice for Labor secretary, Thomas Perez, took 121 days to be confirmed. John Bryson, his commerce pick, waited 126 days. Attorney General Loretta Lynch holds the modern record, as 161 days passed before getting Senate approval."^[349]

In an update on the March 2017 nomination of J. Christopher Giancarlo to the CFTC, the White House submitted his paperwork to the Senate committee in early May. "The paperwork is a prerequisite for the panel to advance the nomination with a hearing and an eventual committee vote, which now may not come until the summer or fall. The committee is said to be waiting for the administration to nominate individuals to fill two more vacancies at the commission before it holds the hearing, according to Senate aides and people familiar with the process," reported the Wall Street Journal.^[165]

In July 2017 the New York Times assessed the pace and reported that Trump has announced 36 percent of "leadership positions below the secretary level" compared with 78 percent by Obama over the same period. Average approval time has been nine days slower for Trump appointees versus Obama's. Ten of 15 Cabinet agencies have no number two, several deputy secretaries were not nominated until after the Administration's 100-day mark and some have yet to be nominated.^[350]

See also

• Republican National Committee chairmanship election, 2017 for the national leadership of Trump's political party
• Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates for the judicial nominee to fill the vacancy formerly held by Antonin Scalia
• Cabinet of Donald Trump, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
• Sr. Advisor to the President, the role formerly held by Karl Rove under George W. Bush, then by Valerie Jarrett/David Axelrod/etc under Barack Obama
• List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
• List of economic advisors to Donald Trump, concentrating on the informal advisors that are not officially part of the Trump administration
• List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump

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