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This is a list of political appointments of officeholders made by the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Color key
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 or offices which have been disbanded.
Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.
Executive Office of the President
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Department of Agriculture
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of Agriculture |
Brooke Rollins |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Gary Washington |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture |
Stephen Vaden |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation |
Richard Fordyce |
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Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs |
Dudley Hoskins | ||
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment |
Michael Boren | ||
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs |
Luke Lindberg |
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Department of Commerce
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of Commerce |
Howard Lutnick |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Jeremy Pelter |
January 20, 2025 |
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Department of Defense
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Department of Education
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of Education |
Linda McMahon |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Denise L. Carter |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Education |
Penny Schwinn | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
Department of Energy
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of Energy |
Chris Wright |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Ingrid Kolb |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Energy |
James Danly |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure |
Wells Griffith | ||
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security |
Brandon Williams |
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Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation |
Darío Gil |
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Department of Health and Human Services
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of Health and Human Services |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Dorothy Fink |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services |
Jim O'Neill | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Surgeon General of the United States |
Janette Nesheiwat | ||
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |||
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Dave Weldon |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |||
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
Mehmet Oz |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Food and Drug Administration | |||
Commissioner of Food and Drugs |
Marty Makary |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| National Institutes of Health | |||
Director of the National Institutes of Health |
Jay Bhattacharya |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
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Department of Homeland Security
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of Homeland Security |
Kristi Noem |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Benjamine Huffman |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security |
Troy Edgar | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |||
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
Rodney Scott |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol |
Mike Banks | ||
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |||
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
Caleb Vitello | January 20, 2025 | |
| U.S. Secret Service | |||
Director of the U.S. Secret Service |
Sean Curran | January 22, 2025 | |
Department of Housing and Urban Development
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
Scott Turner |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Matt Ammon |
January 20, 2025 |
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Department of the Interior
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of the Interior |
Doug Burgum |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Walter Cruickshank |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of the Interior |
Katharine MacGregor |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
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Department of Justice
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Attorney General |
Pam Bondi |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| James McHenry | January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Attorney General |
Todd Blanche |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Solicitor General |
D. John Sauer |
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Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division) |
Gail Slater |
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Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division) |
Harmeet Dhillon |
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Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Policy) |
Aaron Reitz | ||
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General |
Emil Bove | January 20, 2025 | |
Chief of Staff to the Attorney General |
Chad Mizelle | ||
Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division) |
Leo Terrell | ||
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Kash Patel |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Brian Driscoll |
January 20, 2025 | ||
| United States Attorneys | |||
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of New York |
Jay Clayton |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of New York |
Joseph Nocella Jr. | ||
U.S. Attorney for the D. of New Jersey |
Doug Steinhardt |
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Department of Labor
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Secretary of Labor |
Lori Chavez-DeRemer |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Vince Micone |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Labor |
Keith Sonderling |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
Department of State
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Department of Transportation
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of Transportation |
Sean Duffy |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Judith Kaleta |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Transportation |
Steven G. Bradbury |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Federal Railroad Administration | |||
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration |
David Fink | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Department of the Treasury
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of the Treasury |
Scott Bessent |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
David Lebryk |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | ||
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy) |
Ken Kies | ||
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Treasury |
Daniel Katz | January 20, 2025 | |
Senior Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury |
Alexandra Preate | ||
Director of Policy Planning |
Hunter McMaster | ||
| Internal Revenue Service | |||
Commissioner of Internal Revenue |
Billy Long |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
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Department of Veterans Affairs
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Doug Collins |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Todd B. Hunter |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
Paul R. Lawrence |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Memorial Affairs) |
Sam Brown |
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Independent intelligence agencies
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Director of National Intelligence |
Tulsi Gabbard |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Stacey Dixon |
January 20, 2025 |
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Central Intelligence Agency
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
John Ratcliffe |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Tom Sylvester | January 20, 2025 |
Other independent agencies
Agency for Global Media
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media |
L. Brent Bozell III |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Voice of America | |||
Director of Voice of America |
Kari Lake |
TBD | |
Agency for International Development
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development |
Jason Gray | January 20, 2025 |
Environmental Protection Agency
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
Lee Zeldin |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| James Payne | January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
David Fotouhi | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
Federal Housing Finance Agency
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency |
Bill Pulte | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
General Services Administration
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Administrator of General Services |
Stephen Ehikian | January 20, 2025 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Jared Isaacman |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Janet Petro |
January 20, 2025 |
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Office of Personnel Management
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Director of the Office of Personnel Management |
Scott Kupor | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Charles Ezell | January 20, 2025 |
Small Business Administration
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Administrator of the Small Business Administration |
Kelly Loeffler |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Everett Woodel | January 20, 2025 | ||
Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration |
Bill Briggs | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Chief Counsel for Advocacy |
Casey B. Mulligan | ||
Assistant Administrator for Disaster Recovery and Resilience |
Chris Stallings |
Social Security Administration
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration |
Frank Bisignano | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Michelle King | January 20, 2025 |
Independent Commissions
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Communications Commission | |||
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission |
Brendan Carr |
January 20, 2025 | |
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission |
Olivia Trusty | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Federal Trade Commission | |||
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission |
Andrew N. Ferguson |
January 20, 2025 | |
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission |
Mark Meador | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | |||
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission |
Paul S. Atkins |
Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
Withdrawn candidates
| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
Attorney General |
Matt Gaetz |
November 13, 2024 | November 21, 2024 |
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration |
Chad Chronister |
December 1, 2024 | December 3, 2024 |
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Reception
On November 14, 2024, Reuters characterized Trump's nominations thus far as rewarding loyalists, with some nominees having notably few qualifications for their proposed job.
As of November 25, 2024, a CBS News poll found 59% of Americans approve of the presidential transition.
See also
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