Executive Office appointments of the second Trump administration

This article is about executive branch appointments. For judicial appointments, see List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump.

Main articles: Political appointments of the first Trump administration and Political appointments of the second Trump administration

The core White House staff appointments, and most Executive Office of the President officials generally, are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with a handful of exceptions (e.g., the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the United States trade representative). There are about 4,000 positions in the Executive Office of the President.

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  Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments

See also: Executive Office appointments of the first Trump administration

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Office of the Chief of Staff
White House Chief of Staff	Susie Wiles [1]	January 20, 2025
White House Deputy Chief of Staff	Dan Scavino [2]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Policy)	Stephen Miller [3]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Legislative, Political and Public Affairs)	James Blair [4]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Communications and Personnel)	Taylor Budowich [4]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Strategic Implementation)	Nicholas F. Luna [5]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations)	Beau Harrison [5]
Senior Advisors and Counselors to the President
Counselor to the President	Alina Habba [6]	January 20, 2025	March 28, 2025
Senior Counselor to the President	Peter Navarro [7]	January 20, 2025
Senior Counselor to the President	Stanley Woodward [5]	January 20, 2025
Senior Advisor to the President on Government Efficiency	Elon Musk [8]	January 20, 2025	May 30, 2025
Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs	Massad Boulos [9]	January 20, 2025
Assistant to the President for Policy	Robert Gabriel Jr. [5]	January 20, 2025	May 23, 2025
Assistant to the President	Beau Harrison [5]	January 20, 2025
Special Assistant to the President for International Economic Relations	Emory Cox [10]	January 20, 2025
Office of Communications
White House Communications Director	Steven Cheung [11]	January 20, 2025
Office of the Press Secretary
White House Press Secretary	Karoline Leavitt [12]	January 20, 2025
Office of the First Lady
Chief of Staff to the First Lady	Hayley Harrison [13]	January 20, 2025
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
White House Director of Legislative Affairs	James Braid [14]	January 20, 2025
Office of Public Liaison
Director of the Office of Public Liaison	Jim Goyer	January 20, 2025
Office of Political Affairs
Director of the Office of Political Affairs	Matt Brasseaux [14]	January 20, 2025
Deputy Director of the Office of Political Affairs	Trevor Naglieri [15]	February 19, 2025
Western Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs	Christopher Escobedo [15]
Southeast Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs	Jon George [15]
Midwest Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs	Marshall Moreau [15]
Northeast Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs	Ashley Walukevich [15]
Staff Assistant in the Office of Political Affairs	Samantha Feldman [15]
Political Coordinator in the Office of Political Affairs	Jack Mahoney [15]
Political Coordinator in the Office of Political Affairs	Trey Senecal [15]
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Alex Meyer [16]	February 19, 2025
Deputy Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Jared Borg [16]
Deputy Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs for Local and Tribal Governments	Christine Serrano Glassner [16]
Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Connor Reardon [16]
Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Chase Wilson [16]
Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Michael Silvio [16]
Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Sam Martinez [16]
Deputy Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Hope Moreland [16]
Coordinator in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Finley Varughese [16]
Staff Assistant in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs	Elizabeth McAlindon [16]
Office of the White House Counsel
White House Counsel	David Warrington [17]	January 20, 2025
Physician to the President
Physician to the President	Sean Barbabella [18]	March 7, 2025
Presidential Personnel Office
Director of Presidential Personnel Office	Sergio Gor [19]	January 20, 2025
National Economic Council
Director of the National Economic Council	Kevin Hassett [20]	January 20, 2025
National Energy Council
Chair of the National Energy Council	Doug Burgum [21]	January 20, 2025
Domestic Policy Council
Director of the Domestic Policy Council	Vince Haley [22]	January 20, 2025
Special Government Employee and Senior Advisor of the White House Faith Office	Paula White [23]	February 7, 2025
Deputy Assistant to the President and Faith Director of the White House Faith Office	Jennifer S. Korn [23]
Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Faith Engagement	Jackson Lane [23]
National Security Council
National Security Advisor	Marco Rubio	May 1, 2025
	Michael Waltz [24]	January 20, 2025	May 1, 2025
Deputy National Security Advisor	Robert Gabriel Jr.	May 23, 2025
	Andy Baker	May 23, 2025
	Alex Nelson Wong [25]	January 20, 2025	May 1, 2025
Homeland Security Advisor	Stephen Miller [3]	January 20, 2025
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor	Anthony Salisbury [26]
Senior Director on the National Security Council (Counterterrorism)	Sebastian Gorka [27]
Office of the Staff Secretary
White House Staff Secretary	Will Scharf [28]	January 20, 2025
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy	Michael Kratsios	March 25, 2025 (Confirmed March 25, 2025, 74–25) [RC 1]
	Michael Kratsios	January 20, 2025	March 25, 2025
Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology	Lynne Parker	January 20, 2025
Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy	Ethan Klein	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology	David O. Sacks [29]	January 20, 2025
Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence	Sriram Krishnan [30]
President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets
Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets	Bo Hines [31]	January 20, 2025
President's Intelligence Advisory Board
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Devin Nunes [32]	January 20, 2025
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Reince Priebus	February 11, 2025
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Brad Wenstrup
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Katie Miller		May 30, 2025 [33]
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Robert C. O'Brien
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Amaryllis Fox Kennedy
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Thomas O. Hicks Jr.
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Scott Glabe
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Sander R. Gerber
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Wayne Berman
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Jeremy Katz
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Joshua Lobel
Council of Economic Advisers
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Stephen Miran [34]	March 13, 2025 (Confirmed March 12, 2025, 53–46) [RC 2]
Office of the National Cyber Director
National Cyber Director	Sean Cairncross	August 2, 2025 (Confirmed August 2, 2025, 59-35 [RC 3]
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy	Sara Carter	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Office of Management and Budget
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Russell Vought [35]	February 7, 2025 (Confirmed February 6, 2025, 53–47) [RC 4]
	Matthew Vaeth [36]	January 20, 2025	February 7, 2025
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Dan Bishop [37]	March 27, 2025 (Confirmed March 26, 2025, 53–45) [RC 5]
Deputy Director of Management of the Office of Management and Budget	Eric Ueland	May 21, 2025 (Confirmed May 14, 2025, 52–45) [RC 6]
Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget for Intelligence and International Affairs	Amaryllis Fox Kennedy	February 11, 2025
General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget	Mark Paoletta [38]	January 20, 2025
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs	Jeffrey Clark	March 5, 2025
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Trade Representative	Jamieson Greer [39]	February 27, 2025 (Confirmed February 26, 2025, 56–43) [RC 7]
	Juan Millán [36]	January 20, 2025	February 27, 2025
Deputy Trade Representative	Joseph Barloon	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Council of Governors
Co-Chair of the Council of Governors	Glenn Youngkin [40]	February 19, 2025
Co-Chair of the Council of Governors	Josh Stein [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Ron DeSantis [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Kathy Hochul [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Brian Kemp [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Jeff Landry [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Henry McMaster [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Wes Moore [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Josh Shapiro [40]
Member of the Council of Governors	Gretchen Whitmer [40]
Executive branch czars
White House AI & Crypto Czar	David O. Sacks [29]	January 20, 2025
White House Border Czar	Tom Homan [41]
White House Energy Czar	Doug Burgum [42] [43]
White House Pardon Czar	Alice Marie Johnson [44]	February 20, 2025
Department of Government Efficiency
Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency	Elon Musk [45] [46] [47]	January 20, 2025	May 30, 2025
	Steve Davis [46] [48]	February 5, 2025	May 30, 2025
Administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency	Amy Gleason [49] [50] [51]	February 7, 2025
Chief of Staff of the Department of Government Efficiency	Brad Smith [46] [52]	February 5, 2025
General Counsel of the Department of Government Efficiency	James Burnham [46] [53]	February 6, 2025
	Bill McGinley [54]	January 20, 2025	January 23, 2025
Advisor and Spokesperson of the Department of Government Efficiency	Katie Miller [55] [56]	January 20, 2025	May 30, 2025 [57]

See also

• Executive Office appointments of the first Trump administration

Notes

1. "PN13-8 - Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
2. "PN19 - Stephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
3. "PN24-2 - Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
4. "PN11-22 - Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 6, 2025. Archived from the original on February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
5. "PN12-3 - James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
6. "PN26-46 - Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. May 14, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
7. "PN11-17 - Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be U.S. Trade Representative, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

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