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This is a list of political appointments of officeholders made by the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump.
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Agriculture | Brooke Rollins [1] | February 13, 2025 (Confirmed February 13, 2025, 72–28) [RC 1] | |
| Gary Washington [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 13, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | Stephen Vaden [3] | July 7, 2025 (Confirmed June 10, 2025, 51–44) [RC 2] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Commerce | Howard Lutnick [4] | February 21, 2025 (Confirmed February 18, 2025, 51–45) [RC 3] | |
| Jeremy Pelter [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 21, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Commerce | Paul Dabbar | June 26, 2025 (Confirmed June 25, 2025, 56-40) [RC 4] | |
| Jeremy Pelter | February 21, 2025 | June 26, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Defense | Pete Hegseth [5] | January 25, 2025 (Confirmed January 24, 2025, 51–50) [RC 5] | |
| Robert G. Salesses [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 25, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense | Stephen Feinberg [6] | March 17, 2025 (Confirmed March 14, 2025, 59–40) [RC 6] | |
| Robert G. Salesses | January 28, 2025 | March 17, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Education | Linda McMahon [7] | March 3, 2025 [8] (Confirmed March 3, 2025, 51–45) [RC 7] | |
| Denise L. Carter [2] | January 20, 2025 | March 3, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Education | Richard Smith | January 20, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Energy | Chris Wright [9] | February 4, 2025 (Confirmed February 3, 2025, 59–38) [RC 8] | |
| Ingrid Kolb [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 4, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Energy | James Danly | June 11, 2025 (Confirmed May 13, 2025, 52–44) [RC 9] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [10] | February 13, 2025 (Confirmed February 13, 2025, 52–48) [RC 10] | |
| Dorothy Fink [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 13, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | Jim O'Neill [11] | June 9, 2025 (Confirmed June 5, 2025, 52–43) [RC 11] | February 13, 2026 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Kristi Noem [12] | January 25, 2025 (Confirmed January 25, 2025, 59–34) [RC 12] | |
| Benjamine Huffman [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 25, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | Troy Edgar [13] | March 8, 2025 (Confirmed March 6, 2025, 53–43) [RC 13] | |
| Benjamine Huffman | January 28, 2025 | February 4, 2025 | |
| MaryAnn Tierney [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 28, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner [14] | February 5, 2025 (Confirmed February 5, 2025, 55–44) [RC 14] | |
| Matt Ammon [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 5, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Andrew Hughes | June 27, 2025 (Confirmed June 10, 2025, 51–43) [RC 15] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of the Interior | Doug Burgum [15] | February 1, 2025 (Confirmed January 30, 2025, 80–17) [RC 16] | |
| Walter Cruickshank [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 1, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Katharine MacGregor | June 9, 2025 (Confirmed May 14, 2025, 54–40) [RC 17] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | Pam Bondi [16] | February 5, 2025 (Confirmed February 4, 2025, 54–46) [RC 18] | |
| James McHenry [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 5, 2025 | |
| Deputy Attorney General | Todd Blanche [17] | March 6, 2025 (Confirmed March 5, 2025, 52–46) [RC 19] | |
| Emil Bove | January 20, 2025 | March 6, 2025 | |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Labor | Lori Chavez-DeRemer [18] | March 11, 2025 (Confirmed March 10, 2025, 67–32) [RC 20] | |
| Vince Micone [2] | January 20, 2025 | March 11, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Labor | Keith Sonderling [19] | March 14, 2025 (Confirmed March 12, 2025, 53–46) [RC 21] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State | Marco Rubio [12] | January 21, 2025 (Confirmed January 20, 2025, 99–0) [RC 22] | |
| Lisa D. Kenna [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 21, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of State | Christopher Landau [20] | March 25, 2025 (Confirmed March 24, 2025, 60–31) [RC 23] | |
| Ambassadors to the United Nations | |||
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Mike Waltz | September 21, 2025 1st Vote (Confirmed September 19, 2025, 47–43) [RC 24] 2nd Vote (Confirmed September 29, 2025, 54–45) [RC 25] | |
| Dorothy Shea | January 20, 2025 | September 21, 2025 | |
| Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations | Tammy Bruce | December 29, 2025 (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 26] | |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy [21] | January 28, 2025 (Confirmed January 28, 2025, 77–22) [RC 27] | |
| Judith Kaleta [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Transportation | Steven G. Bradbury | March 13, 2025 (Confirmed March 11, 2025, 51–46) [RC 28] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of the Treasury | Scott Bessent [22] | January 28, 2025 [23] (Confirmed January 27, 2025, 68–29) [RC 29] | |
| David Lebryk [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | Derek Theurer | October 7, 2025 | |
| Michael Faulkender [24] | March 28, 2025 (Confirmed March 26, 2025, 53–43) [RC 30] | August 22, 2025 | |
| Dan Katz | February 3, 2025 | March 28, 2025 | |
| David Lebryk | January 20, 2025 | January 31, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins [25] | February 5, 2025 (Confirmed February 4, 2025, 77–23) [RC 31] | |
| Todd B. Hunter [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 5, 2025 | |
| Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Paul Lawrence | March 29, 2025 (Confirmed March 27, 2025, 51–45) [RC 32] | |
| General Counsel of Veterans Affairs | James Baehr | October 15, 2025 [26] (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC 33] | |
| Inspector General of Veterans Affairs | Cheryl L. Mason [27] | August 4, 2025 [28] (Confirmed July 31, 2025, 53–45) [RC 34] | |
| Chief Financial Officer of Veterans Affairs | Richard Topping | July 30, 2025 [29] (Confirmed July 24, 2025, 51–47) [RC 35] | |
| Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs | Sam Brown [30] | August 1, 2025 (Confirmed July 29, 2025, 54–44) [RC 36] | |
| Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health | John J. Bartrum | January 9, 2026 [31] (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 37] | |
| Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs | Donald Bergin | TBD (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC 38] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard [32] | February 12, 2025 (Confirmed February 12, 2025, 52–48) [RC 39] | |
| Lora Shiao | January 25, 2025 | February 12, 2025 | |
| Stacey Dixon [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 25, 2025 | |
| Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence | Aaron Lukas | July 24, 2025 (Confirmed July 22, 2025, 51–46) [RC 40] | |
| Director of the National Counterterrorism Center | Joe Kent | July 31, 2025 (Confirmed July 30, 2025, 52–44) [RC 41] | |
| Don Holstead [33] | January 20, 2025 | May 9, 2025 | |
| Director of the National Counter Intelligence and Security Center | George Wesley Street | September 19, 2025 [34] (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC 42] | |
| General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence | John Dever | October 8, 2025 (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC 43] | |
| Inspector General of the Intelligence Community | Christopher Fox | October 16, 2025 [35] (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC 44] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe [36] | January 23, 2025 (Confirmed January 23, 2025, 74–25) [RC 45] | |
| Tom Sylvester [2] | January 20, 2025 | January 23, 2025 | |
| Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | Michael Ellis | February 10, 2025 (Appointed by the President) | |
| General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency | Joshua Simmons | January 8, 2026 [37] (Confirmed January 6, 2026, 53–47) [RC 46] | |
| Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency | Peter Thomson | TBD (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC 47] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler [39] | February 20, 2025 (Confirmed February 19, 2025, 52–46) [RC 58] | |
| Everett Woodel [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 20, 2025 | |
| Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Bill Briggs [40] | July 23, 2025 (Confirmed July 9, 2025, 49–45) [RC 59] | |
| Chief Counsel for Advocacy | Casey B. Mulligan | August 5, 2025 [41] (Confirmed August 1, 2025, 52–44) [RC 60] | |
| Inspector General of the Small Business Administration | William Kirk | January 6, 2026 (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 61] | |
| Assistant Administrator for Disaster Recovery and Resilience | Chris Stallings | September 9, 2025 (Appointed by the President) |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media | Victor Morales | March 25, 2025 | August 24, 2025 |
| Kari Lake [42] | August 24, 2025 | ||
| Deputy CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media | July, 2025 | ||
| Senior Advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media | March 3, 2025 | ||
| Deputy Director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media | Brian Conniff | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development | Russell Vought | August 29, 2025 | |
| Marco Rubio | February 3, 2025 | August 29, 2025 | |
| Jason Gray [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 3, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Russell Vought | February 7, 2025 | |
| Scott Bessent | February 3, 2025 | February 7, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States | John Jovanovic | September 19, 2025 (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC 62] | |
| James C. Cruse | February 28, 2025 | September 19, 2025 | |
| Spencer Bachus | January 30, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | |
| Vice Chairman and Vice President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States | Bryce Mcferran | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| James G. Burrows, Jr. | February 28, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration | Jeffery S. Hall [43] | January 20, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Travis Hill [43] | January 13, 2026 (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 63] | |
| January 20, 2025 | January 13, 2026 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency | Bill Pulte [44] | March 14, 2025 (Confirmed March 13, 2025, 56–43) [RC 64] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority | Colleen Kiko | February 11, 2025 | |
| Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority | Charles Arrington | January 6, 2026 (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 65] | |
| General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority | Charlton Allen | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair of the Federal Reserve | Kevin Warsh | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve for Supervision | Michelle Bowman | June 9, 2025 (Confirmed June 4, 2025, 48–46) [RC 66] | |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | Stephen Miran | September 16, 2025 (Confirmed September 15, 2025, 48–47) [RC 67] | |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | Kevin Warsh | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator of General Services | Edward Forst | December 24, 2025 (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 68] | |
| Michael Rigas | July 21, 2025 | December 24, 2025 | |
| Stephen Ehikian [2] | January 20, 2025 | July 21, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services | Keith E. Sonderling | March 20, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | Benjamin Black | October 7, 2025 (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC 69] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarian of Congress | Todd Blanche [45] | May 12, 2025 (disputed) | ? |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority | Trent Morse | TBD (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 70] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Jared Isaacman | December 18, 2025 (Confirmed December 17, 2025, 67–30) [RC 71] | |
| Sean Duffy [46] | July 9, 2025 | December 18, 2025 | |
| Janet Petro [2] | January 20, 2025 | July 9, 2025 | |
| Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Matthew P. Anderson [47] | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Chief Financial Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Greg Autry [48] | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archivist of the United States | Bradford P. Wilson | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Marco Rubio | February 16, 2025 | February 4, 2026 | |
| William J. Bosanko | February 7, 2025 | February 16, 2025 | |
| Senior Advisor to the Archivist of the United States | Jim Byron | February 16, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration | Kyle S. Hauptman [43] | January 20, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts | Mary Anne Carter | TBD (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 72] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors of National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Robert Gleason | November 2025 (Confirmed* September 18, 2025, 51–44) *En bloc confirmation of 48 nominees. [RC 73] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors of National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Jim O'Neill | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Office of Government Ethics | Eric Ueland | August 26, 2025 | |
| Jamieson Greer | April 1, 2025 | August 26, 2025 | |
| Doug Collins | February 12, 2025 | April 1, 2025 | |
| Shelley Finlayson | February 10, 2025 | February 12, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Office of Personnel Management | Scott Kupor [49] | July 14, 2025 (Confirmed July 9, 2025, 49–46) [RC 74] | |
| Charles Ezell [2] | January 20, 2025 | July 14, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Counsel of the United States | Jamieson Greer | April 1, 2025 | |
| Doug Collins | March 5, 2025 | April 1, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | Janet Dhillon | November 3, 2025 (Confirmed* October 7, 2025, 51–47) *En bloc confirmation of 107 nominees. [RC 75] | |
| Alice Maroni | March 17, 2025 |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | Frank Bisignano [50] | May 7, 2025 (Confirmed May 6, 2025, 53–47) [RC 76] | |
| Leland Dudek | February 16, 2025 [51] | May 7, 2025 | |
| Michelle King [2] | January 20, 2025 | February 16, 2025 [52] [53] | |
| Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Admimistration | Arjun Mody | January 5, 2026 [54] (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 77] |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority | Mitch Graves | TBD (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 78] | |
| Jeff Hagood | TBD (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 79] | ||
| Randall Jones | TBD (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 80] | ||
| Arthur Graham | TBD (Confirmed* December 18, 2025, 53–43) *En bloc confirmation of 97 nominees. [RC 81] | ||
| Lee Beaman | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Director of the African Development Bank | Ademola Adewale-Sadik | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Director of the Asian Development Bank | Robert Sweeney | Awaiting Senate Confirmation |
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. [95]
A CBS News poll released on November 25, 2024 found that 59% of Americans approve of the presidential transition. [96]
Confirmation votes
Cheryl Mason, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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