The Cabinet of the United States is a body consisting of the vice president of the United States and the heads of the executive branch's departments in the federal government of the United States,which is regarded as the principal advisory body to the president of the United States. The president is not formally a member of the Cabinet. The heads of departments,appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate,are members of the Cabinet,and acting department heads also sit at the Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially nominated for Senate confirmation. The president may designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as members of the Cabinet.
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) comprises the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government. The EOP consists of several offices and agencies,such as the White House Office,the National Security Council,and the Office of Management and Budget.
The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with to creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision making,and helping to set industrial standards. This organization's main purpose is to create jobs,promote economic growth,encourage sustainable development and block harmful trade practices of other nations. The Department of Commerce is headquartered in the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington,DC.
The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but they are led by a head of government who is also the head of state. The executive departments are the administrative arms of the President of the United States. There are currently 15 executive departments.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is an inter-agency committee of the United States Government that reviews the national security implications of foreign investments in U.S. companies or operations. Chaired by the United States Secretary of the Treasury,CFIUS includes representatives from 16 U.S. departments and agencies,including the Defense,State and Commerce departments,as well as the Department of Homeland Security.
Theodore (Ted) L. Gatsas is an American politician and member of the Republican party who had served as Mayor of Manchester,New Hampshire from 2010 to 2018. He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate,representing the 16th District from 2000 until he resigned in 2009 after being elected mayor.
The Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs,or USC-EA,is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce that serves as the principal adviser to the United States Secretary of Commerce on economic analysis. The Under Secretary is ex officio the Administrator of the Economics and Statistics Administration.
Margaret Coldwell Hassan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire. A Democrat,Hassan was elected to the Senate in 2016 while she was serving as the 81st governor of New Hampshire,an office she held from 2013 to 2017.
Kenneth Ian Juster is an American government official who served as the United States ambassador to India from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as the deputy assistant to President Donald Trump for international economic affairs and deputy director of the National Economic Council from January 2017 to June 2017.
The National Space Council is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States created in 1989 during the George H. W. Bush administration,disbanded in 1993,and reestablished in June 2017 by the Donald Trump administration. It is a modified version of the earlier National Aeronautics and Space Council (1958–1973).
Fred Philip Hochberg is an American businessman and civic leader. After nearly two decades as an executive,including five years as President at the Lillian Vernon Corporation,he then served in various leadership roles at U.S. government agencies,non-profit organizations,and in academia. From 2009 to 2017,he was Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States,becoming the institution's longest-serving Chairman.
Michael Richard Pompeo is an American politician,diplomat,businessman,and attorney who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United States secretary of state from 2018 to 2021.
Christopher Thomas Sununu is an American politician and engineer who has served as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Sununu was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from 2011 to 2017.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 8,2016,to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of New Hampshire,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 13.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Hampshire,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen won reelection to a third term after comfortably defeating Republican nominee Bryant Messner by 15.6 points and sweeping every single county in the state. This is the first time in over 50 years a Democrat won Belknap County in a Senate race.
Mira Radielovic Ricardel,is an American government official who served as Deputy National Security Advisor from May 2018 to November 2018,until being fired at the request of First Lady Melania Trump. She has since joined the Chertoff Group.
Peter J. White is an American government official who was Senior Policy Analyst on the Domestic Policy Council for President Donald Trump. He reported to Stephen Miller,a former staffer of Sen. Jeff Sessions who was a Trump senior advisor.
Mark Thomas Esper is an American manufacturing executive and politician who served as the 27th United States secretary of defense from July 2019 to November 2020. A member of the Republican Party,he had previously served as the 23rd U.S. secretary of the Army from November 2017 to July 2019.
The 2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. New Hampshire voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominees,incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence,against the Democratic Party's nominees,former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate,Senator Kamala Harris. New Hampshire has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.
