Nominations of U.S.G. Officials & Departments
Links to all U.S. federal government departments and agencies may be found at Official Federal Government Web
Sites, a Library of Congress Internet Resource Page.
A complete list of nominations and appointments is also provided by the White House website.
Listed below are senior U.S. government posts including, where known,
nominations by President Obama. Positions not requiring Senate
confirmation are marked (*).
| Cabinet Departments | Secretaries |
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Agriculture http://www.usda.gov |
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack |
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Commerce http://www.doc.gov |
Secretary of Commerce John Bryson |
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Defense http://www.defenselink.mil |
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta 07 Jan 2013: former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel nominated |
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Education http://www.ed.gov |
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan |
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Energy http://www.energy.gov |
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu |
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Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov |
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleeen Sebelius |
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Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov |
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano |
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Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan |
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Interior http://www.doi.gov |
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar |
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Justice http://www.usdoj.gov |
Attorney General Eric H.Holder Jr. |
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Labor http://www.dol.gov |
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis |
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State http://www.state.gov |
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 21 Dec Jan 2012: Senator John Kerry nominated |
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Transportation http://www.dot.gov |
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood |
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Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov |
Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner 10 Jan 2013: Jack Lew nominated |
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Veterans Affairs http://www.va.gov |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki |
| Executive Office of the President | http://www.whitehouse.gov/our_government/executive_branch/ |
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Office of Management and Budget www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ |
Acting Director Jeffrey Zients |
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Council of Environmental Quality www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/ |
Chairwoman Nancy Sutley |
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Council of Economic Advisors www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/ |
Chairman Alan B. Krueger |
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Office of Administration www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oa/ |
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Office of National Drug Control Policy www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ |
Director R. Gil Kerlikowske |
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Office of the U.S. Trade Representative www.ustr.gov/ |
Trade Representative Ambassador Ronald Kirk |
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National Security Council www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nsc |
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Tom Donilon |
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Office of Science and Technology Policy www.ostp.gov/ |
Director John P. Holdren |
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President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/piab/ |
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| White House Press Secretary | Jay Carney* |
| White House Chief of Staff | Jack Lew* |
| White House Counsel | Kathryn Ruemmler* |
| Other Offices | |
| Director of National Intelligence http://www.dni.gov/ |
James R. Clapper |
| Central Intelligence Agency www.cia.gov |
David H. Petraeus 07 Jan 2013: White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan nominated |
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Domestic Policy Council www.whitehouse.gov/dpc/ |
Director Cecilia Muñoz |
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Homeland Security Council |
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/homeland_security/ |
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National Economic Council www.whitehouse.gov/nec/index.html |
Gene B. Sperling |
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Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives |
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ofbnp |
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Office of the First Lady |
http://www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/ |
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Office of National AIDS Policy |
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/onap/ |
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Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Boards |
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USA Freedom Corps |
http://www.serve.gov |
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White House Fellows Office |
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/fellows/ |
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White House Military Office |
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/whmo/ |
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U.S. Representative to the United Nations www.usunnewyork.usmission.gov |
Susan Rice |
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Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov |
Lisa P. Jackson |