United States Cabinet

The United States Cabinet (usually simplified as "the Cabinet") is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, and its existence dates back to the first American President (George Washington), who appointed a Cabinet of four people (Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson; Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of War, Henry Knox; and Attorney General, Edmund Randolph) to advise and assist him in his duties.
Cabinet officers are nominated by the President and then presented to the United States Senate for confirmation or rejection by a simple majority. If approved, they are sworn in and begin their duties. Aside from the Attorney General, and previously, the Postmaster General, they all receive the title Secretary.
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Current cabinet members[change | change source]
Cabinet[change | change source]
The Cabinet officers are listed in rank order according to the United States presidential line of succession:
Cabinet-level officials[change | change source]
The following officials hold positions that are considered to be Cabinet-level positions. Cabinet-level officials attend Cabinet meetings, but are not official Cabinet Members:
Cabinet-level Officials | ||
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Office | Incumbent | Term began |
![]() White House Chief of Staff |
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January 2, 2019 |
![]() Trade Representative |
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May 15, 2017 |
![]() Director of National Intelligence[1][2] |
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August 15, 2019 |
![]() Ambassador to the United Nations |
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September 12, 2019 |
![]() Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
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February 16, 2017 |
![]() Director of the Central Intelligence Agency[1] |
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May 21, 2018 (Acting: April 26, 2018–May 21, 2018) |
![]() Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
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February 28, 2019 (Acting: July 9, 2018–February 28, 2019) |
![]() Administrator of the Small Business Administration |
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April 13, 2019 |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet". White House. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ Demirjian, Karoun (March 15, 2017). "Coats confirmed as nation's new spy chief". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2017.