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| − | The '''Order of Succession''' for the [[President of the United States]] determines who will be President in case of the death or removal of the current president, [[George W. Bush]]. | + | The '''Order of Succession''' for the [[President of the United States]] determines who will be President in case of the death or removal of the current president, [[Barack Obama]]. |
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| | ==Current Order== | | ==Current Order== |
| − | * Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] | + | * Vice President [[Joe Biden]] |
| − | * Speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]] | + | * Speaker of the House [[John Boehner]] |
| − | * President pro tempore of the Senate [[Robert Byrd]] | + | * President pro tempore of the Senate [[Daniel Inouye]] |
| − | * Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] | + | * Secretary of State [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] |
| − | * Secretary of the Treasury [[Henry Paulson]] | + | * Secretary of the Treasury [[Timothy Geithner]] |
| − | * Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]] | + | * Secretary of Defense [[Leon Panetta]] |
| − | * Attorney General [[Alberto Gonzales]] | + | * Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] |
| − | * Secretary of the Interior [[Dirk Kempthorne]] | + | * Secretary of the Interior [[Ken Salazar]] |
| | * Secretary of Agriculture [[Mike Johanns]] | | * Secretary of Agriculture [[Mike Johanns]] |
| | * Secretary of Commerce [[Carlos Gutierrez]] | | * Secretary of Commerce [[Carlos Gutierrez]] |