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In the event of an important occasion at which many senior government officials would be present (such as the Presidential Inauguration or State of the Union address), one particular senior member is chosen by the President to stay at the White House, or another location, in the event of an attack that would kill those present at the event. This individual is called the [[Designated Survivor]].

In the event of an important occasion at which many senior government officials would be present (such as the Presidential Inauguration or State of the Union address), one particular senior member is chosen by the President to stay at the White House, or another location, in the event of an attack that would kill those present at the event. This individual is called the [[Designated Survivor]].

The Presidential Line of Succession as of 2010 is as follows:

The Presidential Line of Succession as of 2015 is as follows:

* 1. [[Vice President of the United States]] ([[Joseph Biden]])

* 1. [[Vice President of the United States]] ([[Joseph Biden]])

* 2. [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] ([[Nancy Pelosi]])

* 2. [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] ([[John Boehner]])

* 3. [[President pro tempore of the Senate]] ([[Robert Byrd]])

* 3. [[President pro tempore of the Senate]] ([[Orrin Hatch]])

* 4. '''[[Secretary of State]]''' ([[Hillary Clinton]])

* 4. '''[[Secretary of State]]''' ([[John Kerry]])

* 5. '''[[Secretary of the Treasury]]''' ([[Timothy Geithner]])

* 5. '''[[Secretary of the Treasury]]''' ([[Jacob Lew]])

* 6. '''[[Secretary of Defense]]''' ([[Robert Gates]])

* 6. '''[[Secretary of Defense]]''' ([[Ashton Carter]])

* 7. '''[[Attorney General]]''' ([[Eric Holder]])

* 7. '''[[Attorney General]]''' ([[Loretta Lynch]])

* 8. '''[[Secretary of the Interior]]''' ([[Kenneth Salazar]])

* 8. '''[[Secretary of the Interior]]''' (the current secretary, [[Sally Jewell]], is a naturalized citizen and therefore not eligible to be president)

* 9. '''[[Secretary of Agriculture]]''' ([[Thomas Vilsack]])

* 9. '''[[Secretary of Agriculture]]''' ([[Thomas Vilsack]])

*10 '''[[Secretary of Commerce]]''' ([[Gary Locke]])

*10 '''[[Secretary of Commerce]]''' ([[Penny Pritzker]])

*11 '''[[Secretary of Labor]]''' ([[Hilda Solis]])

*11 '''[[Secretary of Labor]]''' ([[Thomas Perez]])

*12. '''[[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]''' ([[Kathleen Sebellius]])

*12. '''[[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]''' ([[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]])

*13. '''[[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]''' ([[Shaun Donovan]])

*13. '''[[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]''' ([[Julian Castro]])

*14. '''[[Secretary of Transportation]]''' ([[Ray LaHood]])

*14. '''[[Secretary of Transportation]]''' ([[Anthony Foxx]])

*15. '''[[Secretary of Energy]]''' ([[Steven Chu]])

*15. '''[[Secretary of Energy]]''' ([[Ernest Moniz]])

*16. '''[[Secretary of Education]]''' ([[Arne Duncan]])

*16. '''[[Secretary of Education]]''' ([[Arne Duncan]])

*17. '''[[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]''' ([[Eric Shinseki]])

*17. '''[[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]''' ([[Robert McDonald]])

*18. '''[[Secretary of Homeland Security]]''' ([[Janet Napolitano]])

*18. '''[[Secretary of Homeland Security]]''' ([[Jeh Johnson]])

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