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The '''United States Cabinet''' refers to the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the United States federal government. | The '''United States Cabinet''' refers to the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the United States federal government. | ||
| − | The first Cabinet formed by President [[George Washington]], consisted of four people; [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], [[Thomas Jefferson]]; [[Secretary of the Treasury]], [[Alexander Hamilton]]; [[Secretary of War]], [[Henry Knox]]; and [[Attorney General]], [[Edmund Randolph]]. | + | The first Cabinet formed by President [[George Washington]], consisted of four people; [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], [[Thomas Jefferson]]; [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]], [[Alexander Hamilton]]; [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]], [[Henry Knox]]; and [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]], [[Edmund Randolph]]. |
==Nomination== | ==Nomination== | ||
| − | All members of the Cabinet are nominated by the President. The | + | All members of the Cabinet are nominated by the President. The [[United States Senate]] then holds a vote to either confirm or reject any nominees. This process comes from Article II, section 2 of the U.S. [[Constitution]], which says the president "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for..." <ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Nominations.htm#10 Nominations]</ref> |
The president does have the option of making a "recess appointment" when the Senate is in between sessions, or which in recess during a session. An appointment of this type will expire at the end of the following congressional session. | The president does have the option of making a "recess appointment" when the Senate is in between sessions, or which in recess during a session. An appointment of this type will expire at the end of the following congressional session. | ||
==Terms== | ==Terms== | ||
| − | Cabinet positions customarily end when the president who nominated them steps down from office | + | Cabinet positions customarily end when the president who nominated them steps down from office. Cabinet members can be fired by the President at any time. In some cases members of the cabinet will tender their resignation if controversy arises (i.e. [[Donald Rumsfeld]]). |
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
| − | The current cabinet and the order of Presidential succession after the Vice President, Speaker of the House and President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate is as follows <ref | + | {{See also|Cabinet of Donald Trump}} |
| + | The current cabinet of President [[Donald Trump]], as of 2017, and the order of Presidential succession after the Vice President, Speaker of the House and President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate is as follows:<ref name="WhiteHouse2/8/17"/> | ||
{| class=wikitable | {| class=wikitable | ||
| − | ! Office !! | + | ! Office !! Cabinet member !! Predecessor |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]||[[ | + | |[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]||[[Rex Tillerson]]||[[John Kerry]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]||[[ | + | |[[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]||[[Steven Mnuchin]]||[[Jack Lew]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]||[[ | + | |[[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]||[[James Mattis]]||[[Ashton Carter]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]||[[ | + | |[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]||[[Jeff Sessions]]||[[Loretta Lynch]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]||[[ | + | |[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]||[[Ryan Zinke]]||[[Sally Jewell]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]||[[ | + | |[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]||[[Sonny Perdue]]||[[Tom Vilsack]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]||[[ | + | |[[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]||[[Wilbur Ross]]||[[Penny Pritzker]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Labor]]||[[Alexander Acosta]]<ref>Trump originally nominated [[Andrew Puzder]], but he withdrew.</ref>||[[Thomas Perez]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Health and Human Services]]||[[Tom Price]]||[[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]||[[Ben Carson]]||[[Julian Castro]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Transportation]]||[[Elaine Chao]]||[[Anthony Foxx]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Energy]]||[[Rick Perry]]||[[Ernest Moniz]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Education]]||[[Betsy DeVos]]||[[John King]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]||[[David Shulkin]]||[[Robert McDonald]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | |[[Secretary of Homeland Security]]||[[John Kelly]]||[[Jeh Johnson]] |
|} | |} | ||
| − | <nowiki>*</nowiki> The order of succession will skip anyone who is ineligible to hold the office of the President. | + | <nowiki>*</nowiki> The order of succession will skip anyone who is ineligible to hold the office of the President. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is ineligible. |
| + | <nowiki>**</nowiki> Resigned on May 30, 2014. | ||
| − | There are also officers of the Cabinet who do not have the title Secretary. They are: | + | There are also officers of the Cabinet who do not have the title Secretary. They are:<ref name="WhiteHouse2/8/17">[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/08/president-donald-j-trump-announces-his-cabinet President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet]. ''whitehouse.gov''. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.</ref> |
| − | {| class=wikitable | + | {| class="wikitable" |
| − | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | + | ! Office !! Cabinet member | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | White House [[Chief of staff]] || [[Reince Priebus]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | | [[United States Trade Representative]] || [[Robert Lighthizer]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | | [[Director of National Intelligence]] || [[Dan Coats]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[ | + | | [[Representative of the United States to the United Nations]] || [[Nikki Haley]] |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |[[Office of the | + | | Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]] || [[Mick Mulvaney]] |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] || [[Mike Pompeo]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Administrator of the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] || [[Scott Pruitt]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Administrator of the [[Small Business Administration]] || [[Linda McMahon]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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| + | [[Category:United States]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Cabinet]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Government Agencies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:10, September 26, 2018
The United States Cabinet refers to the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the United States federal government.
The first Cabinet formed by President George Washington, consisted of four people; Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson; Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of War, Henry Knox; and Attorney General, Edmund Randolph.
Contents
Nomination
All members of the Cabinet are nominated by the President. The United States Senate then holds a vote to either confirm or reject any nominees. This process comes from Article II, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which says the president "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for..." [1]
The president does have the option of making a "recess appointment" when the Senate is in between sessions, or which in recess during a session. An appointment of this type will expire at the end of the following congressional session.
Terms
Cabinet positions customarily end when the president who nominated them steps down from office. Cabinet members can be fired by the President at any time. In some cases members of the cabinet will tender their resignation if controversy arises (i.e. Donald Rumsfeld).
Members
- See also: Cabinet of Donald Trump
The current cabinet of President Donald Trump, as of 2017, and the order of Presidential succession after the Vice President, Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate is as follows:[2]
* The order of succession will skip anyone who is ineligible to hold the office of the President. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is ineligible. ** Resigned on May 30, 2014.
There are also officers of the Cabinet who do not have the title Secretary. They are:[2]
| Office | Cabinet member |
|---|---|
| White House Chief of staff | Reince Priebus |
| United States Trade Representative | Robert Lighthizer |
| Director of National Intelligence | Dan Coats |
| Representative of the United States to the United Nations | Nikki Haley |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Mick Mulvaney |
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | Mike Pompeo |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Scott Pruitt |
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Linda McMahon |
References
- ↑ Nominations
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet. whitehouse.gov. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ↑ Trump originally nominated Andrew Puzder, but he withdrew.
