Donald Trump's Administration
​Last updated: August 21, 2017

   

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John F. Kelly (General) Chief of Staff

Currently Chief of Staff The Chief of Staff manages the work and personnel of the West Wing, steering the President's agenda and tending to important relationships. The role will take on outsize importance in a White House run by Mr. Trump, who has no experience in policy making and little in the way of connections to critical players in Washington. Formerly Secretary of Homeland Security The hodgepodge agency, formed after the attacks of September 11, 2001, has one key role in the Trump administration: guarding the United States' borders. If Mr. Trump makes good on his promises of widespread deportations and building a wall, this Secretary will have to carry them out.

   

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Reince Priebus Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff manages the work and personnel of the West Wing, steering the President's agenda and tending to important relationships. The role will take on outsize importance in a White House run by Mr. Trump, who has no experience in policy making and little in the way of connections to critical players in Washington.

   

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Jared Kushner Senior Advisor to the POTUS

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Ivanka Trump Advisor to the POTUS

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Stephen K. Bannon Chief Strategist

Stephen K. Bannon was also considered for chief of staff, but Mr. Trump instead named him chief strategist and senior counselor in the White House, saying that he and Mr. Priebus would be "working as equal partners" in the administration.

   

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Kellyanne Conway Counselor

A close adviser who will help set the President's agenda and formulate his message.

   

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Hope Hicks Communications Director

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Anthony Scaramucci Communications Director

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Mike Dubke Communications Director

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Sean Spicer White House Press Secretary

The press Secretary is the face of the White House and representative for the President, framing messaging, responding to stories of the day and briefing the press.

   

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders White House Press Secretary (formerly, Assistant WH Press Secy)

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Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State

Whether Mr. Trump picks an ideologue or a seasoned foreign policy hand from past Republican administrations, his challenge will be that the State Department is the centerpiece of the post-1945 experiment of alliance-building and globalism, which Mr. Trump said he would dismantle.

   

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Steve Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury

The Secretary will be responsible for government borrowing in financial markets, assisting in any rewrite of the tax code and overseeing the Internal Revenue Service. The Treasury Department also carries out or lifts financial sanctions against foreign enemies -- which are crucial to President Obama's Iran deal and rapprochement with Cuba.

   

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James N. Mattis Secretary of Defense

Under the President, who is also Commander in Chief, the Secretary of Defense exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department, which includes the separately organized military departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military advice, the unified and specified combatant commands, and various defense agencies established for specific purposes.

   

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Jeffrey Beauregard ("Jeff") Sessions Attorney General

As the nation's top law enforcement official, former Senator Sessions (R-AL) will have the authority for carrying out Mr. Trump's "law and order" platform. The nominee can change how civil rights laws are enforced.

   

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Ryan Zinke Secretary of the Interior

The Interior Department manages the nation's public lands and waters. The next Secretary will decide the fate of Obama-era rules that stop public land development; curb the exploration of oil, coal and gas; and promote wind and solar power on public lands.

   

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Sonny Purdue Secretary of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a cabinet-level agency that oversees the American farming industry. USDA duties range from helping farmers with price support subsidies, to inspecting food to ensure the safety of the American public.

   

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Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. Secretary of Commerce

The Commerce Department has been a perennial target for budget cuts, but the Secretary oversees a diverse portfolio, including the census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As part of the President's economic team, the Secretary of Commerce serves as the voice of U.S. business within the Cabinet. The Department works with businesses, universities, communities, and the Nation’s workers to promote job creation, economic growth, sustainable development, and improved standards of living for Americans. Through its 12 bureaus and nearly 47,000 employees located in all 50 states and five U.S. territories and more than 86 countries worldwide, the Department administers critical programs that touch the lives of every American.

   

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Todd Ricketts Deputy Secretary of Commerce

The Deputy Secretary of Commerce is a high-ranking position within the U.S. Department of Commerce. It was created on December 13, 1979, when President Jimmy Carter sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and nominated Luther H. Hodges, Jr., who then currently held the title of Under Secretary of Commerce. The Deputy Secretary serves as the Department’s chief operating officer, with responsibility for the day-to-day management of its approximately $6.5 billion budget, 13 operating units, and 38,000 employees. In that capacity, the Deputy Secretary is also a member of the President’s Management Council.

   

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R. Alexander Acosta Secretary of Labor

The United States Secretary of Labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the U.S. Department of Labor, exercises control over the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies. The Labor Department enforces rules that protect the nation's workers, distributes benefits to the unemployed and publishes economic data like the monthly jobs report. The new Secretary will be in charge of keeping Mr. Trump's promise to dismantle many Obama-era rules covering the vast work force of federal contractors.

   

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Andrew Puzder Secretary of Labor

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Thomas E. ("Tom") Price Secretayr of Health & Human Services (HHS)

As Secretary, former Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) will help Mr. Trump achieve one of his central campaign promises: to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The department approves new drugs, regulates the food supply, operates biomedical research, and runs Medicare and Medicaid, which insure more than 100 million people.

   

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Ben Carson, MD Secretary of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

The Secretary oversees fair-housing laws, the development of affordable housing and access to mortgage insurance. As a real estate developer, Mr. Trump is attuned to the tax breaks for housing development.

   

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Elaine L. Chao Secretary of Transportation

The next transportation Secretary will oversee Mr. Trump's campaign pledge to increase infrastructure funding to rebuild America's roads, bridges, airports and transit systems.

   

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Rick Perry Secretary of Energy

Despite its name, the primary purview of the Energy Department is to protect and manage the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons.

   

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Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education

Mr. Trump has said he wants to drastically shrink the Education Department and shift responsibilities for curriculum research, development and educational aid to state and local governments.

   

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David J. Shulkin Deputy Secretary of Veterans' Affairs

In the United States government, the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs is the chief operating officer (COO) of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Duties for this Department include responsibility for a nationwide system of health care services, benefits programs, and national cemeteries for America's veterans and their dependents. The Deputy Secretary is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Department and succeeds the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the event of his resignation, death, or otherwise inability to fulfill his duties.

   

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Scott Pruitt Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The Environmental Protection Agency, which issues and oversees environmental regulations, is under threat from the President-elect, who has vowed to dismantle the agency "in almost every form."

   

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Mick Mulvanny Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

The Office of Management & Budget is predominantly responsible for assisting the President in overseeing the preparation of the Federal budget and to supervising its administration in Executive Branch agencies. In helping to formulate the President's spending plans, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among agencies, and sets funding priorities. OMB ensures that agency reports, rules, testimony, and proposed legislation are consistent with the President's budget and with Administration policies. In addition, OMB oversees and coordinates the Administration's procurement, financial management, information, and regulatory policies. In each of these areas, OMB's role is to help improve administrative management, to develop better performance measures and coordinating mechanisms, and to reduce any unnecessary burdens on the public.

   

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Robert Lighthizer U.S. Trade Representative

The President's chief trade negotiator will have the odd role of opposing new trade deals, trying to rewrite old ones and bolstering the enforcement of what Mr. Trump sees as unfair trade, especially with China.

   

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Linda McMahon Small Business Association (SBA)

The agency guarantees loans for small businesses, helps them get government contracts and supports their interests on Capitol Hill.

   

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Nikki R. Haley Ambassador to the United Nations (UN)

Second only to the Secretary of State in this purpose, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations will be the primary face of America to the world, representing the country's interests at the Security Council on a host of issues, from Middle East peace to nuclear proliferation. See, also, US Ambassadors for a complete listing of currently confirmed and nominated US Ambassadors; also indicates those Ambassadorships which remain Vacant and not yet officially addressed.

   

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H. R. McMasters National Security Adviser

The National Security Adviser, although not a member of the cabinet, is a critical gatekeeper for policy proposals from the State Department, the Pentagon and other agencies, a function that takes on more importance given Mr. Trump's lack of experience in elective office. The National Security Adviser, officially known as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, serves as a chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues. The National Security Advisor serves on the National Security Council and is assisted by staff that produces research, briefings, and intelligence reports. The National Security Adviser’s office is in the White House, near the office of the President, and during a crisis operates from the White House Situation Room, updating the President on the latest events. The National Security Adviser is appointed by the President but not confirmed by the U.S. Senate, which protects the position to some degree from political controversy and partisanship.

   

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Michael T. Flynn National Security Adviser

Mr. Flynn resigned after holding this position for only 24 days.

   

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Thomas P. Bossert Homeland Security Adviser

A position created by the Trump Administration, the Homeland Security Adviser will be equal in status to National Security Adviser and will focus on homeland security and counterterrorism.

   

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Kathleen Troia ("K.T.") McFarland Deputy National Security Adviser

The Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, also known as the Deputy National Security Advisor, is a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and the United States National Security Council, serving as deputy to the President's National Security Advisor. Among other responsibilities, the Deputy National Security Advisor often serves as Executive Secretary to the National Security Council Principals Committee, and as chairman of the National Security Council Deputies Committee. The role changes according to the organizational philosophy and staffing of each White House and there are often multiple deputies to the National Security Advisor charged with various areas of focus.

   

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Christopher Wray Director of the F.B.I.

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James Comey Director of the F.B.I.

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Mike Pompeo Director of the C.I.A.

Mr. Trump takes over at a time of diverse and complex threats to American security. The new C.I.A. director will have to decide whether to undo a C.I.A. "modernization" plan put in place this year by Director John O. Brennan, and how to proceed if the President-elect orders a resumption of harsh interrogation tactics -- critics have described the tactics as torture -- for terrorism suspects.

   

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Dan Coats Director of National Intelligence

Created in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) serves as the top intelligence official in the United States government. The DNI oversees what is known as the Intelligence Community, which consists of more than a dozen civilian and military agencies that collect information on threats against the United States. The 16 agencies include Air Force Intelligence, Army Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Coast Guard Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Marine Corps Intelligence, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Security Agency, and Navy Intelligence.

   

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Peter Navarro Director of Trade & Industrial Policy (Trade Czar)

A new position that will oversee trade and industrial policy in the White House and direct an internal council that will run alongside the National Security Council, the National Economic Council and the Domestic Policy Council.

   

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Seema Verma Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the federal body responsible for administering Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS also runs the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which is jointly financed by the Federal and State governments and administered by individual States.

   

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Kevin Hassett Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a group of distinguished economic analysts. It advises the U.S. President on fiscal policy. It does not advise the nation's central bank on monetary policy. It does, however, clearly express its point of view. The President appoints the members, and the Senate approves them. The members are usually high-level economic professors. They take a temporary leave from their regular university appointments to serve the President.

   

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Amerosa Manigault Public Outreach

The White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs was a unit of the White House Office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Upon the inauguration of President Donald Trump it was disbanded and split into two separate offices: the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Public Liaison.

   

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Vincent Viola Secretary of the Army

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. SECNAV is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.

   

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Carl Icahn Special Adviser on Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Czar)

This new position will oversee the President's promised effort to unwind as many regulations on business as he can.

   

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Donald F. McGahn II White House Counsel

As the President's adviser on legal matters, the White House counsel may have an unusually daunting job in the Trump administration, given Mr. Trump's far-reaching business empire and potential conflicts of interest.

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