Graphiq As of Wed, 11/23/ 2016
| Trump's Cabinet and Top Officials: Appointees and Likely Candidates |
Position
| Candidate | Position | Experience | Offer Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Reince Priebus
|
White House Chief of Staff
|
Chairman of the Republican National Committee
|
Confirmed
|
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Stephen Bannon
|
Chief Strategist and Senior Counsel
|
Executive Chairman of Breitbart News
|
Confirmed
|
 |
Jeff Sessions
|
Attorney General
|
Senator from Alabama
|
Confirmed
|
 |
Michael T. Flynn
|
National Security Adviser
|
Former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
|
Confirmed
|
 |
Rep. Mike Pompeo
|
CIA Director
|
House Representative from Kansas
|
Confirmed
|
 |
Dr. Ben Carson
|
Housing and Urban Development Secretary
|
Former neurosurgeon and 2016 presidential candidate
|
Offer Extended
|
 |
Gov. Nikki Haley
|
UN Ambassador
|
Governor of South Carolina
|
Offer Extended
|
 |
Betsy DeVos
|
Education Secretary
|
Billionaire philanthropist and former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party
|
Offer Extended
|
John R. Bolton
|
Secretary of State
|
Former United States ambassador to the United Nations under George W. Bush
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Bob Corker
|
Secretary of State
|
Senator from Tennessee and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Newt Gingrich
|
Secretary of State
|
Former House speaker
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Zalmay Khalilzad
|
Secretary of State
|
Former United States ambassador to Afghanistan
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Stanley A. McChrystal
|
Secretary of State
|
Former senior military commander in Afghanistan
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Thomas Barrack Jr.
|
Treasury Secretary
|
Founder, chairman and executive chairman of Colony Capital
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Jeb Hensarling
|
Treasury Secretary
|
Representative from Texas and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Steven Mnuchin
|
Treasury Secretary
|
Former Goldman Sachs executive and Mr. Trumps campaign finance chairman
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Tim Pawlenty
|
Treasury Secretary
|
Former Minnesota governor
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Kelly Ayotte
|
Defense Secretary
|
Departing senator from New Hampshire and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn
|
Defense Secretary
|
Former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Stephen J. Hadley
|
Defense Secretary
|
National security adviser under George W. Bush
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Jon Kyl
|
Defense Secretary
|
Former senator from Arizona
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Jeff Sessions
|
Defense Secretary
|
Senator from Alabama
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Jan Brewer
|
Interior Secretary
|
Former Arizona governor
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Robert E. Grady
|
Interior Secretary
|
Gryphon Investors partner
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Harold G. Hamm
|
Interior Secretary
|
Chief executive of Continental Resources, an oil and gas company
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Forrest Lucas
|
Interior Secretary
|
President of Lucas Oil Products
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Sarah Palin
|
Interior Secretary
|
Former Alaska governor
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Sam Brownback
|
Agriculture Secretary
|
Kansas governor
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Chuck Conner
|
Agriculture Secretary
|
Chief executive officer of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Sid Miller
|
Agriculture Secretary
|
Texas agricultural commissioner
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Sonny Perdue
|
Agriculture Secretary
|
Former Georgia governor
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Chris Christie
|
Commerce Secretary
|
New Jersey governor
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Dan DiMicco
|
Commerce Secretary
|
Former chief executive of Nucor Corporation, a steel production company
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Lewis M. Eisenberg
|
Commerce Secretary
|
Private equity chief for Granite Capital International Group
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Victoria A. Lipnic
|
Labor Secretary
|
Equal Employment Opportunity commissioner and work force policy counsel to the H ... Show More
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Dr. Ben Carson
|
Health and Human Services Secretary
|
Former neurosurgeon and 2016 presidential candidate
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Mike Huckabee
|
Health and Human Services Secretary
|
Former Arkansas governor and 2016 presidential candidate
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Bobby Jindal
|
Health and Human Services Secretary
|
Former Louisiana governor who served as secretary of the Louisiana Department of ... Show More
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Rick Scott
|
Health and Human Services Secretary
|
Florida governor and former chief executive of a large hospital chain
|
Unconfirmed
| |
James L. Connaughton
|
Energy Secretary
|
Chief executive of Nautilus Data Technologies and former environmental adviser t ... Show More
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Robert E. Grady
|
Energy Secretary
|
Gryphon Investors partner
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Harold G. Hamm
|
Energy Secretary
|
Chief executive of Continental Resources, an oil and gas company
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Dr. Ben Carson
|
Education Secretary
|
Former neurosurgeon and 2016 presidential candidate
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Williamson M. Evers
|
Education Secretary
|
Education expert at the Hoover Institution, a think tank
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Jeff Miller
|
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
|
Retired chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Joe Arpaio
|
Homeland Security Secretary
|
Departing sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona
|
Unconfirmed
| |
David A. Clarke Jr.
|
Homeland Security Secretary
|
Milwaukee County sheriff
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Michael McCaul
|
Homeland Security Secretary
|
Representative from Texas and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Jeff Sessions
|
Homeland Security Secretary
|
Senator from Alabama
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Myron Ebell
|
EPA Administrator
|
A director at the Competitive Enterprise Institute
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Robert E. Grady
|
EPA Administrator
|
Gryphon Investors partner who was involved in drafting the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Jeffrey R. Holmstead
|
EPA Administrator
|
Lawyer with Bracewell L.L.P. and former deputy E.P.A. administrator in the Georg ... Show More
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Dan DiMicco
|
US Trade Representative
|
Former chief executive of Nucor Corporation, a steel production company
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Michael T. Flynn
|
CIA Director
|
Former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Peter Hoekstra
|
CIA Director
|
Former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Mike Rogers
|
CIA Director
|
Former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Frances Townsend
|
CIA Director
|
Former homeland security adviser under George W. Bush
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Rudy Giuliani
|
Secretary of State
|
Forer Mayor of New York City
|
Unconfirmed
| |
Mitt Romney
|
Secretary of State
|
Former Massachusetts governor
|
Unconfirmed
|
Source: New York Times. Show details
