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This is a list of political appointments of current officeholders made by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump.

Contents

• Analysis
• Color key
• Executive Office of the President
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• Department of State
• Department of Transportation
• Department of the Treasury
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Independent intelligence agencies
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Other independent agencies
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Small Business Administration
• Federal Reserve System
• NASA
• Independent banks
• Independent boards
• Independent commissions
• Independent committees
• Independent councils
• Independent offices
• Independent miscellaneous
• Appointees who have resigned or have been dismissed
• Announced positions from which candidates have withdrawn
• Pace of appointments and approvals
• Appointment controversies
• Anti-Muslim rhetoric
• See also
• References

Links to lists of announced positions from which candidates have withdrawn or appointees who have resigned or have been terminated, as well as lists of appointments to other independent agencies and of holdovers from previous administrations are below.

Following President Trump's election, there were around 4,000 political appointment positions which the incoming Trump administration needed to review, and fill or confirm, of which 1,212 required Senate confirmation. ^{[1] [2]} The Washington Post has identified 757 key positions requiring U.S. Senate confirmation. As of September 8,2020 ^[update] , 531 of Trump's nominees for key positions had been confirmed, 97 were awaiting confirmation, and 13 had been announced but not yet formally nominated, ^[3] a total of 639 positions. Trump has said he intends not to fill many of the positions. ^[4] The rules of the Senate require that when the term of the Senate expires (in the case of the 115th Congress, at noon on January 3, 2019), nominations then pending lapse and are returned to the president, who can resubmit them to the new Congress. ^[5]

All members of the Cabinet require confirmation by the United States Senate following nomination by the president prior to taking office. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. Although some positions are of Cabinet-level rank, non-cabinet members within the Executive Office of the President, such as White House chief of staff, national security advisor, and White House press secretary, do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require Senate confirmation for appointment. Persons appointed on an acting basis do not require Senate confirmation before they begin to act in their position, even if a permanent appointment to that position would require confirmation. Appointments to judgeships on federal courts and of ambassadors require nomination by the president and confirmation by the Senate. Acting appointments to these positions are not permissible.

Analysis

Certain news organizations, such as Politico and Newsweek , called Trump's incomplete cabinet a "conservative dream team" ^[6] or "the most conservative cabinet [in United States history]". ^[7] On the other hand, The Wall Street Journal stated that "it's nearly impossible to identify a clear ideological bent in the incoming president's" cabinet nominations. ^[8] The Wall Street Journal also stated that Trump's nominations signaled a pro-deregulation administration policy. ^[9]

Among Donald Trump's appointments there have been several former Goldman Sachs employees, such as Steven Mnuchin, Steven Bannon, and Gary Cohn, as well as several generals, such as Michael T. Flynn, James Mattis, and John F. Kelly. These appointments have generated some criticism, including allegations of violations of the principle of civilian control of the military and allegations of regulatory capture. ^{[10] [11]} The Democratic senator from Missouri, Claire McCaskill, has criticized Donald Trump's cabinet stating; "I call it the three 'G' Cabinet: Goldman, generals and gazillionaires." ^[12]

On January 18, 2017, two days before Trump's inauguration, it was reported that Trump had by then nominated only 28 people to fill 690 positions requiring Senate confirmation. ^[13] In particular, there had been no nominations below the Cabinet level for the departments of State or Defense, and the staff for the National Security Council was incomplete, while none of the NSC leadership had any NSC experience. ^[14]

On February 28, 2017, Trump announced he did not intend on filling many of the numerous governmental positions that were still vacant, as he considered them unnecessary. ^[15] According to CNN on February 25, there were nearly 2,000 vacant government positions. ^[16]

Color key

Executive Office of the President

Department of Agriculture

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Agriculture	Sonny Perdue [17]	April 25, 2017 (Confirmed April 24, 2017, 87–11)	January 20, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Stephen Censky	October 11, 2017 (Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote) [18]	November 8, 2020

Department of Commerce

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Commerce	Wilbur Ross [19]	February 28, 2017 (Confirmed February 27, 2017, 72–27)	January 20, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Karen Dunn Kelley [20]	November 29, 2017	November 29, 2018
		November 29, 2018 (Confirmed November 28, 2018, 62–38)	January 20, 2021

Department of Defense

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Defense	Chris Miller	November 9, 2020	January 20, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Defense	David Norquist	January 2, 2019	July 23, 2019
		July 31, 2019 (Confirmed July 30, 2019, voice vote) [21]	February 8, 2021

Department of Education

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Education	Betsy DeVos [22]	February 7, 2017 (Confirmed February 7, 2017, 51*–50) *Vice President Pence provided the tie-breaking vote.	January 8, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Education	Mick Zais [23]	May 17, 2018 (Confirmed May 16, 2018, 50–48)

Department of Energy

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Energy	Dan Brouillette	December 4, 2019 (Confirmed December 2, 2019, 70–15)
Deputy Secretary of Energy	Mark Menezes [24]	December 4, 2019	August 4, 2020
		August 4, 2020 (Confirmed August 4, 2020, 79–16)
Under Secretary of Energy (Management and Performance)		November 6, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)	August 4, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Alex Azar [25]	January 29, 2018 (Confirmed January 24, 2018, 55–43)
	Eric Hargan [26]	October 10, 2017	January 29, 2018
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services		October 6, 2017 (Confirmed October 4, 2017, 57–38)

Department of Homeland Security

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Homeland Security	Chad Wolf	November 13, 2019	January 11, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security	Ken Cuccinelli

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Ben Carson	March 2, 2017 (Confirmed March 2, 2017, 58–41)
Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Brian D. Montgomery [27]	May 12, 2020 (Confirmed May 12, 2020, 61–32) [28]
		January 17, 2019

Department of the Interior

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of the Interior	David Bernhardt [29] [30]	January 2, 2019	April 11, 2019
		April 11, 2019
Deputy Secretary of the Interior	Katharine MacGregor [31] [32]	September 30, 2019	February 25, 2020
		February 25, 2020 (Confirmed February 25, 2020, 58-38)

Department of Justice

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	left office
Attorney General	William Barr [33]	February 14, 2019 (Confirmed February 14, 2019, 54–45)	December 23, 2020
Deputy Attorney General	Jeffrey A. Rosen	May 22, 2019 (Confirmed May 16, 2019, 52–45)

Department of Labor

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Labor	Eugene Scalia [34]	September 30, 2019 (Confirmed September 26, 2019, 53–44)
	Patrick Pizzella [35]	July 20, 2019	September 30, 2019
Deputy Secretary of Labor		April 17, 2018 (Confirmed April 12, 2018, 50–48)

Department of State

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of State	Mike Pompeo	April 26, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, 57–42)
Deputy Secretary of State	Stephen Biegun [36]	December 21, 2019 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, 90–3)
Deputy Secretary of State (Management and Resources)

Department of Transportation

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	January 31, 2017 (Confirmed January 31, 2017, 93–6)	January 11, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Steven G. Bradbury [37]	September 10, 2019
General Counsel of Transportation		November 28, 2017 (Confirmed November 14, 2017, 50–47)

Department of the Treasury

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of the Treasury	Steven Mnuchin	February 13, 2017 (Confirmed February 13, 2017, 53–47)
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury	Justin Muzinich [38]	December 12, 2018 (Confirmed December 11, 2018, 55–44)

Department of Veterans Affairs

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Robert Wilkie	March 28, 2018	May 29, 2018
		July 30, 2018 (Confirmed July 23, 2018, 86–9) [39]
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Pamela J. Powers	April 2, 2020
General Counsel of Veterans Affairs	Vacant
Chief Financial Officer of Veterans Affairs	Jon J. Rychalski	February 7, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Benefits)	Paul Lawrence [40]	May 15, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health	Vacant
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Memorial Affairs)	Randy Reeves [41]	December 12, 2017 (Confirmed November 8, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Legislative Affairs)	Brooks Tucker [42]	August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology)	James Gfrerer [43]	January 7, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Enterprise Integration)	Melissa Sue Glynn	January 2, 2018 (Confirmed November 8, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Accountability and Whistleblower Protection)	Tamara Bonzanto [44]	January 7, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Chairman of the Board of the Board of Veterans' Appeals	Cheryl L. Mason	December 11, 2017 (Confirmed November 8, 2017, voice vote)
Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission
Chairman of the Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission	Jake Leinenkugel	June 2018
Member of the Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery Commission	Thomas E. Beeman [45]

Independent intelligence agencies

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Director of National Intelligence	John Ratcliffe	May 26, 2020 (Confirmed May 21, 2020, 49–44) [46]
Chief Information Officer	John Sherman	September 5, 2017 (Announced August 18, 2017)
National Counterintelligence Executive
Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center	William Evanina [47]	June 2, 2014
		May 6, 2020 (Confirmed May 6, 2020, 84–7) [48]
National Counterterrorism Center
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center	Christopher C. Miller [49]	August 10, 2020 (Confirmed August 6, 2020, voice vote)	November 9, 2020

Central Intelligence Agency

Main article: Central Intelligence Agency

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Gina Haspel [50]	April 26, 2018	May 21, 2018
		May 21, 2018 (Confirmed May 17, 2018, 54–45) [51]
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Vaughn Bishop [52]	August 1, 2018 (Appointed by the President)
General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency	Courtney Simmons Elwood [53]	June 6, 2017 (Confirmed June 6, 2017, 66–33) [54]

Other independent agencies

Environmental Protection Agency

Main article: Environmental Protection Agency

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Andrew R. Wheeler [55]	July 9, 2018 (Announced on July 5, 2018)	February 28, 2019
		February 28, 2019 (Confirmed February 28, 2019, 52–47) [56]
Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Vacant
Chief Financial Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency	Holly Greaves	March 15, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote)
General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency	Matthew Leopold [41]	January 9, 2018 (Confirmed December 14, 2017, voice vote)	October 5, 2020
Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency	Sean O'Donnell [57]	January 27, 2020 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Toxic Substances)	Alexandra Dunn [58]	January 3, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Enforcement and Compliance Assurance)	Susan Bodine [42]	January 5, 2018 (Confirmed July 12, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (International and Tribal Affairs)	Chad McIntosh [59]	TBD (Confirmed January 3, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Land and Emergency Management)	Peter C. Wright [60]	TBD (Confirmed July 11, 2019 52–38) [61]
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Office of Water)	David Ross [41]	January 22, 2018 (Confirmed December 14, 2017, voice vote)

Small Business Administration

Main article: Small Business Administration

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Jovita Carranza [62]	January 14, 2020 [63] (Confirmed January 7, 2020, 88–5) [64]
Chief Counsel of Advocacy for the Small Business Administration	Vacant
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration	Hannibal Ware [65]	May 24, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)

Federal Reserve System

Main article: Federal Reserve System

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Chairman of the Federal Reserve	Jerome Powell	February 5, 2018 (Confirmed January 23, 2018, 84–13) [66]
Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve	Richard Clarida [67]	September 17, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, 69–26) [68]
Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve	Randal Quarles	October 13, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, 65–32) [69]
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	Christopher Waller [70]	December 18, 2020 (confirmed December 3, 2020, 48-47) [71]
	Michelle Bowman [72]	November 26, 2018 (Confirmed November 15, 2018, 64–34) [73]
		TBD (reappointment) (confirmed September 12, 2019, 60–31) [74]
	Randal Quarles	July 18, 2018 (Confirmed July 17, 2018, 66–33) [75]
	Richard Clarida	September 17, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote)
	Vacant

NASA

Main article: NASA

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	James Bridenstine [76]	April 23, 2018 (Confirmed April 19, 2018, 50–49) [77]
Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	James Morhard [78]	October 17, 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, voice vote)
Executive Secretary of the National Space Council	Scott Pace	July 13, 2017 (without Senate confirmation)
Chief Financial Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Jeff DeWit [79]	April 3, 2018 (Confirmed March 14, 2018, voice vote)	February 14, 2020

Independent banks

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Export–Import Bank of the United States
President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States	Kimberly A. Reed [80]	May 9, 2019 (Confirmed May 8, 2019, 79–17) [81]
Member of the Board of Directors of the Export–Import Bank of the United States	Spencer Bachus [82]	May 9, 2019 (Confirmed May 8, 2019, 72–22) [83]
	Vacant
	Judith Pryor [84]	May 10, 2019 (Confirmed May 8, 2019, 77–19) [85]
Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of the United States	Vacant
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Steven Mnuchin	April 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Keith J. Krach [86]	June 21, 2019 (Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)
United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Jennifer Nordquist [30]	September 2019 [87] (Confirmed September 12, 2019, voice vote)
United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Erik Bethel [88]	April 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Steven Mnuchin	April 16, 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Keith J. Krach [89]	TBD (Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)
United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Judy Shelton [90]	April 16, 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
	J. Steven Dowd [91]	September 2020 (Confirmed August 6, 2020, voice vote)
African Development Bank
Governor of the African Development Fund	Steven Mnuchin	April 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
United States Director of the African Development Bank	J. Steven Dowd [92]	October 2018 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote)
Asian Development Bank
Governor of the Asian Development Bank	Steven Mnuchin	April 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
United States Director of the Asian Development Bank	Jason Myung-Ik Chung [93]	TBD (Confirmed August 6, 2020, voice vote)
Inter-American Development Bank
Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank	Steven Mnuchin	April 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank	Keith J. Krach [86]	TBD (Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)
United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank	Eliot Pedrosa [94] [95]	TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank		June 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018, voice vote)
	Vacant

Independent boards

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Amtrak Board
Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors	Lynn Westmoreland [96]	Upon Senate confirmation
	Joe Gruters [47]
	Rick Dearborn [97]
	Theodore Rokita [98]
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board	Katherine Lemos [99]	April 23, 2020 (Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote)
Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	Joseph Bruce Hamilton [100]	TBD (Confirmed July 2, 2020, voice vote)
	Joyce Louise Connery [101]
	Jessie Hill Roberson [100]
	Thomas A. Summers [102]
Merit Systems Protection Board
Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board	Dennis Dean Kirk [103]	Upon Senate confirmation
Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board	B. Chad Bungard [104]
	Julia Akins Clark [105] [106]
National Labor Relations Board
Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board	John F. Ring [107]	April 16, 2018 (Confirmed April 11, 2018, 50–48) [108]
	Marvin Kaplan [109]	December 21, 2017 (Designated by the President)	April 16, 2018
Member of the National Labor Relations Board		August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 2, 2017, 50–48) [110] (Confirmed July 29, 2020, 52–46) [111]
	William Emanuel	September 28, 2017 (Confirmed September 25, 2017, 49–47) [112]
	Lauren McFerran	July 29, 2020 (Confirmed July 29, 2020, 53–42) [113]
General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board	Peter B. Robb	November 17, 2017 (Confirmed November 8, 2017, 49–46) [114]
National Mediation Board
Member of the National Mediation Board	Gerald Fauth	November 9, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)
	Kyle Fortson	November 13, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)
	Linda Puchala	November 2, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote) (Reappointed)
National Transportation Safety Board
Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board	Robert L. Sumwalt	August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) (Fourth Term)
		TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote) (Fifth Term) [115]
Member of the National Transportation Safety Board	Bruce Landsberg	August 7, 2018 (Confirmed July 24, 2018, voice vote)
	Jennifer Homendy [116]	August 20, 2018 (Confirmed July 24, 2018, voice vote)
		TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote) (Reappointment) [117]
	Michael Graham [117]	January 3, 2020 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote)
	Thomas B. Chapman [118]	January 6, 2020 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote)
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board	Adam Klein [119]	October 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, voice vote)
Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board	Edward Felten [120]
		TBD (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote) (Reappointment) [121]
	Jane Nitze [120]	October 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, voice vote)
	Aditya Bamzai [122]	TBD (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote)
	Travis LeBlanc [122]
Public Buildings Reform Board
Members of the Public Buildings Reform Board	Angela B. Styles [123]	July 2018
	Talmage Hocker [123]
	Nick Rahall [123]
	Mary Phillips [124]	December 2018
	David Winstead [125]	January 2019
Railroad Retirement Board
Chairman of the Railroad Retirement Board	Erhard R. Chorlé [126]	February 6, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019 voice vote)
Member of the Railroad Retirement Board (Employee Representative)	Johnathan Bragg [127]	February 5, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019 voice vote)
Member of the Railroad Retirement Board (Carrier Representative)	Thomas Jayne [127]	February 4, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019 voice vote)
Social Security Advisory Board
Member of the Social Security Advisory Board	Michael J. Astrue [128]
	Jason J. Fichtner [128]	Upon Senate confirmation
Southern States Energy Board
Federal Representative to the Southern States Energy Board	Eddie Joe Williams	November 15, 2017
Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund	James B. Lockhart III [122]	Upon Senate confirmation
Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund	James B. Lockhart III [122]	Upon Senate confirmation

Independent commissions

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
American Battle Monuments Commission
Member of the American Battle Monuments Commission	William M. Matz Jr. [129]	April 11, 2018
	Tom Hicks [129]
	John P. McGoff [129]
	Evans C. Spiceland [129]
	Robert Wefald [129]
	Jennifer Carroll [129]
	Dorothy Gray [129]
	Luis R. Quinonez [129]
	David Urban [130]	May 1, 2018
	Benjamin Cassidy [45]	June 2018
	Robert L. Ord [131]	August 2018
Appalachian Regional Commission
Co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission	Tim Thomas [132]	April 3, 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Heath Tarbert [133]	July 15, 2019 (Confirmed June 5, 2019, 84–9) [134]
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
	Brian Quintenz [42] [135]	August 15, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
	Dawn DeBerry Stump [136]	September 5, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote)
	Rostin Behnam	September 6, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
	Dan Berkovitz [72]	September 7, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote)
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission	Nancy B. Beck [137]	Upon senate confirmation
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission	Dana Baiocco [138]	June 1, 2018 (Confirmed May 22, 2018, 50–45) [139]
	Peter Feldman [140] [141]	October 5, 2018 (Confirmed September 25, 2018, 80–19) [142] (Confirmed to a full term September 26, 2018, 51–49) [143]
Election Assistance Commission
Member of the Election Assistance Commission	Benjamin Hovland [100]	February 6, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
	Donald L. Palmer [144]	February 6, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Janet Dhillon [145]	May 15, 2019 (Confirmed May 8, 2019, 50–43) [146]
Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Charlotte Burrows [147]	TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
	Andrea R. Lucas [137]	TBD (Confirmed September 22, 2020, 49-44) [148]
	Jocelyn Samuels [137]	TBD (Confirmed September 23, 2020, 54-42) [149]
	Keith E. Sonderling [150]	September 30, 2020 (Confirmed September 22, 2020, 52-41) [151]
General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Sharon Fast Gustafson [152]	March 5, 2021 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Communications Commission
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission	Ajit V. Pai [153] [154]	October 2, 2017 (Confirmed October 2, 2017 for second term, 52–41) [155]
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission	Brendan Carr [156] [157]	August 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) (Carr confirmed for another term January 2, 2019)
	Jessica Rosenworcel [158]
	Geoffrey Starks [159]	January 30, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
	Nathan A. Simington [160]	TBD (Confirmed December 8, 2020, 49-46) [161]
Federal Election Commission
Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission	James E. Trainor III [162]	May 19, 2020 (Confirmed May 19, 2020, 49–43) [163]
Federal Maritime Commission
Member of the Federal Maritime Commission	Dan Maffei [164]	January 23, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
	Louis E. Sola [164]
	Carl Bentzel [165]	December 9, 2019 (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Chairman of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	Marco M. Rajkovich Jr. [166]	March 25, 2019 (Confirmed March 14, 2019, voice vote)
Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	William Althen [167]	March 25, 2019 (Confirmed March 14, 2019, voice vote)(Reappointment)
Arthur Traynor [168]	March 25, 2019 (Confirmed March 14, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Trade Commission
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission	Joseph Simons [169]	May 1, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
	Rohit Chopra [169]	May 2, 2017 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)
	Noah Joshua Phillips [170]
	Christine S. Wilson [170]	September 26, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)
	Rebecca Slaughter [171]	May 2, 2017 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)
United States Commission of Fine Arts
Member of the Commission of Fine Arts	Justin Shubow [172]	September 2018
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission
Member of the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission	Alveda King [173]
	Eric Madison Lowery [173]
	Naomi C. Earp [173]
	Dean Brode Nelson [174]
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Commissioner of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Charles M. Wooley [175]	November 2018
National Indian Gaming Commission
Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission	E. Sequoyah Simermeyer [176]	TBD (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote)
International Joint Commission
Commissioner of the International Joint Commission for United States and Canada	Jane Corwin [128]	TBD (Confirmed May 16, 2019, voice vote)
	Robert C. Sisson [128]
	Lance V. Yohe [128]
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom	Gary Bauer [177]	May 2018
	Nadine Maenza [177]
	Johnnie Moore Jr. [177]
International Trade Commission
Commissioner of the International Trade Commission	Jason Kearns	April 2, 2018 (Confirmed March 1, 2018, voice vote)
	Amy Karpel [178] [179]	TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
	Randolph J. Stayin [180]
National Commission on Military Aviation Safety
Member of the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety	Scott C. Donnelly [181]	November 2018
	Joe Hagin [181]
	Richard F. Healing [181]
	Dabney Kern [181]
Mississippi River Commission
President of the Mississippi River Commission	Richard G. Kaiser	September 2017
Member of the Mississippi River Commission	James A. Reeder [182]
	Paul E. Owen
Northern Border Regional Commission
Federal Co-chairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission	Harold B. Parker [126]	October 17, 2018 (Confirmed October 11, 2018, voice vote)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Kristine Svinicki	January 23, 2017 (Confirmed July 1, 2017 for third term, 88–9) [183]
Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Jeff Baran [184]	May 29, 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018 for reappointment, voice vote)
	Annie Caputo [184]	May 29, 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018, voice vote)
	David A. Wright [184]	May 29, 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018, voice vote) (Re-confirmed May 21, 2020, voice vote)
	Christopher T. Hanson	TBD (Confirmed May 21, 2020, voice vote)
Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Robert J. Feitel	TBD (Confirmed May 4, 2020, 87–0) [185]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Chairwoman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	Heather MacDougall [186]	August 3, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)	April 6, 2019
Commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	James Sullivan
	Amanda Wood Laihow	TBD (Confirmed January 9, 2020, voice vote)
	Cynthia L. Attwood	TBD (Confirmed January 9, 2020, voice vote) (reappointment)
Postal Regulatory Commission
Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission	Michael Kubayanda [45]	January 29, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
	Ann C. Fisher [187]	August 8, 2019 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
	Ashley Poling [188]
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
Member of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin	Jeffrey L. Milhorn [164]	November 2018
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Member of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad	Heshie Billet [189]	Reappointment (Tenure began in 2016)
	Paul Packer	October 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission	Jay Clayton [190] [191]	May 4, 2017 (Confirmed May 2, 2017, 61–37) [192]
Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission	Hester Peirce	January 11, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) (Confirmed August 6, 2020, voice vote)
	Allison Lee [193]	July 8, 2019 (Confirmed June 20, 2019, voice vote)
	Elad Roisman [194]	September 11, 2018 (Confirmed September 5, 2018, 85–14) [195]
	Caroline A. Crenshaw	August 17, 2020 (Confirmed August 6, 2020, voice vote)
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Chairman of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission	Daniel M. DiLella [196]	March 2018
United States Sentencing Commission
Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission	Kevin Michael Moore [197]	TBD
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission	Charles R. Breyer	March 21, 2017 (Confirmed March 21, 2017 for second term, 98–0) [198]
	Danny C. Reeves
	Claria Horn Boom [197]	TBD
	Henry E. Hudson [197]
	John G. Malcolm [197]
	Luis Felipe Restrepo [197]
Commission on Social Impact Partnerships
Chairman of the Commission on Social Impact Partnerships	Paul Bradford Edgerley [45]	June 2018
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission
Member of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission	Jovita Carranza [199]	August 2018
	Kay Coles James [200]	September 2018

Independent committees

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	Pamella DeVos	October 2017
	Frederick Jubitz
	Michael Lorber
	Anne N. Reyes
	Stephanie Spencer
	Frank Giordano
	Vance Thompson
	Geoffrey K. Verhoff
	Rene Augustine [201]	December 2018
	Annette Shelby [201]
	Lee Greenwood [202]	November 2019
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Army Representative on the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled	Stuart A. Hazlett [203]	December 2018

Independent councils

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
National Council on Disability
Member of the National Council on Disability	Neil Romano [40]	March 8, 2018 (Appointed February 21, 2018)
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council	Alexander Herrgott [204]	September 2018
Federal Salary Council
Vice Chair of the Federal Salary Council	Jill L. Nelson [172]	September 2018
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	Aimee Kathryn Jorjani [205]	July 22, 2019 (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote)
Member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation	Robert Eugene Simison [206]
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council	Howard Lorber [207]	May 31, 2017 (Appointed May 10, 2018)
Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council	Andrew M. Cohn [117]	TBD (Appointed December 14, 2018)
	Helene Feldman [117]
	Murray J. Laulicht [117]
	Betty Pantirer Schwartz [117]
	Bradley D. Wine [117]
	Jonathan W. Burkan [208]	TBD (Appointed February 13, 2019)
	Sam M. Devinki [208]
	David M. Flaum [208]
	Jeremy Halpern [208]
	Fred S. Zeidman [209]	TBD (Appointed February 21, 2019)
	Adam E. Beren [210]	TBD (Appointed October 23, 2019)
	Joshua Bolten [210]
	Sonia Marilyn Breslow [210]
	Ari Fleischer [210]
	Adele Malpass [210]
	Frederick R. Marcus [210]
	Irvin Shapell [210]
	Ronald Weiser [210]
National Endowment for the Arts
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts	Mary Anne Carter [211]	TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
Member of the National Council on the Arts	Charles Wickser Banta [78]	Upon Senate confirmation
	Michelle Itczak [78]
	Barbara Coleen Long [78]
	Carleton Varney [78]
National Infrastructure Advisory Council
Member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council	William Fehrman [189]
	Joseph R. Baich [212]
	Daniel P. Walsh [213]

Independent offices

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Office of Government Ethics
Director of the Office of Government Ethics	Emory A. Rounds III [173]	July 13, 2018 (Confirmed July 12, 2018, voice vote)
Office of Personnel Management
Director of the Office of Personnel Management	Margaret Weichert	October 2018 [214]
Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management	Michael Rigas [215]
Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management	John Edward Dupuy [216]	Upon Senate confirmation
Member of the Federal Salary Council	Ronald Sanders [217]
	Katja Bullock [217]
Office of Special Counsel
Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel	Henry Kerner [218]	October 30, 2017 (Confirmed October 16, 2017, voice vote)
United States Government Publishing Office
Director of the Government Publishing Office	Hugh N. Halpern	TBD (Confirmed December 4, 2019, voice vote)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services	Crosby Kemper III	TBD (Confirmed January 9, 2020, voice vote)

Independent miscellaneous

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Farm Credit Administration
Member of the Farm Credit Administration	Glen R. Smith	December 14, 2017 (Confirmed December 5, 2017, voice vote)
	Charles A. Stones	TBD (Confirmed December 18, 2020, voice vote)
	Rodney K. Brown [219]	Upon Senate confirmation
General Services Administration
Administrator of General Services	Emily W. Murphy	December 12, 2017 (Confirmed December 5, 2017, voice vote)
National Credit Union Administration
Member of the National Credit Union Administration	Rodney Hood [220]	April 8, 2019 (Confirmed March 14, 2019, voice vote)
	Todd Harper [221]
	Kyle Hauptman	TBD (Confirmed December 2, 2020, 56-39) [222]
Social Security Administration
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration	Andrew Saul [223]	June 17, 2019 (Confirmed June 4, 2019, 77–16) [224]
Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration	David Fabian Black [223]	TBD (Confirmed September 24, 2019, 68–26) [225]
Inspector General of the Social Security Administration	Gail S. Ennis [226]	February 4, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund	James B. Lockhart III [122]	Upon Senate confirmation
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund
Administrative Conference of the United States
Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States	Vacant
Member of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States	Donald F. McGahn II [227]	Upon Senate Confirmation
	Michael H. McGinley [227]
	Jeffrey M. Harris [227]
	Nicholas T. Matich IV [133]	December 11, 2018
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Director of the Agency for Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency	Richard Tischner [228]	February 11, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency	Mark A. Calabria [133]	April 9, 2019 (Confirmed April 4, 2019, 52–44) [229]
United States Agency for International Development
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development	Vacant
Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development	Bonnie Glick [223]	January 30, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)	November 6, 2020
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Africa)	Ramsey Day [230]	TBD (Confirmed August 6, 2020, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Europe and Eurasia)	Brock D. Bierman	January 8, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Latin America and the Caribbean)	John Barsa [231]	TBD (Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Middle East)	Michael T. Harvey [232]	January 30, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance)	Jenny McGee [233]	TBD (Confirmed August 6, 2020, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Economic Policy, Economic Growth, Education and Environment)	Michelle Bekkering [234]	TBD (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Global Health)	Alma Golden [193]	TBD (Confirmed March 20, 2020, voice vote)
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Legislative and Public Affairs)	Richard C. Parker [123]	June 10, 2019 (Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote)
Member of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development	Mark E. Keenum [189]	Reappointment (Tenure began in 2016)
	Richard L. Lackey [189]
Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance	Julie E. Cram [235]	March 2018
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Member of the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency	A.J. Hicks [182]
Delta Regional Authority
Federal Co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority	Christopher Caldwell	January 12, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Alternate Federal Co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority	Peter Kinder [236]	September 7, 2017 Appointed August 11, 2017
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority	Colleen Kiko [41]	December 11, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote)
Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority	Ernest W. DuBester	November 16, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote)
	James T. Abbott	December 11, 2017 (Confirmed November 16, 2017, voice vote)
General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority	Catherine Bird [234]	Upon Senate confirmation
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority	Alan E. Cobb [47]	Upon Senate confirmation
	William Shaw McDermott [237]
Tennessee Valley Authority
Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority	Kenneth E. Allen [238]	January 11, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
	A.D. Frazier [239]	January 9, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
	William Kilbride [240]	August 8, 2019 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
	John L. Ryder [94]	March 20, 2019 (Confirmed February 28, 2019, voice vote)
	Jeffrey Smith [241]	January 11, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
	James R. Thompson III	January 12, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
U.S. Agency for Global Media
Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Agency for Global Media	Michael Pack [242]	June 5, 2020 (Confirmed June 4, 2020, 53–38) [243]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau	Kathy Kraninger [220]	December 10, 2018 [244] (Confirmed December 6, 2018, 50–49) [245]
Legal Services Corporation
Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation	Robert J. Grey Jr. [45]	TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
	Matthew D. Keenan [246]
	Abigail Kuzma [45]
	John G. Levi [45]
	John G. Malcolm [45]
	Frank X. Neuner Jr. [45]
	Julie Reiskin [240]
	Gloria Valencia-Weber [45]
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation	Sean Cairncross [247]	June 24, 2019 (Confirmed June 18, 2019, 59–37) [248]
Member of the Millennium Challenge Corporation	Mike Johanns [249]	TBD (Confirmed June 13, 2019, voice vote) (Reappointment) [250]
	Susan McCue [251]
	Ander Crenshaw [251]
	George M. Marcus [252]
Corporation for National and Community Service
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service	Barbara Stewart	February 20, 2018 (Confirmed February 7, 2018, voice vote)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service	Victoria Ann Hughes [251]	Upon Senate confirmation (Reappointment; tenure began in 2016)
	Heather Reynolds [251]
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
President and CEO of the OPIC	David Bohigian	March 2019
Executive Vice President of the OPIC		September 5, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation	Christopher Vincze [253]	July 10, 2019 (Confirmed June 13, 2019, voice vote)
Small Business Member of the Board of Directors of the OPIC	Frederick Perpall	Upon Senate confirmation
Public Member of the Board of Directors of the OPIC	Irving Bailey [254]	July 10, 2019 (Confirmed June 13, 2019, voice vote)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting	Ruby Calvert [255]	May 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018, voice vote)
	Laura G. Ross [255]	May 2018 (Confirmed May 24, 2018, voice vote)
	Bruce Ramer [256]	TBD (Confirmed March 14, 2019, voice vote)
	Janice Miriam Hellreich [256]
	Robert A. Mandell [164]	TBD (Confirmed March 14, 2019, voice vote)
	Don Munce [164]	Upon Senate confirmation
Peace Corps
Director of the Peace Corps	Jody Olsen [257]	March 30, 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Deputy Director of the Peace Corps	Alan Swendiman [258]	Upon Senate confirmation
National Science Foundation
Director of the National Science Foundation	Sethuraman Panchanathan	June 23, 2020 (Confirmed June 18, 2020, voice vote)
Member of the National Science Board	Maureen L. Condic [259]	November 2018
	Suresh V. Garimella [259]
	Steven Leath [259]
	Geraldine L. Richmond [259]
	Alan Stern [259]
	Stephen Willard [259]
	Maria Zuber [259]
International Monetary Fund
Governor of the International Monetary Fund	Steven Mnuchin	April 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund	sMark Rosen [260]	Upon Senate confirmation
National Endowment for the Humanities
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities	Jon Parrish Peede [60]	May 3, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)
Member of the National Council on the Humanities	David Armand DeKeyser [253]	TBD (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
	Phyllis Kaminsky [253]
	Kim Holmes [253]
	Jean M. Yarbrough [253]
	Keegan Callanan [253]
	Kathe Hicks Albrecht [253]
	Russell Berman [261]
	William English [261]
	Marjorie Fisher Furman [261]
	John Fonte [261]
	Claire Griffin [261]
	Joyce Lee Malcolm [261]
	Adair Margo [261]
	Matthew Rose [261]
	William Schneider Jr. [261]
	Noël Valis [261]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	Richard Giacolone [262]	June 12, 2018	August 13, 2020
		TBD (Confirmed August 13, 2020, voice vote)
United States Postal Service
Member of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service	Mike Duncan [263] [264]	September 13, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote; reappointment confirmed December 5, 2019, 89–0) [265]
	David C. Williams [263]	September 13, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote)
	John McLeod Barger [30]	August 20, 2019 (Confirmed August 1, 2019, voice vote)
	Ron Bloom [266]
	Roman Martinez IV [266]
	William Zollars [267]	TBD (Confirmed June 18, 2020, voice vote)
	Donald Lee Moak	TBD (Confirmed June 18, 2020, voice vote)
Selective Service System
Director of the Selective Service System	Don Benton [268]	April 13, 2017 (Appointed April 11, 2017)
United Service Organizations
Member of the Board of Governors of the United Service Organizations	Karen Kelly [269]	January 2019
	Jayne H. Plank [269]
Architect of the Capitol
Architect of the Capitol	J. Brett Blanton	January 16, 2020 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Member of the Board of Directors	LaJuana S. Wilcher	TBD (Confirmed December 19, 2019, voice vote)
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Chief Executive Officer	Adam Boehler	December 20, 2019 (Confirmed September 26, 2019, voice vote)
Deputy Chief Executive Officer	Edward Burrier [270]	Upon Senate confirmation
Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
	Grady Judd	December 22, 2020 [271]

Appointees who have resigned or have been dismissed

Announced positions from which candidates have withdrawn

Pace of appointments and approvals

While President Trump tweeted on February 7, 2017, dissatisfaction – "It is a disgrace my Cabinet is not yet in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country"—the assertion was ruled false by the BBC based on a detailed review of the last five administrations. The analysis found more room for a general complaint of slowness in congressional action and that the administration "has by far the fewest confirmed cabinet selections at this point" but it also noted that, beyond the non-action on Judge Merrick Garland's 10-month nomination to the Supreme Court by Trump's predecessor, President Obama's "choice for Labor secretary, Thomas Perez, took 121 days to be confirmed. John Bryson, his commerce pick, waited 126 days. Attorney General Loretta Lynch holds the modern record, as 161 days passed before getting Senate approval." ^[272]

In an update on the March 2017 nomination of J. Christopher Giancarlo to the CFTC, the White House submitted his paperwork to the Senate committee in early May. "The paperwork is a prerequisite for the panel to advance the nomination with a hearing and an eventual committee vote, which now may not come until the summer or fall. The committee is said to be waiting for the administration to nominate individuals to fill two more vacancies at the commission before it holds the hearing, according to Senate aides and people familiar with the process," reported the Wall Street Journal. ^[135]

In July 2017, the New York Times assessed the pace and reported that Trump had announced 36 percent of "leadership positions below the secretary level" compared with 78 percent by Obama over the same period. Average approval time has been nine days slower for Trump appointees versus Obama's. Ten of 15 Cabinet agencies had no number two, several deputy secretaries were not nominated until after the Administration's 100-day mark, and some had not yet been nominated. ^[273]

By October 2017, Trump had made 412 nominations. By the same point in their respective presidencies, George W. Bush had made 640 nominations and Barack Obama had made 536 nominations. ^[274]

In May 2018, assessing the administration's overall personnel approach, Evan Osnos reported in The New Yorker that "more than half of the six hundred and fifty-six most critical positions are still unfilled." He quoted Max Stier of the Partnership for Public Service as saying "We've never seen vacancies at this scale[.] Not anything close." ^[275]

Appointment controversies

See also

• Republican National Committee chairmanship election, 2017 for the national leadership of Trump's political party
• Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates for the judicial nominees to fill the vacancies formerly held by Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Cabinet of Donald Trump, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
• Sr. Advisor to the President, the role formerly held by Karl Rove under George W. Bush, then by Valerie Jarrett/David Axelrod/etc. under Barack Obama
• List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
• List of economic advisors to Donald Trump, concentrating on the informal advisors that are not officially part of the Trump administration
• List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump
• List of short-tenure Donald Trump political appointments
• List of Trump administration appointees who endorsed Joe Biden
• The Fifth Risk - book documenting political appointments at the beginning of the Trump presidency
• Schedule F appointment - aborted Trump plan for reclassifying civil servants as political appointees

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