Following his election victory, President-elect Donald Trump has been diligently assembling his team for key positions within his administration. This compilation presents the individuals selected to serve in various capacities, shaping the upcoming presidential term.
Confirmed Appointments
Key White House Positions
White House Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles, praised for her leadership in Trump's successful campaigns, will be the first female Chief of Staff. Deputy Chief of Staff: Dan Scavino Jr., a longtime Trump aide, returns to the White House. Additional Deputy Chiefs of Staff include Stephen Miller (Policy and Homeland Security), James Blair (Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs), Taylor Budowich (Communications and Personnel), and Cori Alvi.
Cabinet Positions
Secretary of State: Sen. Marco Rubio, known for his hawkish stance on China and Iran. Secretary of Defense: Pete Hegseth, a military veteran and advocate. Homeland Security Secretary: Gov. Kristi Noem. U.S. Attorney General: Pam Bondi, replacing withdrawn nominee Matt Gaetz. Deputy Attorney General: Todd Blanche, Trump's personal criminal defense attorney. Secretary of Health and Human Services: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Doug Collins. Secretary of the Interior: Gov. Doug Burgum. Secretary of Energy: Chris Wright. Secretary of Transportation: Sean Duffy. Secretary of Commerce: Howard Lutnick. Secretary of Education: Linda McMahon. Secretary of Agriculture: Brooke Rollins. Secretary of the Navy: John Phelan. Secretary of the Army: Daniel P. Driscoll. Secretary of the Air Force: Dr. Troy Meink.
Other Key Appointments
National Security Adviser: Rep. Michael Waltz. “Border Czar”: Tom Homan. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: Rep. Elise Stefanik. U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Mike Huckabee. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator: Lee Zeldin. Middle East Envoy: Steven Witkoff. Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace: Morgan Ortagus. White House Counsel: William McGinley. CIA Director: John Ratcliffe. Director of National Intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard. Department of Government Efficiency: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator: Dr. Mehmet Oz. U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York: Jay Clayton. U.S. Solicitor General: Dean John Sauer. White House Communications Director: Steven Cheung. Director of Presidential Personnel: Sergio Gor. White House Press Secretary: Karoline Leavitt. Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary: William Owen Scharf. Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission: Brendan Carr. Office of Management and Budget: Russ Vought. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Scott Turner. Labor Secretary: Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Director of the CDC: Dr. Dave Weldon. FDA Commissioner: Dr. Marty Makary. Surgeon General: Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Counterterrorism: Sebastian Gorka. Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor: Alex Wong. Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs: James Braid. Director of the Office of Political Affairs: Matt Brasseaux. Director of the Office of Public Liaison: Alex Latcham. National Institutes of Health Director: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. U.S. Trade Representative: Jamieson Greer. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services: Jim O’Neill. Domestic Policy Council Director: Vince Haley. White House National Economic Council Director: Kevin Hassett. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia: Keith Kellogg. U.S. Ambassador to France: Charles Kushner. FBI Director: Kash Patel. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator (Withdrawn): Chad Chronister. Senior Advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs: Massad Boulos. U.S. Ambassador to the U.K.: Warren A. Stephens. Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing: Peter Navarro. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs: Adam Boehler. Administrator of NASA: Jared Isaacman. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: Gail Slater. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury: Dr. Michael William Faulkender. Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State, and Chief of Protocol: Monica Crowley. Head of the Office of White House Counsel: David A. Warrington. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service: Billy Long. Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Kelly Loeffler. Social Security Administration: Frank Bisignano. White House AI and Cryptocurrency Czar: David Sacks. Ambassador to China: David Perdue. Ambassador to Chile: Brandon Judd. Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Rodney Scott. Acting Director of ICE: Caleb Vitello. Counselor of the Department of State: Michael Needham. Counselor to the President: Alina Habba. Director of Policy Planning at the State Department: Michael Anton. Deputy Secretary of State: Christopher Landau. DOJ Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Harmeet K. Dhillon. Chief of Staff at the Office of Management and Budget: Ed Martin. Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission: Mark R. Meador. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey: Tom Barrack. Chair of the Federal Trade Commission: Andrew N. Ferguson. U.S. Ambassador to Greece: Kimberly Guilfoyle. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment: Jacob Helberg. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico: Ron Johnson. U.S. Ambassador to Belgium: Bill White. Intelligence Advisory Board: Devin Nunes. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security: Troy Edgar. U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic: Leah Francis Campos. U.S. Ambassador to Austria: Arthur Graham Fisher. U.S. Ambassador to Japan: George Edward Glass. U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay: Lou Rinaldi. U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg: Stacey Feinberg. U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas: Herschel Walker. U.S. Ambassador to Croatia: Nicole McGraw. U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See: Brian Burch. Head of the DOJ's Office of Legal Policy: Aaron Reitz. Chief of Staff at the DOJ: Chad Mizelle. Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration: David Fink. U.S. Special Envoy to the U.K.: Mark Burnett. U.S. Ambassador to Italy: Tilman J. Fertitta. U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland: Callista Gingrich. U.S. Special Envoy for Latin America: Mauricio Claver-Carone. U.S. Ambassador to Denmark: Ken Howery. Deputy Secretary of the Department of Agriculture: Stephen Alexander Vaden. Deputy Secretary of Defense: Stephen Feinberg. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy: Elbridge “Bridge” Colby. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment: Michael Duffey. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering: Emil Michael. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs: Keith Bass. Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense: Joe Kasper. Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Scott Kupor. Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy: Michael J.K. Kratsios. Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology: Dr. Lynne Parker. Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets: Bo Hines. Senior Policy Advisor for AI: Sriram Krishnan. Ambassador to Malta: Somers Farkas. Ambassador to Portugal: John Arrigo. Ambassador to Panama: Kevin Marino Cabrera. Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy: Ken Kies. Senior Counselor to the Secretary (Treasury): Alexandra Preate. Director of Policy Planning (Treasury): Hunter McMaster. Chief of Staff (Treasury): Daniel Katz. Deputy Chief of Staff (Treasury): Samantha Schwab. U.S. Ambassador to Spain: Benjamin Leon Jr. U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands: Joe Popolo. Ambassador to Estonia: Roman Pipko. State Department Spokesperson: Tammy Bruce. Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor: Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. Assistant to the President for Policy: Robert Gabriel, Jr. Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Implementation: Nicholas F. Luna. Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations: William “Beau” Harrison. Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Leo Terrell. Ambassador to Sweden: Christine Toretti. Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs: Sam Brown. Deputy Administrator of the SBA: Bill Briggs. Environmental Advisory Task Force: Ed Russo. Deputy Administrator of the EPA: David Fotouhi. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Paul R. Lawrence. Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the SBA: Casey B. Mulligan. Deputy Secretary of Energy: James P. Danly. Deputy Secretary of the Interior: Katherine MacGregor. Deputy Secretary of Labor: Keith Sonderling. Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulator Programs at the Department of Agriculture: Dudley Hoskins. Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs: Luke Lindberg. Assistant Administrator for Disaster Recovery and Resilience of the SBA: Chris Stallings. Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation: Richard Fordyce. Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment: Michael Boren. Commissioner of the FCC: Olivia Trusty. United States Undersecretary of the Air Force: Matthew Lohmeier. Deputy Secretary of Education: Penny Schwinn.
This list reflects the individuals publicly announced by President-elect Trump and his transition team. Further updates are anticipated as the transition process continues.
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