MIAMI – Two of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations to guide the 15 govt departments are from Florida, Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi. These and a few dozen others require Senate affirmation.
Right here is the checklist of the cupboard nominees so as of succession to the presidency after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance:
SECRETARY OF STATE: Trump nominated Rubio to exchange Antony Blinken.
TREASURY SECRETARY: Trump nominated Scott Bessent to exchange Janet Yellen.
DEFENSE SECRETARY: Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to exchange Lloyd Austin.
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Trump nominated Bondi to exchange Merrick Garland.
INTERIOR SECRETARY: Trump nominated Doug Burgum to exchange Deb Haaland.
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY: Trump nominated Brooke Rollins to exchange Tom Vilsack.
COMMERCE SECRETARY: Trump nominated Howard Lutnick to exchange Gina Raimondo.
LABOR SECRETARY: Trump nominated Lori Chavez-De Remer to exchange Julie Su.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY: Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to exchange Xavier Becerra.
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY: Trump nominated Scott Turner to succeed Marcia Fudge, who resigned.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: Trump nominated Sean Duffy to exchange Pete Buttigieg.
ENERGY SECRETARY: Trump nominated Chris Wright to exchange Jennifer Granholm.
EDUCATION SECRETARY: Trump nominated Linda McMahon to exchange Miguel Cardona.
VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY: Trump nominated Doug Collins to exchange Denis McDonough.
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: Trump nominated Kristi Noem to exchange Alejandro Mayorkas
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR: Trump nominated Lee Zeldin to exchange Michael Regan
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: Trump nominated Tulsi Gabbard to exchange Avril Haines.
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE: (Pending) Trump has but to appoint who will change Katherine Tai
UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR: Trump nominated Elise Stefanik to exchange Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS: (Pending) ) Trump has but to appoint who will change Jared Bernstein.
ADMINISTRATOR OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: (Pending) Trump has but to appoint who will change Isabel Guzman.
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET: Trump nominated Russell T. Vough to exchange Shalanda Younger.
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: (Pending) ) Trump has but to appoint who will change Arati Prabhakar.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DIRECTOR: Trump nominated John Ratcliffe to exchange William Burns.
These nominations additionally require Senate affirmation:
NATO AMBASSADOR: Matthew G. Whitaker
SURGEON GENERAL: Janette Nesheiwat
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION DIRECTOR: Dave Weldon
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Martin A. Makary
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ADMINISTRATOR: Dr. Mehmet Oz
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