Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Presidential Appointment List - Senate Confirmation Required

WE'VE MOVED! Democratic Convention Watch is now at http://www.DemocraticConventionWatch.com

DemConWatch will be keeping track of all of the major staff announcements in the Obama Administration. We'll list the Position, Nominee, Committee and Hearing and Vote Information.

The first table lists the 15 Cabinet members and 4 cabinet-level positions (not including the Chief of Staff or the Vice President). These are the people that are allowed into cabinet meetings. Information has been gathered from the Plum Book as well as several other government sites. The positions addressed in this list are marked as PAS in the Plum Book.

We will not list positions like Ambassadors, US Attorneys or US Marshals at this time. Rumored cabinet appointments can be seen in our Cabinet Watch: Rumors post.

You can see our list of appointees that do not require Senate confirmation here. Both of these lists will be very large and are not yet complete. We will add positions as quickly as possible.

The latest updates can always be found on our Presidential Appointment Updates post.

Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Foreign Relations Jan 13 TBD

Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner Finance Jan 14 TBD

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Armed Services Not Needed N/A

Attorney General Eric Holder Judiciary Jan 15 TBD

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Energy & Natural Resources Jan 15 TBD

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack AgricultureJan 14 TBD

Secretary of Commerce
Commerce, Science & Transportation TBD TBD

Secretary of Labor Hilda SolisHealth, Education, Labor & Pension Jan 9 TBD

Secretary of Health & Human Services Tom Daschle Health, Education, Labor & PensionJan 8 TBD

Secretary of Health & Human Services Tom Daschle FinanceTBDN/A

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Jan 13 TBD

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHoodCommerce, Science & TransportationTBD TBD

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Energy & Natural ResourcesJan 13 TBD

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Health, Education, Labor & PensionJan 13
TBD

Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki
Veterans' Affairs Jan 14 TBD

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Homeland Security & Government Affairs TBD TBD

Administrator of the EPA Lisa Jackson Environment & Public Works TBD TBD

Director of Office Management & Budget Peter Orszag BudgetJan 14 TBD

Director of National Drug Control Policy TBA Judiciary TBD TBD

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk FinanceTBD TBD

Last updated: 1/7/09

Click on There's more to see the rest of the positions requiring Senate confirmation.



Read more...




Click on the department to see a list of all positions, nominations and confirmation updated.

Executive Office of the President

Department of State

Department of the Treasury

Department of Defense

Department of Justice

Department of the Interior

Department of Agriculture


Department of Commerce
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Administrator & Chief Financial Officer TBA
TBD TBD

General Counsel TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Security TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Export Administration TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Export EnforcementTBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Economic Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Director, Bureau of the Census TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for International Trade TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Import Administration TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Market Access & Compliance TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Manufacturing & Services TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary & Director General of US Foreign Commercial Services TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & AtmosphereTBA
TBD TBD

Chief Scientist TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Telecommunications & Information TBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General TBA
TBD TBD

Director, National Institute of Standard & Technology TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property & Director of the US Patent & Trademark Office TBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 12/21/08

Department of Labor
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary of Labor TBA
TBD TBD

Commissioner of Labor Statistics TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Employee Benefits Security TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Employment StandardsTBA
TBD TBD

Wage & Hour Administrator TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Employment & Training TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Mine Safety & Health TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Occupational Safety & Health TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Administration & Management TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Policy TBA
TBD TBD

Chief Financial Officer TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Congressional & Intergovernmental Affirs TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Disability Employment Policy TBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Public Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Solicitor of Labor TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Veterans Employment & Training TBA
TBD TBD

Director of Women's Bureau TBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 11/20/08

Department of Health and Human Services
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Asst Secretary for Resources & Technology TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Preparedness & Response TBA
TBD TBD

General Counsel TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Planning & Evaluation TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Public Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary, Health TBA
TBD TBD

Surgeon General TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for LegislationTBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Aging (Commissioner for Aging) TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Children & Families TBA
TBD TBD

Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth & Families TBA
TBD TBD

Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans TBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services TBA
TBD TBD

Commissioner of Food & Drugs TBA
TBD TBD

Director, Indian Health Service TBA
TBD TBD

Director, National Institutes of Health TBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services TBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 11/20/08

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary TBA
TBD TBD

Chief Financial Officer TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Community Planning & Development TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity TBA
TBD TBD

Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight TBA
TBD TBD

General Counsel TBA
TBD TBD

President, Government National Mortgage Association TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner TBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Policy Development & Research TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Public Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Public & Indian Housing TBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 11/20/08

Department of Transportation
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Transportation for Policy TBA
TBD TBD

General Counsel TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Budget & Programs & Chief Financial Officer TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Transportation Policy TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Governmental Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Aviation & International Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General TBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration TBA
TBD TBD

Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation AdministrationTBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Federal Highway AdministrationTBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier AdministrationTBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Federal Railroad AdministrationTBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Federal Transit AdministrationTBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Maritime AdministrationTBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationTBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration TBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Research & Innovative Technology Administration TBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation TBA
TBD TBD

Chairman, Surface Transportation Board TBA
TBD TBD

Board Member, Surface Transportation Board TBA
TBD TBD

Board Member, Surface Transportation BoardTBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 11/20/08

Department of Energy
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Science TBA
TBD TBD

Chief Financial Officer TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Policy and International Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs TBA
TBD TBD

General Counsel TBA
TBD TBD

Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity TBA
TBD TBD

Administrator, Energy Information Administration TBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary TBA
TBD TBD

Assistant Secretary, (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) TBA
TBD TBD

Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management TBA
TBD TBD

Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy TBA
TBD TBD

Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)TBA
TBD TBD

Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management TBA
TBD TBD

Assistant Secretary, (Energy Delivery and Energy Reliablity)TBA
TBD TBD

Director, Office of Science TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Nuclear Security/Administrator for Nuclear Safety TBA
TBD TBD

Principal Secretary for National Nuclear SecurityTBA
TBD TBD

Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security TBA
TBD TBD

Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear NonproliferationTBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 11/22/08

Department of Education
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary
TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary
TBA
TBD TBD

Chief Financial Officer
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Management
TBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General
TBA
TBD TBD

General Counsel
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Legislation
and Congressional Affairs
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Civil Rights
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Elementary
and Secondary Education
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for
Postsecondary Education
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
TBA
TBD TBD

Commissioner Rehabilitative Services
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Vocational
and Adult Education
TBA
TBD TBD

Commissioner of Education
Statistics
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Planning, Evaluation
and Policy Development
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary, Office of
Communications & Outreach
TBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 12/23/08

Department of Veterans' Affairs
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary
TBA
TBD TBD

Inspector General
TBA
TBD TBD

Chairman, Board of Veterans'
Appeals
TBA
TBD TBD

General Counsel
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for ManagementTBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Policy
and Planning
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Human
Resources & Administration
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Public &
Intergovernmental Affairs
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Congressional
& Legislative Affairs
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Information
& Technology
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Operations,
Security & Preparedness
TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Benefits
TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for HealthTBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 12/23/08

Department of Homeland Security
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Deputy Secretary
TBA
TBD TBD

Director, Office of Counternarcotics
Enfdorcement
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Health Affairs
& Chief Medical Officer
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary for Policy
TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Intelligence
& Analysis

TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for National
Protection & Programs
TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Management
TBA
TBD TBD

Chief Financial Officer
TBA
TBD TBD

Under Secretary for Science
& Technology

TBA
TBD TBD

Commissioner, US Customs
& Border Protection

TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary, US Immigration
& Customs Enforcement
TBA
TBD TBD

Director, US Citizenship
& Immigration Services
TBA
TBD TBD

Administrator for Federal Emergency
Management Agency
TBA
TBD TBD

Deputy Administrator for Federal EmergencyManagement AgencyTBA
TBD TBD

Deputy Administrator for National
Preparedness
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Administrator, US Fire
Administration
TBA
TBD TBD

Asst Secretary, Transportation
Security Administration
TBA
TBD TBD

Last updated: 12/23/08


Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Chairman
Gary Gensler





Last updated: 12/18/08

Federal Reserve System (14 Year Tenure for each position)
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Chairman






Vice Chairman






Governor
Dan Tarullo





Governor





Governor





Governor





Governor





Last updated: 12/18/08

Securities & Exchange Commission

Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

Chairman
Mary Schapiro





Last updated: 12/18/08

Small Business Administration
Position NomineeCommitteeHearing StatusVote Status

AdministratorKaren Mills




Last updated: 12/20/08