Presidential Appointment List - Senate Confirmation Required

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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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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	Agriculture	Jan 14	TBD
Secretary of Commerce		Commerce, Science & Transportation	TBD	TBD
Secretary of Labor	Hilda Solis	Health, Education, Labor & Pension	Jan 9	TBD
Secretary of Health & Human Services	Tom Daschle	Health, Education, Labor & Pension	Jan 8	TBD
Secretary of Health & Human Services	Tom Daschle	Finance	TBD	N/A
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Shaun Donovan	Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs	Jan 13	TBD
Secretary of Transportation	Ray LaHood	Commerce, Science & Transportation	TBD	TBD
Secretary of Energy	Steven Chu	Energy & Natural Resources	Jan 13	TBD
Secretary of Education	Arne Duncan	Health, Education, Labor & Pension	Jan 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	Budget	Jan 14	TBD
Director of National Drug Control Policy	TBA	Judiciary	TBD	TBD
US Trade Representative	Ron Kirk	Finance	TBD	TBD
Last updated: 1/7/09

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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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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 Enforcement	TBA		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 & Atmosphere	TBA		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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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 Standards	TBA		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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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 Legislation	TBA		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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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 Administration	TBA		TBD	TBD
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration	TBA		TBD	TBD
Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Administration	TBA		TBD	TBD
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration	TBA		TBD	TBD
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration	TBA		TBD	TBD
Administrator, Maritime Administration	TBA		TBD	TBD
Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	TBA		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 Board	TBA		TBD	TBD
Last updated: 11/20/08

Department of Energy

Position	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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 Security	TBA		TBD	TBD
Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security	TBA		TBD	TBD
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation	TBA		TBD	TBD
Last updated: 11/22/08

Department of Education

Position	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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 Management	TBA		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 Health	TBA		TBD	TBD
Last updated: 12/23/08

Department of Homeland Security

Position	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote 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 Agency	TBA		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	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote Status
Chairman	Gary Gensler
Last updated: 12/18/08

Federal Reserve System (14 Year Tenure for each position)

Position	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote Status
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Governor	Dan Tarullo
Governor
Governor
Governor
Governor
Last updated: 12/18/08

Securities & Exchange Commission

Position	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote Status
Chairman	Mary Schapiro
Last updated: 12/18/08

Small Business Administration

Position	Nominee	Committee	Hearing Status	Vote Status
Administrator	Karen Mills
Last updated: 12/20/08