Cabinet of Joe Biden
Biden Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of the United States | |
| 2021–present | |
 Cabinet of President Joe Biden in July 2021 | |
| Date formed | January 20, 2021 |
| People and organizations | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| President's history | U.S. Vice President (2009–2017) U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) New Castle County Councilman (1971–1973) |
| Vice President | Kamala Harris |
| Total no. of members | 25 (incl. Cabinet-level members) |
| Member party | Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government (2021–2023) Divided government (2023–present) |
| Opposition party | Republican Party |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 presidential election |
| Legislature terms | 117th Congress 118th Congress 119th Congress (17 days) |
| Budgets | 2021 budget 2022 budget 2023 budget 2024 budget |
| Advice and consent | United States Senate |
| Predecessor | First Trump Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Trump Cabinet |
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Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Before confirmation and during congressional hearings, a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2020 presidential election.
In addition to the 15 heads of executive departments, there are 10 Cabinet-level officials. Biden altered his cabinet structure, elevating the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers,[1] director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy[2] and ambassador to the United Nations as Cabinet-level positions.[3] Biden initially removed the director of the Central Intelligence Agency from his Cabinet, but reversed the move in July 2023.[4][5]
Confirmations had occurred at the slowest pace of any presidential cabinet in modern history that resulted from delays in facilitating an orderly transition of power and passing the organizing resolution for governing an evenly split Senate following the 2020–2021 United States Senate runoff elections in Georgia; and the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[6] By March 2021, a pick-up in the first half of the month brought confirmations close to pace.[7] Biden is the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1981 to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts.[8]
This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the Biden administration. They are listed in order of creation of the Cabinet position (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).
Cabinet
[edit]All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the president before taking office. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires an election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. The president may also designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets with the president in the Cabinet Room, a room adjacent to the Oval Office.
The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the president of the United States.[9]
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Designee | Office Date announced/confirmed |
Designee | |
Vice President |
.jpg) Former U.S. Senator Kamala Harris from California |
Secretary of State |
.jpg) Former Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken from New York | |
Secretary of the Treasury |
.jpg) Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen from California |
Secretary of Defense |
.jpg) Former Commander of USCENTCOM Lloyd Austin from Georgia | |
Attorney General |
.jpg) Former Circuit Judge Merrick Garland from Maryland |
Secretary of the Interior |
 Former U.S. Representative Deb Haaland from New Mexico | |
Secretary of Agriculture |
_(cropped).jpg) Former Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa |
Secretary of Commerce |
.jpg) Former Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island | |
Secretary of Labor |
.jpg) Deputy Secretary Julie Su of California |
Secretary of Health and Human Services |
.jpg) Former State Attorney General Xavier Becerra of California | |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
 Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman from the U.S. Virgin Islands |
Secretary of Transportation |
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Secretary of Energy |
.jpg) Former Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan |
Secretary of Education |
.jpg) Former State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona of Connecticut | |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
.jpg) Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough from Maryland |
Secretary of Homeland Security |
.jpg) Former Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from the District of Columbia | |
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| Office Date announced/confirmed |
Designee | Office Date announced/confirmed |
Designee | |
White House Chief of Staff |
.jpg) Former Counselor to the President Jeff Zients from the District of Columbia |
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
.jpg) Former State Secretary of Environmental Quality Michael S. Regan of North Carolina | |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
 Former Deputy Director Shalanda Young from Louisiana |
Director of National Intelligence |
.jpg) Former Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines from New York | |
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
 Former Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns from North Carolina |
United States Trade Representative |
 Former Chief Trade Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee Katherine Tai from the District of Columbia | |
Ambassador to the United Nations |
 Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield from Louisiana |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers |
 Former Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein from Virginia | |
Administrator of the Small Business Administration |
 Former Director of the State Office of Small Business Advocate Isabel Guzman of California |
Science Advisor to the President |
 Former Director of DARPA Arati Prabhakar from California | |
Confirmation process
[edit]Below is a list of confirmations for Cabinet positions, Cabinet-level positions, and other significant positions that were approved through the Senate from January 2021 onwards, by a recorded roll-call vote, rather than by a voice vote.
Confirmation votes
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Committee process
[edit]| Office | Nominee | State | Announced | Committee | Hearing date(s) | Committee vote result | Committee vote date | Cloture vote result | Cloture vote date | Floor vote result | Floor vote date | Assumed office |
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| Secretary of State | Antony Blinken | NY | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 19, 2021 | 15–3 | January 25, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 78–22 | January 26, 2021 | January 26, 2021 |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Janet Yellen | CA | November 30, 2020 | Finance | January 19, 2021 | Unanimous | January 22, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 84–15 | January 25, 2021 | January 26, 2021 |
| Secretary of Defense | Lloyd Austin | GA | December 8, 2020 | Armed Services (House) Waiver |
January 21, 2021 | Unanimous | January 21, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 326–78 | January 21, 2021 | January 22, 2021 |
| Armed Services (Senate) Waiver |
January 21, 2021 | Unanimous | January 21, 2021 | 69–27 | January 21, 2021[a] | |||||||
| Armed Services Confirmation |
January 19, 2021 | Unanimous | January 21, 2021 | 93–2 | January 22, 2021 | |||||||
| Attorney General | Merrick Garland | MD | January 7, 2021 | Judiciary | February 22, 2021 – February 23, 2021 |
15–7 | March 1, 2021 | 70–29 | March 9, 2021 | 70–30 | March 10, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | NM | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | February 23, 2021 | 11–9 | March 4, 2021 | 54–42 | March 11, 2021 | 51–40 | March 15, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Tom Vilsack | IA | December 10, 2020 | Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | February 2, 2021 | Unanimous | February 2, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 92–7 | February 23, 2021 | February 24, 2021 |
| Secretary of Commerce | Gina Raimondo | RI | January 7, 2021 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | January 26, 2021 | 21–3 | February 3, 2021 | 84–15 | March 1, 2021 | 84–15 | March 2, 2021 | March 3, 2021 |
| Secretary of Labor | Marty Walsh | MA | January 7, 2021 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 4, 2021 | 18–4 | February 11, 2021 | 68–30 | March 18, 2021 | 68–29 | March 22, 2021 | March 23, 2021 |
| Julie Su | CA | February 28, 2023 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | April 20, 2023 | 11–10 | April 26, 2023 | N/A | N/A | Expired | N/A | TBD | |
| N/A | 11–10 | February 27, 2024 | TBD | TBD | Pending | TBD | ||||||
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | CA | December 7, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 23, 2021 | Consultative | N/A | 50–49 | March 17, 2021 | 50–49 | March 18, 2021 | March 19, 2021 |
| Finance | February 24, 2021 | 14–14[b] | March 3, 2021 | |||||||||
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | OH | December 10, 2020 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | 17–7 | February 4, 2021 | 69–30 | March 9, 2021 | 66–34 | March 10, 2021 | March 10, 2021 |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | TBD | Pending | TBD | TBD | TBD | Pending | TBD | TBD | |
| Secretary of Transportation | Pete Buttigieg | IN | December 15, 2020 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | January 21, 2021 | 21–3 | January 27, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 86–13 | February 2, 2021 | February 3, 2021 |
| Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | MI | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | January 27, 2021 | 13–4 | February 3, 2021 | 67–32 | February 24, 2021 | 64–35 | February 25, 2021 | February 25, 2021 |
| Secretary of Education | Miguel Cardona | CT | December 22, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 3, 2021 | 17–5 | February 11, 2021 | 66–32 | February 25, 2021 | 64–33 | March 1, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Denis McDonough | MD | December 10, 2020 | Veterans' Affairs | January 27, 2021 | Unanimous | February 2, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 87–7 | February 8, 2021 | February 9, 2021 |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Alejandro Mayorkas | DC | November 23, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | January 19, 2021 | 7–4 | January 26, 2021 | 55–42 | January 28, 2021 | 56–43 | February 2, 2021 | February 2, 2021 |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Michael Regan | NC | December 17, 2020 | Environment and Public Works | February 3, 2021 | 14–6 | February 9, 2021 | 65–35 | March 10, 2021 | 66–34 | March 10, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Neera Tanden | MA | November 30, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | February 9, 2021 | Withdrawal announced March 2, 2021, officially submitted on March 25, 2021[c] | ||||||
| Budget | February 10, 2021 | |||||||||||
| Shalanda Young | LA | November 24, 2021 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | February 1, 2022 | 8–6 | February 9, 2022 | 53–31 | March 14, 2022 | 61–36 | March 15, 2022 | March 17, 2022 | |
| Budget | February 1, 2022 | 15–6 | February 9, 2022 | |||||||||
| Director of National Intelligence | Avril Haines | NY | November 23, 2020 | Intelligence | January 19, 2021 | Unanimous | January 20, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 84–10 | January 20, 2021 | January 21, 2021 |
| Trade Representative | Katherine Tai | DC | December 10, 2020 | Finance | February 25, 2021 | Unanimous | March 3, 2021 | 98–0 | March 16, 2021 | 98–0 | March 17, 2021 | March 18, 2021 |
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Linda Thomas- Greenfield |
LA | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 27, 2021 | 18–4 | February 4, 2021 | 75–20 | February 22, 2021 | 78–20 | February 23, 2021 | February 25, 2021 |
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | Cecilia Rouse | NJ | November 30, 2020 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | Unanimous | February 4, 2021 | 94–5 | March 2, 2021 | 95–4 | March 2, 2021 | March 12, 2021 |
| Jared Bernstein | VA | February 14, 2023 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | April 18, 2023 | 12–11 | May 11, 2023 | 50–49 | June 13, 2023 | 50–49 | June 13, 2023 | July 10, 2023 | |
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Isabel Guzman | CA | January 7, 2021 | Small Business and Entrepreneurship | February 3, 2021 | 15–5 | February 24, 2021 | 80–18 | March 16, 2021 | 81–17 | March 16, 2021 | March 17, 2021 |
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | Eric Lander | MA | January 15, 2021 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | April 29, 2021 | 22–6 | May 20, 2021 | N/A | N/A | Unanimous | May 28, 2021 | June 2, 2021 |
| Arati Prabhakar | CA | June 21, 2022 | July 20, 2022 | 15–13 | July 27, 2022 | 58–38 | September 21, 2022 | 56–40 | September 22, 2022 | October 3, 2022 | ||
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | William Burns[d] | MD | January 11, 2021 | Intelligence | February 24, 2021 | Unanimous | March 2, 2021 | N/A | N/A | Unanimous | March 18, 2021 | March 19, 2021 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ After final passage, Austin's waiver to serve as Secretary of Defense was signed into law by President Biden on January 22, 2021.
- ^ Due to the tied vote in committee, a discharge petition was required to bring Becerra's nomination to the floor, which passed 51–48 on March 11, 2021.
- ^ Committee votes scheduled for February 24, 2021, were cancelled that day, prior to withdrawal.
- ^ Burns was elevated to the Cabinet on July 21, 2023.[10]
Elected officials
[edit]President
[edit]Biden defeated the incumbent president, Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential election, receiving 306 electoral votes compared to Trump's 232 electoral votes. The formal certification of the results took place on January 6, 2021. He assumed office on January 20, 2021.
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Joe Biden | November 20, 1942 (age 82) |
 Delaware
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Vice President
[edit]The vice president is the only cabinet member to be elected to the position who does not require Senate confirmation, and the vice president does not serve at the pleasure of the president. There were dozens of potential running mates for Biden who received media speculation. Biden's eventual pick of Senator Kamala Harris of California was officially announced on August 11, 2020, and confirmed by acclamation via parliamentary procedure amongst delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2020.
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) was elected vice president of the United States, receiving 306 electoral votes, compared to the incumbent vice president, Mike Pence, who received 232 electoral votes. The formal certification of the results took place on January 6, 2021. She assumed office on January 20, 2021.
She is the first female vice president of the United States as well as the first African American and Asian American to hold the second-highest office.
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Kamala Harris | October 20, 1964 (age 60) |
 California
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Nominated candidates for Cabinet positions
[edit]The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).
Secretary of State
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of State is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Foreign Relations Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved 15–3 on January 25, 2021. Confirmed 78–22 and sworn in on January 26, 2021.[13]
| Secretary of State | |||||
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Antony Blinken | April 16, 1962 (age 62) |
 New York
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[14] |
Secretary of the Treasury
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of the Treasury is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Finance Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Finance Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on January 22, 2021. Confirmed 84–15 on January 25, 2021, and sworn in on January 26, 2021.[15]
| Secretary of the Treasury | |||||
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Janet Yellen | August 13, 1946 (age 78) |
California
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[16] |
Secretary of Defense
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Defense is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Armed Services Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Biden's announced nominee, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, required a congressional waiver to be granted under the National Security Act of 1947 before he was confirmed.[17]
Waiver process:
- House Armed Services Committee closed-door briefing held and approved without objection on January 21, 2021. Floor vote passed 326–78 on January 21, 2021.
- Senate Armed Services Committee hearing held and approved by voice vote on January 21, 2021. Floor vote passed 69–27 on January 21, 2021.
- Signed into law on January 22, 2021.[18]
Confirmation process:
- Armed Services Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on January 21, 2021. Confirmed 93–2 and sworn in on January 22, 2021.[19]
| Secretary of Defense | |||||
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Lloyd Austin | August 8, 1953 (age 71) |
 Georgia
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[20] |
Attorney General
[edit]A nomination for Attorney General is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Judiciary Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Judiciary Committee hearings held on February 22–23, 2021, and approved 15–7 on March 1, 2021. Cloture invoked 70–29 on March 9, 2021. Confirmed 70–30 on March 10, 2021, and sworn in on March 11, 2021.[21]
| Attorney General | |||||
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Merrick Garland | November 13, 1952 (age 72) |
 Maryland
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[22] |
Secretary of the Interior
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of the Interior is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Biden reportedly offered the position to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, but she turned it down.[23]
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing held on February 23, 2021, and approved 11–9 on March 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 54–42 on March 11, 2021. Confirmed 51–40 on March 15, 2021, and sworn in on March 16, 2021.[24]
| Secretary of the Interior | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Deb Haaland | December 2, 1960 (age 63) |
 New Mexico
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[25] |
Secretary of Agriculture
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Agriculture is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing held and approved by unanimous consent on February 2, 2021. Confirmed 92–7 on February 23, 2021, and sworn in on February 24, 2021.[26]
| Secretary of Agriculture | |||||
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Tom Vilsack | December 13, 1950 (age 73) |
 Iowa
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[27] |
Secretary of Commerce
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Commerce is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on January 26, 2021, and approved 21–3 on February 3, 2021. Cloture invoked 84–15 on March 1, 2021. Confirmed 84–15 on March 2, 2021, and sworn in on March 3, 2021.[28]
| Secretary of Commerce | |||||
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Gina Raimondo | May 17, 1971 (age 53) |
 Rhode Island
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[29] |
Secretary of Labor
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Labor is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
Marty Walsh
[edit]- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing held on February 4, 2021, and approved 18–4 on February 11, 2021. Cloture invoked 68–30 on March 18, 2021, and confirmed 68–29 on March 22, 2021. Sworn in on March 23, 2021.[30]
| Secretary of Labor | |||||
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Marty Walsh | April 10, 1967 (age 57) |
 Massachusetts
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[31] |
Julie Su
[edit]On February 7, 2023, it was reported that Walsh would be resigning in the coming days in order to become President of the National Hockey League Players' Association. Walsh will be the second member of the presidential cabinet to resign, after Eric Lander, who resigned as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in early 2022. After pressure from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Biden nominated Deputy Secretary Julie Su to the position.[32]
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing held on April 20, 2023, and approved 11–10 on April 26, 2023. Pending floor vote schedule.[33]
| Secretary of Labor | |||||
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Julie Su | February 19, 1969 (age 55) | California
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[34] |
Secretary of Health and Human Services
[edit]Although historically the nominee also holds meetings with the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, officially a nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee consultative hearing held on February 23, 2021.[35]
- Finance Committee hearing held on February 24, 2021, and tied 14–14 on March 3, 2021. Motion to discharge to the floor passed 51–48 on March 11, 2021. Cloture invoked 50–49 on March 17, 2021. Confirmed 50–49 on March 18, 2021, and sworn in on March 19, 2021.[36]
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | |||||
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Xavier Becerra | January 26, 1958 (age 66) |
California
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[14] |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing held on January 28, 2021, and approved 17–7 on February 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 69–30 on March 9, 2021. Confirmed 66–34 and sworn in on March 10, 2021.[37]
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |||||
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Marcia Fudge | October 29, 1952 (age 72) |
 Ohio
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[38] |
Secretary of Transportation
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Transportation is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on January 21, 2021, and approved 21–3 on January 27, 2021. Confirmed 86–13 on February 2, 2021, and sworn in on February 3, 2021.[39]
| Secretary of Transportation | |||||
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Pete Buttigieg | January 19, 1982 (age 42) |
 Indiana
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[41] |
Secretary of Energy
[edit]The nomination of a secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing held on January 27, 2021, and approved 13–4 on February 3, 2021. Cloture invoked 67–32 on February 24, 2021. Confirmed 64–35 and sworn in on February 25, 2021.[42]
| Secretary of Energy | |||||
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Jennifer Granholm | February 5, 1959 (age 65) |
 Michigan
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[43] |
Secretary of Education
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Education is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing held on February 3, 2021, and approved 17–5 on February 11, 2021. Cloture invoked 66–32 on February 25, 2021. Confirmed 64–33 on March 1, 2021, and sworn in on March 2, 2021.[44]
| Secretary of Education | |||||
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Miguel Cardona | July 11, 1975 (age 49) |
 Connecticut
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[45] |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing held on January 27, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on February 2, 2021. Confirmed 87–7 on February 8, 2021, and sworn in on February 9, 2021.[46]
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Denis McDonough | December 2, 1969 (age 54) |
Maryland
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[47] |
Secretary of Homeland Security
[edit]A nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved 7–4 on January 26, 2021. Cloture invoked 55–42 on January 28, 2021. Confirmed 56–43 and sworn in on February 2, 2021.[48]
| Secretary of Homeland Security | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Alejandro Mayorkas | November 24, 1959 (age 64) |
 District of Columbia
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[14] |
Nominated candidates for Cabinet-level positions
[edit]Cabinet-level officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet level, but which are not heads of the executive departments. Which exact positions that are considered to be cabinet-level varies with each president. Biden has announced he will elevate three positions to Cabinet-level, while removing the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[49]
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
[edit]- Environment and Public Works Committee hearing held on February 3, 2021, and approved 14–6 on February 9, 2021. Cloture invoked 65–35 and confirmed 66–34 on March 10, 2021. Sworn in on March 11, 2021.[50]
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |||||
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Michael S. Regan | August 6, 1976 (age 48) |
 North Carolina
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[51] |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
[edit]Neera Tanden
[edit]- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held on February 9, 2021. Committee vote cancelled on February 24, 2021.[52]
- Budget Committee hearing held on February 10, 2021. Committee vote cancelled on February 24, 2021.
- Nomination withdrawal announced on March 2, 2021, and officially submitted to the Senate on March 25, 2021.[53]
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |||||
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Neera Tanden | September 10, 1970 (age 54) |
Massachusetts
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[14] |
Shalanda Young
[edit]- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held on February 1, 2022, and approved 8–6 on February 9, 2022.
- Budget Committee hearing held on February 1, 2022, and approved 15–6 on February 9, 2022.
- Cloture invoked 53–31 on March 14, 2022, and confirmed 61–36 on March 15, 2022. Sworn in on March 17, 2022.[54]
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |||||
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Shalanda Young | August 29, 1977 (age 47) |
 Louisiana
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[14] |
Director of National Intelligence
[edit]- Intelligence Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on January 20, 2021. Confirmed 84–10 on January 20, 2021, and sworn in on January 21, 2021.[55]
| Director of National Intelligence | |||||
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Avril Haines | August 27, 1969 (age 55) |
New York
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[14] |
Trade Representative
[edit]The U.S. trade representative has been a Cabinet-level member since 1974, the beginning of Gerald Ford's presidency.
- Finance Committee hearing held on February 25, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on March 3, 2021. Cloture invoked 98–0 on March 16, 2021. Confirmed 98–0 on March 17, 2021, and sworn in on March 18, 2021.[56]
| U.S. Trade Representative | |||||
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Katherine Tai | March 18, 1974 | District of Columbia
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[14] |
Ambassador to the United Nations
[edit]The UN ambassador was previously in the Cabinet from 1953 to 1989, 1993 to 2001, and 2009 to 2018.
- Foreign Relations Committee hearing held on January 27, 2021, and approved 18–4 on February 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 75–20 on February 22, 2021. Confirmed 78–20 on February 23, 2021, and assumed office after presenting credentials on February 25, 2021.[57]
| U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | |||||
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield | November 22, 1952 (age 71) |
Louisiana
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[14][58] |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
[edit]This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2009 to 2017.
Cecilia Rouse
[edit]- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing held on January 28, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on February 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 94–5 and confirmed 95–4 on March 2, 2021. Sworn in on March 12, 2021.[59]
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |||||
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Cecilia Rouse | December 18, 1963 (age 60) |
 New Jersey
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[14] |
Jared Bernstein
[edit]- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing held on April 18, 2023, and approved 12–11 on May 11, 2023. Cloture invoked 50–49 and confirmed 50–49 on June 13, 2023. Sworn in on July 10, 2023.[60]
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |||||
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Jared Bernstein | 1955 (age 68–69) |
 Virginia
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[61][62] |
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
[edit]- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing held on February 3, 2021, and approved 15–5 on February 24, 2021. Cloture invoked 80–18 and confirmed 81–17 on March 16, 2021. Sworn in on March 17, 2021.[63]
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | |||||
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Isabel Guzman | 1971 (age 52–53) |
California
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Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President
[edit]Biden elevated this position to the Cabinet for the first time, emphasizing the importance of science in the administration.[66]
His staff role as Science Advisor to the President does not require Senate confirmation, and he began the role on January 25, 2021.[67]
Eric Lander
[edit]- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on April 29, 2021, and approved 22–6 on May 20, 2021. Confirmed by voice vote on May 28, 2021. Sworn in on June 2, 2021.[68]
- Announced resignation on February 7, 2022, effective February 18, 2022.[69]
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |||||
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Eric Lander | February 3, 1957 (age 67) |
Massachusetts
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[66][70] |
Arati Prabhakar
[edit]- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on July 20, 2022, and approved 15–13 on July 27, 2022. Cloture invoked 58–38 on September 21, 2022. Confirmed 56–40 on September 22, 2022, and sworn in on October 3, 2022.[71]
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |||||
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Arati Prabhakar | February 2, 1959 (age 65) |
California
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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
[edit]This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2017 to 2021.
- Nominated as a non-Cabinet level position. Intelligence Committee hearing held on February 24, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on March 2, 2021. Confirmed by voice vote on March 18, 2021. Sworn in on March 19, 2021.[72]
- Elevated to the Cabinet on July 21, 2023.
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |||||
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William Burns | April 4, 1956 (age 68) |
North Carolina
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White House Chief of Staff
[edit]The White House chief of staff has traditionally been the highest-ranking staff employee of the White House. The responsibilities of the chief of staff are both managerial and advisory over the president's official business. The chief of staff is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president; it does not require Senate confirmation. The first Cabinet or Cabinet-level position appointee announced by Biden was White House chief of staff Ron Klain.[74] He stepped down in February 2023, and he was succeeded by Jeff Zients.[75][76][77]
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Ron Klain | August 8, 1961 (age 63) |
Indiana
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January 20, 2021 – February 7, 2023 |
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Jeff Zients | November 12, 1966 (age 58) |
District of Columbia
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February 8, 2023 - Present |
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See also
[edit]- Presidential transition of Joe Biden
- Inauguration of Joe Biden
- List of political appointments by Joe Biden
- List of United States presidential firsts § Joe Biden
Notes
[edit]- ^ Biden held the chairmanship from January 3 to January 20, then was succeeded by Jesse Helms until June 6, and thereafter held the position until 2003.
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Martin (December 1, 2020). "Biden elevates Economic Advisers chair to Cabinet". The Hill.
- ^ Zimmer, Carl (January 16, 2021). "Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet". The New York Times.
- ^ Falk, Pamela (November 20, 2020). "Will Biden tap a U.N. ambassador to "reclaim America's leading position"?". CBS News.
- ^ Lee, Matthew (January 11, 2021). "Biden chooses veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director". Associated Press.
- ^ a b Merchant, Normaan (July 21, 2023). "Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (March 2, 2021). "Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations". Associated Press. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Levine, Marianne. "Senate revs its confirmation engine to fill Biden's Cabinet". Politico. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Liptak, Kevin (March 23, 2021). "Biden first president in decades to have first-pick Cabinet secretaries confirmed". CNN. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Biden Cabinet – White House.gov
- ^ "Statement from President Joe Biden on Director Bill Burns". July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Biden: The President-Elect". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Kamala Harris: The Vice President-Elect". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ PN78-3 – Antony John Blinken – Department of State
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Cabinet". President-Elect Joe Biden. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ PN78-24 – Janet Louise Yellen – Department of the Treasury
- ^ Franck, Thomas (November 30, 2020). "Biden announces economic team, confirms Janet Yellen as Treasury nominee". CNBC. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Foran, Clare (January 22, 2021). "Senate confirms Lloyd Austin to be first Black defense secretary". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ H.R.335 – To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.
- ^ PN78-1 – Lloyd James Austin – Department of Defense
- ^ Seligman, Lara; Pager, Tyler; O'Brien, Connor; Bertrand, Natasha (December 7, 2020). "Biden picks retired general Lloyd Austin to run Pentagon". POLITICO. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ PN78-7 – Merrick Brian Garland – Department of Justice
- ^ "Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general". AP NEWS. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Alonso-zaldivar, Ricardo (December 4, 2020). "Sources: Lujan Grisham offered, turned down Interior post". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ PN78-11 – Debra Anne Haaland – Department of the Interior
- ^ Eilperin, Juliet; Grandoni, Dino. "Biden picks Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to be first Native American interior secretary". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ PN78-22 – Thomas J. Vilsack – Department of Agriculture
- ^ Nichols, Hans (December 8, 2020). "Biden to pick Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Fudge for HUD". Axios. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ PN78-15 – Gina Marie Raimondo – Department of Commerce
- ^ "Biden to nominate Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to be commerce secretary". www.cbsnews.com. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ PN78-23 – Martin Joseph Walsh – Department of Labor
- ^ Conradis, Brandon (January 7, 2021). "Biden taps Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor secretary: report". TheHill. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "CAPAC Endorses Julie Su as the Nation's Next Secretary of Labor | Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)". capac-chu.house.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ PN388 — Julie A. Su — Department of Labor
- ^ Scheiber, Noam (February 28, 2023). "Biden Nominates Julie Su as U.S. Labor Secretary". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Cole, Devan (February 16, 2021). "Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for Biden's HHS nominee next week". CNN. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ PN78-2 – Xavier Becerra – Department of Health and Human Services
- ^ PN78-6 – Marcia Louise Fudge – Department of Housing and Urban Development
- ^ "Biden to tap Marcia Fudge to lead housing agency". POLITICO. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ PN78-4 – Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg – Department of Transportation
- ^ Easley, Jonathan (May 5, 2019). "Documents provide glimpse into Buttigieg's military service". TheHill. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Nick Niedzwiadek (December 16, 2020). "Biden points to 'precedent-busting appointments' as he rolls out Buttigieg pick". Politico. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ PN78-8 – Jennifer Mulhern Granholm – Department of Energy
- ^ "Biden to tap former Michigan Gov. Granholm to lead Energy Department". POLITICO. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ PN78-5 – Miguel A. Cardona – Department of Education
- ^ Meckler, Laura; Strauss, Valerie; Viser, Matt (December 22, 2020). "Biden picks Miguel Cardona, Connecticut schools chief, as education secretary". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ PN78-14 – Denis Richard McDonough – Department of Veterans Affairs
- ^ "Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ PN78-13 – Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas – Department of Homeland Security
- ^ "Biden taps longtime diplomat William Burns for CIA director". www.cbsnews.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ PN78-16 – Michael Stanley Regan – Environmental Protection Agency
- ^ Dennis, Brady; Mufson, Steven; Eilperin, Juliet. "Biden picks top North Carolina environmental official to run EPA". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ PN78-19 – Neera Tanden – Executive Office of the President
- ^ Mattingly, Phil; Sullivan, Kate (March 2, 2021). "White House pulls Tanden nomination". CNN. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ PN1437 – Shalanda Young – Executive Office of the President
- ^ PN78-10 – Avril Danica Haines – Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- ^ PN78-18 – Katherine C. Tai – Executive Office of the President
- ^ PN78-20 – Linda Thomas-Greenfield – Department of State
- ^ Jakes, Lara; Crowley, Michael; Sanger, David E. (November 23, 2020). "Biden Chooses Antony Blinken, Defender of Global Alliances, as Secretary of State". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ PN78-17 – Cecilia Elena Rouse – Executive Office of the President
- ^ PN383 — Jared Bernstein — Executive Office of the President
- ^ "Biden announces reshaped economic team, naming 2 new top advisers". CBS News. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Biden appoints Lael Brainard, Jared Bernstein to key economic jobs". Axios. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ PN78-9 – Isabella Casillas Guzman – Small Business Administration
- ^ Collins, Andrew Restuccia and Eliza (January 8, 2021). "Biden Taps Boston Mayor, Rhode Island Governor for Cabinet Positions". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Isabel Guzman, Small Business Administrator". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Kaplan, Sarah. "Biden will elevate White House science office to cabinet-level". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ Facher, Lev (February 1, 2021). "Eric Lander Is Brilliant, Connected, and Controversial. Now Joe Biden Wants Him to 'Reinvigorate' American Science". Stat. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ PN78-12 – Eric S. Lander – Executive Office of the President
- ^ Sink, Justin. "Embattled Biden Science Adviser Eric Lander Resigns after Outcry". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "President-elect Biden Announces Key Members of his White House Science Team". President-Elect Joe Biden. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ PN2267 — Arati Prabhakar — Executive Office of the President
- ^ PN82 — William Joseph Burns — Central Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Statement from President Joe Biden on Director Bill Burns". The White House. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Schrer, Michael (November 11, 2020). "Biden's choice of Ron Klain to run White House signals rejection of Trump-era chaos". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Tyler Pager; Yasmeen Abutaleb (January 22, 2023). "Jeff Zients to be Biden's next chief of staff". Washington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Phil Mattingly; Kaitlan Collins (January 22, 2023). "Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Anders Hagstrom; Brooke Singman; Greg Wehner (January 22, 2023). "Biden to tap former COVID czar Jeff Zients as new chief of staff". Fox News. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cabinet Members of the Joe Biden administration.
- Axios: Biden Cabinet tracker
- Chicago Tribune: Biden Cabinet picks: Running list of the President's nominees
- New York magazine Intelligencer: All of President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees
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