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Current
Mike Pompeo Took office April 26, 2018
Inaugural candidates
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Richard Armitage
Former United States Deputy Secretary of State [ 1]
John Bolton
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations ; former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs [ 2] [ 3]
Bob Corker
U.S. Senator from Tennessee and Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee [ 4] [ 3]
Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district [ 5]
Rudy Giuliani
Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , former Associate Attorney General, former Mayor of New York City [ 4] [ 6] [ 7]
Richard Haass
President of the Council on Foreign Relations ; former Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State [ 8]
Nikki Haley
Governor of South Carolina ; former South Carolina State Representative. Haley declined an offer to serve as Secretary of State, instead accepting the position of United States Ambassador to the United Nations .
Jon Huntsman
Former Governor of Utah , former United States Ambassador to Singapore and United States Ambassador to China , and 2012 presidential candidate[ 3] [ 9]
Zalmay Khalilzad
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations [ 2]
Joe Manchin
Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia and vice chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee .[ 10]
Alan Mulally
Former CEO of Ford Motor Company and former executive vice president of Boeing [ 11] [ 12]
Stanley McChrystal
Retired General of the United States Army , former Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan [ 2]
Hank Paulson
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury and CEO of Goldman Sachs [ 1]
David Petraeus
Retired General of the United States Army , former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency , and Commander of United States Central Command , the Afghan International Security Assistance Force , and Iraq Multinational Force [ 3] [ 13] [ 14]
Dana Rohrabacher
U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district ; Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats ; Speechwriter and Senior Assistant of President Ronald Reagan [ 15]
Mitt Romney
Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee[ 3] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Jim Stavridis
Retired Admiral of the United States Navy , Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University , former Commander of the United States Southern Command , United States European Command , and Supreme Allied Commander Europe , finalist for Clinton's running mate[ 19]
Y
Rex Tillerson
Former CEO of ExxonMobil [ 3] [ 20] [ 21]
Previous
Rex Tillerson February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018
Secretary of the Treasury [ edit ]
Current
Steven Mnuchin
Took office February 13, 2017
Inaugural candidates
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John Allison
Former president and CEO of the Cato Institute .[ 22] [ 23] Also mentioned as a possible member of the Federal Reserve Board .
Tom Barrack
Private equity real estate investor; founder, chair and CEO of Colony Capital [ 2]
Ben Bernanke
Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve .[ 24]
Gary Cohn
President and COO of Goldman Sachs [ 25] Selected as Director of the National Economic Council .
Jamie Dimon
CEO of JPMorgan Chase , billionaire, formerly on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , donor to and member of the Democratic party[ 1] Dimon reportedly declined the role.[ 26]
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Jon Gray
Head of global real estate for the Blackstone Group [ 27]
Jeb Hensarling
Chair of the House Financial Services Committee , U.S. Representative from Texas's 5th congressional district ; former Chair of the Republican Study Committee and Chair of the House Republican Conference [ 28]
Glenn Hubbard
Dean of the Columbia Business School , received media attention as a potential Treasury pick during mid-2016.[ 29] [ 30] Former advisor to Bush'16 , chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush , held a high-level role[ 29] under George H. W. Bush , advisor to Romney'12 (reportedly a leading contender for Treasury secretary had Romney been elected).[ 31] Also mentioned as a potential contender for Fed chair , in 2018.[ 30] [ 32]
Carl Icahn
Chairman of Icahn Enterprises .[ 24]
David McCormick
President of Bridgewater Associates ; former Undersecretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury [ 33]
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Steven Mnuchin
CEO of Dune Capital Management and former partner at Goldman Sachs ; movie producer at Relativity Media ; Trump campaign finance chair[ 34] [ 35]
Tim Pawlenty
Former Governor of Minnesota ,[ 2] CEO since 2012 of financial services industry lobbyist and advocacy group Financial Services Roundtable , 2012 presidential candidate (then later co-chair of Romney'12 )
Kevin Warsh
Former Federal Reserve governor[ 36]
Secretary of Defense [ edit ]
Secretary of the Interior [ edit ]
Current
Ryan Zinke
Took office March 1, 2017
Inaugural candidates
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Jan Brewer
Former Governor of Arizona [ 2]
Mary Fallin
Governor of Oklahoma [ 38]
Robert Grady
Venture capitalist and private equity investor,[ 28] former head of OMB's natural resources, energy, and science unit; aide to Chris Christie and former chair of the New Jersey Investment Council overseeing the state's public employee pension fund for the New Jersey Treasury Department ,[ 58] environmental adviser and speechwriter under George H. W. Bush who helped negotiate the Clean Air Act of 1990 [ 58]
Harold Hamm
CEO of Continental Resources (oil and natural gas ), billionaire, from Oklahoma.[ 28] (Although considered a likely pick for a position in the Trump administration, Hamm said he did not intend to accept an official role.[ 59] [ 60] )
Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic U.S. Senator from North Dakota [ 61]
Raul Labrador
U.S. Representative from Idaho's 1st congressional district [ 62]
Forrest Lucas
CEO and president of Lucas Oil [ 63]
Cynthia Lummis
Outgoing U.S. Representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district [ 38]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Chair of the House Republican Conference , U.S. Representative from Washington's 5th congressional district .[ 64] (Although media reports on December 9, 2016 suggested Rodgers was unofficially the expected pick for Secretary of the Interior,[ 79] instead Zinke of Montana became the expected pick as of December 13, 2016[update] .)
Sarah Palin
2008 vice presidential nominee; former Governor of Alaska [ 4] [ 80] [ 81] [ 82]
Richard Pombo
Former U.S. Representative from California's 11th congressional district , former Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee [ 38]
Mead Treadwell
Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska [ 38]
Ray Washburne
Dallas -based investor, former Trump Victory Committee vice chair,[ 83] finance director for Christie'16 campaign , former RNC appointee as national finance chair 2013-2014[ 58] [ 84]
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Ryan Zinke
U.S. Representative from Montana ,[ 62] former Navy SEAL commander.[ 85]
Secretary of Agriculture [ edit ]
Secretary of Commerce [ edit ]
Secretary of Health and Human Services [ edit ]
Current
Alex Azar
Took office January 29, 2018
Previous
Tom Price
February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [ edit ]
Secretary of Transportation [ edit ]
Secretary of Energy [ edit ]
Secretary of Education [ edit ]
Secretary of Veterans Affairs [ edit ]
Current
Robert Wilkie
Took office July 30, 2018
Inaugural candidates
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Bob McDonald
Incumbent Secretary of Veterans Affairs [ 150]
Thad Allen
Former Commandant of the Coast Guard [ 151]
Scott Brown
Former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts [ 152] [ 153] [ 154]
Toby Cosgrove
CEO of Cleveland Clinic ,[ 155] heart surgeon, Vietnam vet .[ 102] Offered this role by Barack Obama in 2014, but ultimately turned it down; critic of Obamacare .[ 156] Reported to have been Trump's second choice after Luis Quinonez, but to have refused the position again.[ 157]
Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district [ 158]
Jenean Hampton
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky [ 159]
Pete Hegseth
Former Executive Director of Vets for Freedom , Chief Executive Officer of Concerned Veterans for America, Fox News contributor[ 64]
Michelle Howard
United States Navy admiral , commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe [ 160]
Leo Mackay, Jr.
Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin , former United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs [ 161]
Jeff Miller
Former Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee , Former U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district [ 162]
Sarah Palin
2008 vice presidential nominee; former Governor of Alaska [ 163] [ 164]
Luis Quinonez
CEO of IQ Management Services.[ 155] Reported to have been Trump's first choice, but to have withdrawn his name from consideration for health reasons.[ 157]
Mitt Romney
Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee[ 165]
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David Shulkin
Current Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health [ 166]
Allen West
Former U.S. Representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district and Former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army .[ 167]
Previous
David Shulkin
February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018
Secretary of Homeland Security [ edit ]
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