Trump, the 47th President of the United States, has chosen the following individuals for positions in his new administration. His most recent selections appear at the top of this list.
This list will be updated as more announcements are made.
(Latest update: Dec. 3, 2024 -- 5:10 p.m. Central)
Name | Position | Senate approval req'd? |
Kashyap "Kash" Patel | Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation | Yes |
Chad Chronister ⁺ | Administrator, Drug Enforcement Agency | Yes |
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya | Director, National Institutes of Health | Yes |
Dr. Mehmet Oz | Director, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Yes |
Brooke Rollins | Secretary, Dept. of Agriculture | Yes |
Dr. Marty Makary | Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration | Yes |
Dr. Janet Nesheiwat | Surgeon General | Yes |
Scott Turner | Secretary, Dept. of Housing & Urban Development | Yes |
Russ Vought | Director of Office of Management & Budget | Yes |
Scott Bessent | Secretary, Dept. of Treasury | Yes |
Dr. Dave Weldon | Director of CDC ** | Yes |
Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Secretary, Dept. of Labor | Yes |
Pam Bondi | U.S. Attorney General * | Yes |
Matthew Whitaker | Ambassador to NATO | Yes |
Linda McMahon | Secretary, Dept. of Education | Yes |
Howard Lutnick | Secretary, Dept. of Commerce | Yes |
Sean Duffy | Secretary, Dept. of Transportation | Yes |
Chris Wright | Secretary, Dept. of Energy | Yes |
Karoline Leavitt | White House press secretary | No |
Gov. Doug Burgum | Secretary, Dept. of the Interior / Nat'l Energy Council | Yes |
Doug Collins | Secretary, Dept. of Veterans Affairs | Yes |
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | Secretary, Dept. of Health & Human Services | Yes |
Tulsi Gabbard | Director of National Intelligence | Yes |
Sen. Marco Rubio | Secretary of State | Yes |
Pete Hegseth | Secretary, Dept. of Defense | Yes |
Vivek Ramaswamy | "Department of Government Efficiency" | No |
Elon Musk | "Department of Government Efficiency" | No |
Rep. Mike Waltz | National Security Adviser | No |
John Ratcliffe | Director of CIA | Yes |
Gov. Kristi Noem | Secretary, Dept. of Homeland Security | Yes |
Mike Huckabee | Ambassador to Israel | Yes |
Stephen Miller | Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy | No |
Lee Zeldin | Director of Environmental Protection Agency | Yes |
Rep. Elise Stefanik | Ambassador to United Nations | Yes |
Tom Homan | "Border Czar" | No |
Susie Wiles | White House Chief of Staff | No |
* Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration on Nov. 21, 2024.
** Effective Jan. 20, 2025, CDC director will require Senate approval.
⁺ Chad Chronister withdrew his name from consideration on Dec. 3, 2024.