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This is a list of political appointments made by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, before his inauguration on January 20, 2017.
After election day, media outlets reported on persons described by various sources as possible appointments to senior positions in the incoming Trump presidency. Until the Trump Administration announces their official cabinet, this page will continue to be updated with new information and potential positions.
All members of the Cabinet require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the President prior to taking office. The Vice Presidency is exceptional in that the position requires election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. Although some are afforded Cabinet-level rank, non-cabinet members within the Executive Office of the President, such as White House Chief of Staff, National Security Advisor, and White House Press Secretary, do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require Senate confirmation for appointment.
Analysis
Due to Trump's lack of government experience and fluid political positions, much interest existed among the media over his cabinet nominations, as they are believed to show how Trump plans to govern.
Certain news organizations, such as Politico and Newsweek, called Trump's incomplete cabinet a "conservative dream team"[1] or "the most conservative cabinet [in United States history]."[2] On the other hand, The Wall Street Journal stated that "it's nearly impossible to identify a clear ideological bent in the incoming president's" cabinet nominations.[3] The Wall Street Journal also stated that Trump's nominations signaled a pro-deregulation administration policy.[4]
Among Donald Trump's appointments there have been several former Goldman Sachs employees, such as Steven Mnuchin, Steven Bannon, or Gary Cohn, as well as several generals, such as Mike Flynn, James Mattis, or John Kelly. These appointments have generated some criticism, including allegations of violations of the principle of civilian control of the military and allegations of regulatory capture.[5][6] The Democratic senator from Missouri, Claire McCaskill, has criticized Donald Trump's cabinet stating; "I call it the three 'G' Cabinet: Goldman, generals and gazillionaires." [7]
On 18 January, two days before Trump's inauguration, it was reported that he had by then nominated only 28 people to fill 690 positions requiring Senate confirmation.[8] In particular, there had been no nominations below the Cabinet level for the departments of State or Defence, and the staff for the National Security Council was incomplete, while none of the NSC leadership had any NSC experience.[9] It was also reported that hundreds of briefing papers had been created by Obama's NSC and sent to Team Trump, but no one knew if they had been reviewed.[10]
Announced high-level positions
Cabinet and cabinet-level positions that are not confirmed are marked in beige. Positions that are confirmed are marked in light blue.
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Senior Counselor to the President and White House Chief Strategist[11] |
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Director of Strategic Initiatives for the White House Strategic Development Group |
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Director of the Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs |
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White House Cybersecurity Advisor |
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Executive Secretary of the National Security Council |
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Director of the Domestic Policy Council |
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Director of the National Economic Council |
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Director of the National Trade Council |
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Bill McGinley[23] | January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation) |
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White House Press Secretary and White House Director of Communications |
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White House Director of Social Media |
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Madeleine Westerhout[23] | January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation) |
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations |
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Intergovernmental Affairs and Implementation |
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White House Deputy Director of Communications |
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White House Deputy Director of Communications and Research |
January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation) | |
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Special Assistant to the President for Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives |
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White House Director of Communications for the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs |
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White House Director of Oval Office Operations |
January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation) | |
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White House Director of Legislative Affairs |
January 20, 2017 (without Senate confirmation) | |
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White House Political Director |
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White House Director of Presidential Personnel |
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White House Director of Advance |
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White House Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the President |
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Special Advisor to the President on Regulatory Reform |
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Special Representative for International Negotiations |
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Deputy Assistant to the President |
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Deputy Assistant to the President |
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Director of the Office of Chief of Staff |
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Deputy Press Secretary |
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Deputy Press Secretary |
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Deputy Press Secretary |
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Executive Assistant to the President |
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Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations |
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Director of Media Affairs |
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Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
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Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
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Managing Director of the Council on Environmental Quality |
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Director of the Office of Administration |
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Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers |
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Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy |
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Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy |
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Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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Department of Agriculture | ||
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Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations |
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Department of Commerce | ||
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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics |
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) |
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Department of Education | ||
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Department of Energy | ||
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Department of Justice | ||
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Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
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 Director of the Indian Health Service |
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Department of Homeland Security | ||
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January 20, 2017 Confirmed by Senate (88–11) Dissenting votes: Blumenthal, Booker, Cortez Masto, Gillibrand, Harris, Heinrich, Merkley, Udall, Van Hollen, Warren, Wyden |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development | ||
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Department of State | ||
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Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment |
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Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
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Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs |
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Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
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Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration |
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Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration |
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Department of the Treasury | ||
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Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence |
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Administrator of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund |
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Department of Veterans Affairs | ||
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Independent Agencies | ||
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Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development |
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Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission |
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Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation |
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Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
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Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
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Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency |
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Administrator of the General Services Administration |
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Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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Director of the National Science Foundation |
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Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
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Director of the Office of Personnel Management |
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Commissioner of the Social Security Administration |
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Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts |
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Possible candidates for other high-level positions
Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve
There are currently two vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, formerly held by Sarah Bloom Raskin and Jeremy C. Stein, to which Trump will be able to name appointees. All sitting members were appointed by Barack Obama. The current Fed Chair has a term which expires in early 2018, as does the primary Vice Chair, at which point Trump will be able to replace the holders of both of those roles. (Trump complained about Yellen in particular and the Fed in general during his campaign, but after his election has signalled that he would not push for an early resignation prior to that expiration.[48]) In addition to the primary Vice Chair role, there is also a new (Dodd-Frank) regulatory Vice Chair Of Supervision role,[49] currently unfilled officially (albeit unofficially being held by Daniel Tarullo). It is expected that Trump will fill the two vacant seats, and then name one of those new appointees as Vice Chair of Supervision, during 2017. (He may additionally opt to replace the primary Vice Chair, and/or the Fed Chair, when their terms expire in 2018.) The following names have been mentioned as potential appointees to the board, which is a prerequisite of taking either of the vice chair roles (or the role of the chair). See also, the FOMC membership, which is a superset of the FRB membership discussed here.[50][51][52][53] Although it is considered unlikely given the quasi-independent nature of the Fed, there is a possibility that the composition of the group itself (size and term-lengths and membership) could be directly altered by the Republican-controlled legislative and executive branches during the 2017-2019 session (see Federal Reserve Act), should the five sitting Obama-appointees come into serious conflict with the economic agenda of lawmakers (for instance in 1948 Marriner S. Eccles was replaced as chair by Thomas B. McCabe).[54] During the 2016 campaign, candidates from both parties criticized the Fed's nominal independence from both politics and profit, albeit on different grounds: among other critics, Trump accused it of making economic decisions with an eye to influencing elections, and Clinton wanted to keep members of the banking industry from serving.[55]
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John Allison | Former CEO of the Cato Institute, former CEO of BB&T.[53] (Was previously under consideration for Treasury Secretary.) |
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Paul S. Atkins | CEO of Patomak Global Partners, former SEC member.[56] |
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John C. Dugan | Former Comptroller of the Currency.[56] |
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Randall Guynn | banking lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell, clerked for SCOTUS Judge William Rehnquist.[56] |
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Thomas M. Hoenig | Vice Chair of the FDIC, former president of the Kansas City Fed.[56] |
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French Hill | U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district[57] CEO of a bank in Arkansas, undergraduate degree in economics from Vanderbilt University, graduate certificate from UCLA in corporate directorship, on the Economic Policy Council and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under George H. W. Bush. |
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Glenn Hubbard | Professor of economics at Columbia, visiting scholar at AEI, former Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary 1991-1993 under George H. W. Bush, former Council of Economic Advisors chair 2001-2003 under George W. Bush,[58] advisor to Romney'12 (reportedly a leading contender for Treasury secretary had Romney been elected), advisor to Bush'16.[59] Also mentioned as a potential Treasury pick during mid-2016.[60][61] Mentioned as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[61][62] |
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David Malpass | Head of the economic subgroup in the Trump transition team[52][63][64] Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush, chief economist at Bear Stearns. Mentioned multiple times as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[62] |
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Gregory Mankiw | Professor of economics at Harvard,[58] textbook author, and one of the most influential academic economists in the world (based on citation-analysis metrics). Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush 2003-2005, adviser to Romney'08 and also Romney'12. Mentioned as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[62] |
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David Nason | CEO of GE Energy Financial Services, also Assistant Treasury Secretary 2005-2009 during the financial crisis of 2007-2010.[56] |
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Judy Shelton | Economic advisory group member to Trump'16, director of the Sound Money Project at the Atlas Network[63][64] Economist with a Ph.D in business administration, previously advised Carson'16. |
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John Taylor | Professor of economics at Stanford University[52][58][65] (with an economics Ph.D therefrom) and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Mentioned multiple times as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[62] |
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Appointees to all the roles under discussion here (board members, vice chairs, and fed chair) must undergo hearings before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the way to being confirmed by a vote of the full Senate.
Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
This role is a cabinet-level position, usually filled by an economist or a professor (by contrast with the director of the National Economic Council which is usually filled by someone with a managerial background).[66] See also, various other Trump administration roles directly related to the economy: Fed Vice-Chair, SEC chair, OMB director, Treasury secretary, Commerce secretary, U.S. Trade Rep, SBA administrator, and various others.
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
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Secretary of the Navy
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Philip Bilden | Private equity executive at HarbourVest Partners Asia branch[69] |
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Randy Forbes | Former U.S. Representative for Virginia's 4th Congressional District[70] |
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Duncan D. Hunter | U.S. Representative for California's 50th congressional district[71] |
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Mark Albrecht | Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council[72] |
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Jim Bridenstine | U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District[72][73] |
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Eileen Collins | Former astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander[72] |
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Doug Cooke | Former Associate Administrator for the Office of Exploration Systems Mission Directorate[74] |
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Mike Griffin | Former Administrator of NASA[75] |
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Charles J. Precourt | Former astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander[74] |
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Scott Pace | Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University[75] |
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Thomas Massie | U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 4th congressional district[76] |
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
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Jim O'Neill | Co-founder of the Thiel Fellowship, managing director of Clarium Capital and former Principal Associate Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services[78] |
Deputy Secretary of State
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John Bolton | Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations; former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs[80] |
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Paula Dobriansky | Former Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs[81] |
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Richard Haass | President of the Council on Foreign Relations; former Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State[82] |
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James Franklin Jeffrey | Former Deputy National Security Advisor; former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Turkey and Albania[81] |
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Robert M. Kimmitt | Former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury[81] |
Deputy Secretary of Education
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Hanna Skandera | Secretary of Education of New Mexico; former Deputy Education Commissioner of Florida[83] |
U.S. Solicitor General
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George Conway | Partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz[84] |
Ambassador to the European Union
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Ted Malloch | CEO and Professor[85] |
Ambassador to Italy
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Ambassador to Mexico
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Randy Neugebauer | Former U.S. Representative for Texas' 19th congressional district[88] |
| Toby Neugebauer | Son of Rep. Randy Neugebauer, co-founder of Quantum Energy Partners[88] | |
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Larry Rubin | President and Chairman of the Board of The American Society of Mexico[87] |
| Albert C. Zapanta | President and Chief Executive Officer of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce[87] |
Ambassador to Russia
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Thomas Graham | Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian Affairs; managing director of Kissinger Associates[89] |
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Dana Rohrabacher | U.S. Representative from California's 48th congressional district[89] |
Announced positions from which candidates have withdrawn
- Jason Miller, White House communications director; announced December 22, 2016;[90] withdrew December 24, 2016.[91][92]
- Monica Crowley, senior director of strategic communications for the National Security Council; announced December 15, 2016;[93] withdrew January 16, 2017.[94]
See also
- Republican National Committee chairmanship election, 2017 for the national leadership of Trump's political party
- Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates for the judicial nominee to fill the vacancy formerly held by Antonin Scalia
- Cabinet of Donald Trump, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
- Sr. Advisor to the President, the role formerly held by Karl Rove under George W. Bush, then by Valerie Jarrett/David Axelrod/etc under Barack Obama
- List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
- List of economic advisors to Donald Trump, concentrating on the informal advisors that are not officially part of the Trump administration
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