List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Joe Biden
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States. As of November 5, 2021[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 8 nominees have been confirmed, 5 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 9 nominees have been appointed to positions without Senate confirmation, and 13 positions currently do not have nominees.[1]
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Appointments
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February 2, 2021 | — |
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June 24, 2021[6]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34)[7] |
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 Jonathan Eugene Meyer[8] |
October 6, 2021 (Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47)[9] |
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TBA | — | — |
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 Eric Hysen[10] |
February 1, 2021 | — |
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 Pritesh Gandhi[11] |
January 20, 2021 | — |
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 Kenneth L. Wainstein |
Announced November 5, 2021 | — |
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William Valdez[12] | Announced July 27, 2021 | — |
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 Dimitri Kusnezov[13] |
Announced November 17, 2021 | — |
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August 10, 2021[15]
(Confirmed August 5, 2021, Voice Vote)[16] |
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TBA | — | — |
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TBA | — | — |
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 John D. Cohen |
January 21, 2021[17] | — |
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 Serena Hoy[18] |
May 2021 | — |
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Bridget McGovern | March 2021 | — |
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TBA | — | — |
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TBA | — | — |
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 Eva A. Millona[19] |
May 26, 2021 | — |
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 Marsha Espinosa[20] |
February 8, 2021 | — |
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 Katherine Culliton-González[21] |
January 20, 2021 | — |
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 Deanne Criswell |
April 26, 2021
(Confirmed April 22, 2021, voice vote)[22] |
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Erik Hooks[12] | TBA 2021
(Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote) |
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TBA | — | — |
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TBA | — | — |
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Lori Moore-Merrell [23] | October 25, 2021 | — |
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July 13, 2021[25] (Confirmed July 12, 2021, voice vote)[26] |
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| United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |||
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 Ur Jaddou[14] |
August 3, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021 47–34)[27] |
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Chris Magnus[14] | TBA 2021
(Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50-47) |
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 Raúl Ortiz |
June 24, 2021 | — |
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Ed Gonzalez | Announced April 27, 2021[28] | — |
| United States Secret Service | |||
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TBA | — | — |
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 Linda L. Fagan |
June 18, 2021
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, voice vote)[29] |
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| Task Force East | |||
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TBA | — | — |
| Joint Interagency Task Force West | |||
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Previous officeholders
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David Shahoulian | January 26, 2021[30] | September 2021[31] |
See also
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
Notes
References
- ^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Nominees and Appointees". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Perano, Ursula. "Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed as first Latino secretary of homeland security". Axios. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (2021-04-12). "Biden nominates a critic of Trump's immigration policies to lead Customs and Border Protection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "John K. Tien". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security". US Senate. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Key Members for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security". The White House. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Eric Hysen". Department of Homeland Security. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Pritesh Gandhi, MD, MPH". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Additional Nominees". 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (2021-04-12). "Biden nominates a critic of Trump's immigration policies to lead Customs and Border Protection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Rob Silvers Sworn in as DHS Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans". Homeland Security Today. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "PN456 - Nomination of Robert Peter Silvers for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "DHS Appoints New Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats". WSJ.
- ^ "Serena Hoy". Department of Homeland Security. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Eva A. Millona". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Marsha (Catron) Espinosa". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Katherine Culliton-González". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "PN129 — Nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell U.S. Fire Administrator". U.S. Fire Administration. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Nakashima, Ellen. "Biden administration plans to name former senior NSA officials to White House cyber position and head of CISA". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Statement from New CISA Director Jen Easterly | CISA". www.cisa.gov. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "PN420 - Nomination of Jen Easterly for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "PN424 — Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump's immigration policies". WRAL.com. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Alvarez, Priscilla (2021-09-14). "Second official departs DHS as agency grapples with border surge and Afghanistan refugee influx". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
