Cabinet of Joe Biden

Members of the Cabinet of the United States in the Biden Administration will assume office after the president-elect is inaugurated on January 20, 2021, and after confirmation by the United States Senate.

President–elect Biden's presidential transition team has been vetting numerous candidates, including Republicans.^[1]^[2]

Announced Cabinet positions

All members of the Cabinet of the United States 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 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.

The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the President-elect of the United States.

Cabinet members

Cabinet of President-Elect Joe Biden
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Individual elected into office, and does not serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States (all other cabinet members do) Individual nominated, but yet to be officially confirmed by the United States Senate Individual serving in an acting capacity Individual took office with no Senate consent needed
Office Date announced / confirmed	Designee	Office Date announced / confirmed	Designee
– Vice President Announced August 11, 2020 Assuming office January 20, 2021	Senator Kamala Harris of California	– Secretary of State Announced November 23, 2020	Former Dep. Secretary of State Tony Blinken of New York
– Secretary of the Treasury	Janet Yellen Announced November 23, 2020 Former Economist of New York	– Secretary of Defense	Vacant
– Attorney General	Vacant	– Secretary of the Interior	Vacant
– Secretary of Agriculture	Vacant	– Secretary of Commerce	Vacant
– Secretary of Labor	Vacant	– Secretary of Health and Human Services	Vacant
– Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Vacant	– Secretary of Transportation	Vacant
– Secretary of Energy	Vacant	– Secretary of Education	Vacant
– Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Vacant	– Secretary of Homeland Security Announced November 23, 2020	Former DHS Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of California
Cabinet-level officials
Office Date announced / confirmed	Designee	Office Date announced / confirmed	Designee
– White House Chief of Staff Announced November 12, 2020 Assuming office January 20, 2021	Former White House Ebola Czar Ron Klain of Indiana	– United States Trade Representative	Vacant
– Director of National Intelligence Announced November 23, 2020	Former Dep. National Security Advisor Avril Haines of New York	– Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Vacant
– Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Vacant	– Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Vacant
– Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Vacant

Vice president-elect

Vice president-elect of the United States
Image	Name	Description	Reference
	Kamala Harris	United States Senator from California (2017–2021) 32nd Attorney General of California (2011–2017) 27th District Attorney of San Francisco (2004–2011)	^[3]

Nominated candidates for Cabinet positions

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

The nomination of a Secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Foreign Relations committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.

Secretary of State
Image	Name	Description	Reference
	Tony Blinken	Deputy Secretary of State (2015–2017) Deputy National Security Advisor (2013–2015) National Security Advisor to the Vice President (2009–2013)	^[4]

Secretary of Homeland Security

Secretary of Homeland Security
Image	Name	Description	Reference
	Alejandro Mayorkas	United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (2013-2016) Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (2009-2013) United States Attorney for the Central District of California (1998-2001)	^[4]

Nominated candidates for Cabinet-level positions

Cabinet-level officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet level, but which are not part of the Cabinet. Which exact positions are considered part of the presidential cabinet can vary with the president. The CIA and FEMA were cabinet-level agencies under Bill Clinton, but not George W. Bush. The head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (aka the drug czar) was a cabinet-level position under both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, but not under Barack Obama. (Not to be confused with the head of the DEA, who has remained in the org chart underneath the cabinet position held by the Attorney General.) Members of the cabinet and cabinet-level officials, meet with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office.

White House Chief of Staff

The White House Chief of Staff has traditionally been the highest-ranking 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 Biden cabinet or cabinet level position appointee is White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain.^[5]

White House Chief of Staff
Image	Name	Description	Reference
	Ron Klain	White House Ebola Response Coordinator (2014–2015) Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden (2009–2011) Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore (1995–1999)	^[4]

Ambassador to the United Nations

Ambassador to the United Nations
Image	Name	Description	Reference
	Linda Thomas-Greenfield	Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2013–2017) Director General of the United States Foreign Service (2012–2013) United States Ambassador to Liberia (2008–2012)	^[4]

Director of National Intelligence

Director of National Intelligence
Image	Name	Description	Reference
	Avril Haines	Deputy National Security Advisor (2015–2017) Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2013–2015)	^[4]

References

^ "Meet the contenders for Biden's Cabinet". Politico. November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ "Republicans who could serve in a Biden government". The Hill. November 11, 2020.
^ Juana Summers (November 7, 2020). "'Game-Changer': Kamala Harris Makes History As Next Vice President". NPR. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The Cabinet". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ 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 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 12, 2020 suggested (help)

[politiconov7-1] "Meet the contenders for Biden's Cabinet". Politico. November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[bidengop-2] "Republicans who could serve in a Biden government". The Hill. November 11, 2020.

[3] Juana Summers (November 7, 2020). "'Game-Changer': Kamala Harris Makes History As Next Vice President". NPR. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[:0-4] "The Cabinet". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[5] 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 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 12, 2020 suggested (help)

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