Dec. 4, 2020 Tracking Biden’s picks for Cabinet-level and high ranking posts President-elect is rolling out his picks for Cabinet heads and other top-ranking administration officials. Some of these appointments — namely, secretaries of various departments — must be confirmed by the Senate. Others, like the national security adviser, do not need to be confirmed. Here are Biden’s nominees and appointees thus far. This post was last updated on Dec. 4, 2020.

Cabinet nominees Nominations yet to come = NOMINATED, MUST BE CONFIRMED BY SENATE As of Dec. 4, Biden’s team has yet to announce nominations for several Cabinet positions: Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor SECRETARY OF STATE TREASURY SECRETARY DHS SECRETARY Secretary of HHS NOMINATED NOMINATED NOMINATED Blinken was a deputy national If confirmed, Yellen would be If confirmed, Mayorkas will be Secretary of HUD security adviser and deputy the first female Treasury the first Latino Homeland Secretary of Energy secretary of State during secretary. Security secretary. President ’s Yellen, a widely respected Mayorkas served as deputy Secretary of Education administration. labor economist, was the first DHS secretary in the Obama woman to serve as Chair of administration from 2013 to Secretary of Veterans Affairs the Federal Reserve, from 2016. 2014 to 2018.

Cabinet-level officials

Ronald Klain Jake Sullivan Avril Haines Linda Thomas-Greenfield John Kerry CHIEF OF STAFF NAT’L. SECURITY ADVISER DIRECTOR OF NAT’L. INTELLIGENCE U.N. AMBASSADOR SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE

NOT A SENATE-CONFIRMED ROLE NOT A SENATE-CONFIRMED ROLE NOMINATED NOMINATED NOT A SENATE-CONFIRMED ROLE Klain was a senior adviser to Sullivan was Biden’s national Haines is the first woman to be Thomas-Greenfield is a Kerry was secretary of State the Biden campaign, vice security adviser during the appointed Director of National veteran diplomat who was an during Obama’s second term. presidential chief of staff from Obama administration. Intelligence. assistant secretary of State He also helped negotiate and 2009 to 2011 and was During the Obama administra- during the Obama administra- signed the Paris climate appointed by the Obama tion, Haines served as deputy tion. agreement to lower green- administration to coordinate its national security adviser and house gas emissions. He was response to the Ebola was the first female deputy the Democratic presidential pandemic. CIA director. nominee in 2004.

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Neera Tanden OMB DIRECTOR

NOMINATED NOT A SENATE-CONFIRMED ROLE Tanden is president of the Remus was general counsel to Center for American Progress, Biden’s presidential campaign a think tank in Washington, and was deputy assistant to D.C. She was an adviser to the president and deputy Hillary Clinton’s 2016 counsel for ethics during the Sources: The White House, POLITICO staff reports, news reports, Getty Images presidential campaign and has Obama administration. advised other Democratic By Cristina Rivero and Taylor Miller Thomas, POLITICO Pro DataPoint presidential campaigns.