Biden Nomination Tracker an Overview of Biden Administration Nominations and the Status of Key Agency Positions the Biden Administration Must Fill February 25, 2021
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Biden nomination tracker An overview of Biden administration nominations and the status of key agency positions the Biden administration must fill February 25, 2021 PRODUCER National Journal Presentation Center Roadmap ▪ Nomination trackers ▪ Key agency positions in the Biden administration ▪ White House ▪ Environment ▪ Agriculture ▪ Finance ▪ Commerce ▪ Foreign Policy ▪ Criminal ▪ Health Care Justice ▪ Labor ▪ Defense and ▪ Technology Intelligence ▪ Other ▪ Energy 2 Ten of Biden’s cabinet and cabinet-level officials have been confirmed by the Senate Status of key positions requiring Senate confirmation Confirmed cabinet secretaries FEBRUARY 25, 2021 • Dept. of State (Antony Blinken) • Dept. of Defense (Lloyd Austin) ■ No nominee ■ Awaiting nomination ■ Awaiting confirmation ■ Confirmed • Dept. of the Treasury (Janet Yellen) • Dept. of Homeland Security (Alejandro Mayorkas) 11 • Dept. of Transportation (Pete Buttigieg) • Dept. of Veterans Affairs (Denis McDonough) • Dept. of Agriculture (Tom Vilsack) 44 • Dept. of Energy (Jennifer Granholm) 3 Confirmed cabinet-level positions ▪ Director of National Intelligence (Avril Haines) ▪ UN Representative (Linda Thomas-Greenfield) Departments without a deputy secretary nominee ▪ Dept. of Homeland Security ▪ Dept. of Veterans Affairs ▪ Dept. of Housing and Urban Development 483 SOURCE Washington Post. MICHELLE SCHRIER 2/25/21 3 Cabinet Senate confirmations by number of days in office FEBRUARY 25, 2021 ■ Obama ■ Trump ■ Biden SOURCE Ballotpedia. ASHLEY THIEME 2/25/21 4 Roadmap ▪ Nomination trackers ▪ Key agency positions in the Biden administration ▪ White House ▪ Environment ▪ Agriculture ▪ Finance ▪ Commerce ▪ Foreign Policy ▪ Criminal ▪ Health Care Justice ▪ Labor ▪ Defense and ▪ Technology Intelligence ▪ Other ▪ Energy 5 Key White House positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? Chief of Staff Ron Klain No Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O’Malley Dillon No Senior Advisor Mike Donilon No West Wing Counselor Steve Ricchetti No Director of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond No Director of Intergovt’l Affairs Julie Rodriguez No Counsel Dana Remus No Director Neera Tanden Yes At Senate Deputy Director Shalanda Young Yes At Senate OMB Deputy Director for Jason Miller Yes At Senate Management OIRA Administrator Yes No nominee National Security Council National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan No National Economic Council Director Brian Deese No Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice No Council of Economic Chairman Cecilia Rouse Yes At Senate Advisors Communications Director Kate Bedingfield No Communications Press Secretary Jen Psaki No 6 Key agriculture positions Requires Senate Agency Position Biden Appointee/Nominee Status Confirmation? Secretary Tom Vilsack Yes Confirmed Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh Yes At Senate Under Secretary for Food Safety Yes No nominee Under Secretary for Farm and Yes No nominee Foreign Agricultural Services Under Secretary for Marketing and Yes No nominee USDA Regulatory Programs Under Secretary for Natural Yes No nominee Resources and Environment Under Secretary for Research, Yes No nominee Education and Economics Under Secretary for Food, Yes No nominee Nutrition, & Consumer Services FDA Commissioner Yes No nominee DOI Secretary Deb Haaland Yes At Senate CFTC Chairperson and commissioner Rostin Benham (Acting chair) Yes Confirmed 7 Key commerce positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? Secretary Gina Raimondo Yes At Senate Deputy Secretary Don Graves Yes At Senate Undersecretary for Economic Yes No nominee Affairs Undersecretary for Industry Yes No nominee and Security Department of Commerce Undersecretary for Intellectual Yes No nominee Property Undersecretary for Yes No nominee International Trade Undersecretary for Oceans Yes No nominee and Atmosphere Undersecretary for Standards Yes No nominee and Technology US Patent and Trademark Director Yes No nominee Office US Census Bureau Director Yes No nominee 8 Key criminal justice positions Requires Senate Agency Position Biden Appointee/Nominee Status Confirmation? Attorney General Merrick Garland Yes At Senate Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Yes At Senate Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Yes At Senate Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for the Kristen Clarke Yes At Senate Civil Rights Division Solicitor General Yes No nominee ATF Director Yes No nominee FBI Director Christopher Wray* Yes Confirmed US Marshals Service Director Yes No nominee *Holdover 9 Key defense and intelligence positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? Secretary Lloyd Austin Yes Confirmed Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks Yes Confirmed Undersecretary for Policy Colin Kahl Yes At Senate Department of Defense Undersecretary for Intelligence Yes No nominee Undersecretary for Acquisition, Yes No nominee Technology and Logistics Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Yes Confirmed Deputy Secretary Yes No nominee Under Secretary for Strategy, Yes No nominee Policy, and Plans Department of Homeland Security ICE Director Yes No nominee FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell Yes At Senate CBP Commissioner Yes No Nominee USCIS Director Yes No nominee Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines Yes Confirmed NSA Director Yes CIA Director William Burns Yes At Senate Department of Veterans Secretary Denis McDonough Yes Confirmed Affairs Deputy Secretary Yes No nominee 10 Key energy positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? White House Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry No Secretary Jennifer Granholm Yes Confirmed Deputy Secretary David Turk Yes At Senate Undersecretary for Management and Energy Yes No nominee Performance Undersecretary for Nuclear Security Yes No nominee Undersecretary for Science Yes No nominee Chair Richard Glick (D) Yes* Confirmed (Term expires June 30, 2022) Commissioner Neil Chatterjee (R) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 30, 2021) Commissioner FERC James Danly (R) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 30, 2023) Commissioner Allison Clements (D) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 30, 2024) Commissioner Mark Christie (R) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 30, 2025) Secretary Deb Haaland Yes At Senate Interior Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Klein Yes Announced Administrator Michael Regan Yes At Senate EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe Yes At Senate *Yes (for board member); no (for chairmanship) 11 Key environmental positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry No White House Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory Yes At Senate Administrator Michael Regan Yes At Senate EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe Yes At Senate Secretary Deb Haaland Yes At Senate Interior Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Klein Yes Announced Bureau of Land Management Director Yes No nominee Secretary Pete Buttigieg Yes Confirmed Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg Yes At Senate 12 Key finance positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? Chair Gary Gensler (D) Yes At Senate Commissioner Allison Herren Lee (D) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 5, 2022) Commissioner Securities and Exchange Elad L. Roisman (R) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 5, 2023) Commission Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw (D) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 5, 2024) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce (R) Yes Confirmed (Term expires June 5, 2025) Secretary Janet Yellen Yes Confirmed Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo Yes At Senate Comptroller of the Currency Yes No nominee CFPB Director Rohit Chopra Yes At Senate OMB Director Neera Tanden Yes At Senate White House CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse Yes At Senate 13 Key foreign policy positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? Secretary Antony Blinken Yes Confirmed Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman Yes At Senate Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Bonnie Jenkins Yes Announced Security Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Uzra Zeya Yes Announced Human Rights Undersecretary for Political State Department Victoria Nuland Yes At Senate Affairs UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Yes At Senate NATO Ambassador Yes No nominee OAS Ambassador Yes No nominee EU Ambassador Yes No nominee OECD Ambassador Yes No nominee USAID Administrator Samantha Power Yes At Senate Executive Office of the US Trade Representative Katherine Tai Yes At Senate President 14 Key health care positions Biden Requires Senate Agency Position Status Appointee/Nominee Confirmation? Secretary Xavier Becerra Yes At Senate Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm Yes At Senate Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine Yes At Senate Assistant Secretary for Yes No nominee Preparedness and Response Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Yes At Senate HRSA Administrator No No nominee HHS CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Yes At Senate CDC Director Rochelle Walensky No CCIIO Director, CMS Yes No nominee FDA Commissioner Yes No nominee COVID-19 Equity Task Force Marcella Nunez-Smith No Chair Chief Medical Adviser on Anthony Fauci No COVID-19 to the President White House Director Susan Rice No Domestic Policy Council 15 Key labor positions Requires Senate Agency Position Biden Appointee/Nominee Status Confirmation? Secretary Marty Walsh Yes At Senate Deputy Secretary Julie Su Yes At Senate Bureau of Labor Statistics William Beach Yes Confirmed Labor Commissioner Assistant Secretary