EVOLVING LIST OF RUMORED TRUMP APPOINTMENTS Secretary of State Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), current chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during George W. Bush administration Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House of Representatives Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Secretary of the Interior Forrest Lucas, co-founder of Lucas Oil Mead Treadwell, former lieutenant governor of Alaska Robert Grady, venture capitalist, former George H.W. Bush White House official Gov. Mary Fallin (R-OK) Richard Pombo, former congressman who chaired the House Natural Resources Committee Jan Brewer, former Arizona governor Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, chairman of Dune Capital Management, former Goldman Sachs executive and campaign donor Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Wilbur Ross, Trump economic adviser, founder of Colony Capital Thomas Barrack, founder of Colony Capital Secretary of Defense Retired Marine General James Mattis Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AL) Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) Jim Talent, former senator (R-MO) Stephen Hadley, George W. Bush National Security Adviser Jim Woolsey, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Clinton Administraiton National Security Advisor Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED) White House Chief of Staff Reince Preibus, director of the Republican National Committee (ACCEPTED) Secretary of Agriculture Sid Miller, Texas secretary of Agriculture Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS) Dave Heineman, former governor of Nebraska Sonny Perdue, former governor of Georgia Rick Perry, former governor of Texas Charles Herbster, Republican donor and agribusiness leader Mike McCloskey, Indiana dairy executive Bruce Rastetter, Iowa Republican donor Kip Tom, farmer and defeated candidate for Congress (R-IN-3) Chuck Connor, president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Don Villwock, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Ted McKinney, director of Indiana Department of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Trump economic adviser, founder of Colony Capital Dan DiMicco, former CEO of Nucor Corp. and Trump trade adviser Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor Eric Bolling, Fox News host Lew Eisenberg, Republican National Committee finance chair Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) Secretary of Labor Victoria Lipnic, commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and former assistant secretary of labor for employment standards during the George W. Bush administration Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants Peter Kirsanow, Attorney, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Gov. Bobby Jindal (R- LA) Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), chairman of the House Budget Committee Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House of Representatives Secretary of Energy Harold Hamm, CEO of Continental Resources and longtime Trump ally Robert Grady, venture capitalist, former George H.W. Bush White House official Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Kristine Svinicki, Republican commissioner of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rick Perry, former Texas governor James Connaughton, former utility executive who was President George W. Bush's and head of White House Council on Environmental Quality in George H.W. Bush Administration Secretary of Education* Betsy DeVos, philanthropist, chairwoman of the American Federation of Children, a pro- school voucher advocacy group (NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED) *President-elect Trump has made it clear that the Department of Education would play a reduced role in his administration. He has stated he may try to eliminate the department altogether. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, retiring from Congress in 2016 Scott Brown, former Republican Senator from Massachusetts U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) (NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED) Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Kathleen Hartnett White, the former head of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma Mike Catanzaro, former EPA official under George W. Bush administration Jeff Holmstead, former EPA official under George W. Bush administration Robert Grady, venture capitalist, former George H.W. Bush White House official Joe Aiello, director of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division on Environmental Safety and Quality Assurance Carol Comer, commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Leslie Rutledge, attorney general of Arkansas Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state David Clarke, conservative sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. John Katko (R-NY), chairman of Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation Security Joe Arpaio, conservative Arizona sheriff Attorney General Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former GOP primary candidate Pam Patenaude, president of the Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families Scott Brown, former Massachusetts senator Rep. Rick Lazio (R-NY) Secretary of Transportation Rep. John Mica (R-FL) James Simpson, former head of the Federal Transit Administration in George. W. Bush administration Mark Rosenker, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board Gov. Pat McCrory (R-NC) Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) Harold Ford Jr, former Congressman (D-TN) Director of the Office of Management and Budget Eric Ueland, staff director of the Senate Budget Committee Tom Coburn, former Oklahoma senator Kay Coles James, former director of the Office of Management and Budget during George W. Bush administration Linda Springer, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush Robert Grady, venture capitalist, former George H.W. Bush White House official Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) (NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED) White House Press Secretary Kellyanne Conway, Trump campaign manager Hope Hicks, campaign press secretary Laura Ingraham, conservative talk radio host Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President Steve Bannon, former head of Breitbart News, Trump campaign CEO (ACCEPTED) Deputy National Security Advisor Kathleen Troia "KT" McFarland (NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED) White House Counsel and Assistant to the President Donald F. McGahn (ACCEPTED) .