# List of Department of the Interior appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Interior by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of July 23, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 2 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have nominees, and 2 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.
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## Color key

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

## Leadership & Office of the Secretary

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | March 16, 2021 (Confirmed March 15, 2021, 51–40) | — |
| — Deputy Secretary of the Interior |
| — Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Laura Daniel-Davis | October 31, 2023 | – |
| — Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Tommy Beaudreau | June 23, 2021 (Confirmed June 17, 2021, 88–9) | October 27, 2023 |
| — Solicitor of the Interior | Robert Anderson | October 7, 2021 (Confirmed September 29, 2021, 53–44) | — |

## Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife) | Shannon Estenoz | July 12, 2021 (Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| National Park Service ||||
| — Director of the National Park Service | Charles Sams | December 16, 2021 (Confirmed November 18, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| United States Fish and Wildlife Service ||||
| — Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | Martha Williams | March 8, 2022 (Confirmed February 17, 2022 by voice vote) | — |

## Offices of Indian Affairs & Insular Affairs

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Indian Affairs) | Bryan Newland | September 8, 2021 (Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Insular Affairs) | Carmen Cantor | August 4, 2022 (Confirmed July 20, 2022 by voice vote) | — |

## Office of Land and Minerals Management

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Bureau of Land Management ||||
| — Director of the Bureau of Land Management | Tracy Stone-Manning | October 7, 2021 (Confirmed September 30, 2021, 50–45) | — |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ||||
| — Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Elizabeth Klein | January 19, 2023 | — |
| — Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Amanda Lefton | February 2, 2021 | January 19, 2023 |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ||||
| — Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | Kevin M. Sligh | March 24, 2022 | — |

## Office of Water and Science

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science) | Tanya Trujillo | June 25, 2021 (Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote) | July 17, 2023 |
| Bureau of Reclamation ||||
| — Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation | M. Camille Calimlim Touton | December 15, 2021 (Confirmed November 4, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| United States Geological Survey ||||
| — Director of the United States Geological Survey | David Applegate | August 15, 2022 (Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote) | — |

## Withdrawn nominations

| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
| — Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Elizabeth Klein | January 18, 2021 | March 22, 2021 | Her nomination was not formally sent to the Senate. |
| — Deputy Secretary of the Interior | Shannon Estenoz | May 9, 2024 | January 3, 2025 | Nomination expired |
| — Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Policy, Management, and Budget) | Winnie Stachelberg | April 14, 2021 | January 3, 2022 | Her nomination was not resent upon expiration; she was instead appointed as infrastructure coordinator at the Department of the Interior in December 2021. |
| — Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Land and Minerals Management) | Laura Daniel-Davis | June 18, 2021 | November 1, 2023 |
| — Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission | Patrice Kunesh | July 23, 2024 | January 3, 2025 | Nomination expired |