# List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of June 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, 17 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation, and 2 positions do not have appointees.
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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.

## Department of Homeland Security
### Office of the Secretary

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Secretary of Homeland Security | Alejandro Mayorkas | February 2, 2021 (Confirmed February 2, 2021, 56–43) | – |
| — Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security |
| — Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | Kristie Canegallo | July 21, 2023 | – |
| — Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | John Tien | June 24, 2021 (Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34) | July 20, 2023 |
| — General Counsel | Jonathan Meyer | October 6, 2021 (Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47) | — |

### Management Directorate

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security | Eric Hysen | February 1, 2021 | — |

### Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategy, Policy and Plans) | Robert P. Silvers | August 10, 2021 (Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and Immigration Policy) | Royce Murray | June 2024 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and Immigration Policy) | Blas Nuñez-Neto | October 2021 | May 2023 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and Immigration Policy) | Blas Nuñez-Neto | May 2023 | June 2024 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and Immigration Policy) | David Shahoulian | January 26, 2021 | September 2021 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience) | Iranga Kahangama | May 2022 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy) | Jeohn Favors | January 2024 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy) | Samantha Vinograd | July 2021 | August 2022 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy) | Samantha Vinograd | August 2022 | December 2023 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy) | John D. Cohen | January 21, 2021 | April 8, 2022 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (International Affairs) | Serena Hoy | May 2021 | June 2023 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Trade and Economic Security) | Christa Brzozowski | November 2023 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Trade and Economic Security) | Bridget McGovern | March 2021 | November 2023 |
| — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategic Integration & Policy Planning) | Daniel E. White | May 2024 | |
| — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategic Integration & Policy Planning) | Joel Meyer | April 2022 | October 2023 |

### Other officers

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Intelligence and Analysis) | Kenneth L. Wainstein | June 13, 2022 (Confirmed June 7, 2022, 63–35) | — |
| — Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Science and Technology) | Dimitri Kusnezov | September 29, 2022 (Confirmed September 8, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction) | Mary Ellen Callahan | August 2023 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs) | Zephranie Buetow | March 2023 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs) | Alice Lugo | August 2021 | December 2022 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Partnership and Engagement) | Fayrouz Saad | February 2024 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Partnership and Engagement) | Brenda Abdelall | August 1, 2022 | February 2024 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Partnership and Engagement) | Eva A. Millona | May 26, 2021 | August 1, 2022 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Public Affairs) | Daniel Watson | July 2023 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Public Affairs) | Marsha Espinosa | February 8, 2021 | July 2023 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (State and Local Law Enforcement) | Heather Fong | July 31, 2023 | — |
| — Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security | Pritesh Gandhi | January 20, 2021 | January 2023 |
| — Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia | April 2023 | — |
| — Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | Katherine Culliton-González | January 20, 2021 | September 2022 |

## Federal Emergency Management Agency

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency | Deanne Criswell | April 26, 2021 (Confirmed April 22, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Deputy Administrator of FEMA | Erik Hooks | December 13, 2021 (Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Administrator of FEMA (Administration and Grant Programs) | Pamela S. Williams | March 7, 2022 | — |

## Law Enforcement Agencies

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| United States Customs and Border Protection ||||
| — Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Chris Magnus | December 13, 2021 (Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50–47) | November 12, 2022 |
| — Chief of the Border Patrol | Jason Owens | June 30, 2023 | — |
| — Chief of the Border Patrol | Raúl Ortiz | August 15, 2021 | June 30, 2023 |
| United States Secret Service ||||
| — Director of the Secret Service | Kimberly Cheatle | September 17, 2022 | July 23, 2024 |

## DHS Agencies & Administrations

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| United States Fire Administration ||||
| — Administrator of the United States Fire Administration | Lori Moore-Merrell | October 25, 2021 | — |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ||||
| — Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | Jen Easterly | July 13, 2021 (Confirmed July 12, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ||||
| — Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | Ur Jaddou | August 3, 2021 (Confirmed July 30, 2021, 47–34) | — |
| Transportation Security Administration ||||
| — Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration | David Pekoske (Reappointment) | September 19, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022, 77–18) | — |
| United States Coast Guard ||||
| — Commandant of the Coast Guard | Linda L. Fagan | June 1, 2022 (Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard | Kevin E. Lunday | June 13, 2024 (Confirmed May 2, 2024 by voice vote) | — |
| — Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard | Steven D. Poulin | May 31, 2022 (Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote) | June 13, 2024 |
| — Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard | Linda L. Fagan | June 18, 2021 (Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote) | May 31, 2022 Promoted to become Commandant of the Coast Guard |

## DHS Task Forces

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Task Force East ||||
| — Director of the Joint Task Force East | Karl L. Schultz | January 4, 2022 | — |
| Joint Interagency Task Force West ||||
| — Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West | Charles E. Fosse | June 25, 2021 | — |

## Withdrawn nominations

| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn |
| — Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management) | William Valdez | July 27, 2021 | May 17, 2022 |
| — Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security | Jeff Rezmovic | July 11, 2023 | January 3, 2025 |
| — Deputy Administrator of FEMA (Resilience) | Alice Hill | January 7, 2022 | May 17, 2022 |
| Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Ed Gonzalez | April 27, 2021 | June 27, 2022 |