# List of U.S. executive branch czars

In the United States, the informal term "czar" (or, less often, "tsar") is employed in media and popular usage to refer to high-level executive-branch officials who oversee a particular policy field. Until 2025, there had never been any U.S. government offices with the formal title "czar". The earliest known use of the term for a U.S. government official was in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt (1933–1945), during which eleven unique positions (or twelve if one were to count "economic czar" and "economic czar of World War II" as distinct) were so described.
The list of those identified as "czars" is based on subjective judgments, as individuals or offices may be referred to with the nickname by some publications or public figures, while not by others. A more limited (though no less subjective) definition of the term would encompass only those officials appointed without Senate confirmation.

## By administration

Summary table :
| President | Party | In office | Number of czar titles | Number of appointees | Appointees not confirmed by Senate |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 1933–1945 | 11 | 19 | 18 |
| Harry S. Truman | Democratic | 1945–1953 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican | 1953–1961 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | 1963–1969 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | 1969–1974 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Gerald Ford | Republican | 1974–1977 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Carter | Democratic | 1977–1981 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ronald Reagan | Republican | 1981–1989 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| George H. W. Bush | Republican | 1989–1993 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Clinton | Democratic | 1993–2001 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| George W. Bush | Republican | 2001–2009 | 33 | 49 | 28 |
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 2009–2017 | 38 | 50 | 39 |
| Donald Trump | Republican | 2017–2021; 2025–present | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Joe Biden | Democratic | 2021–2025 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
The numbers are based upon the sortable list below, which includes further details and references.
Note that the holders of certain official positions have been referred to as "czars" for only part of the time those positions have existed. For example, there has been an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health since the passage of the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, but the phrase "mine safety czar" has been applied to the position only since the appointment of Richard Stickler to the post in 2006. Similarly, there has been a director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs since the office was created by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, but the term "regulatory czar" was not applied to the post until 2001.

## List of executive branch czars

The following are executive branch officials who have been described by the media as a czar of some kind.
| Czar title | Official title | Office holder | Tenure | Type of appointment | Appointing administration | Senate confirmed |
| AI & Crypto Czar | White House AI & Crypto Czar | David Sacks | 2025–present | President appointed | Donald Trump | |
| AfPak czar, Afghanistan and Pakistan czar | Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan | Richard Holbrooke | 2009–2010 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| AIDS czar | National AIDS Policy Coordinator, Member of White House Domestic Policy Council | Kristine Gebbie | 1993–1994 | President appointed | Bill Clinton | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Patricia Fleming | 1993–1997 | President appointed | Bill Clinton | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, Presidential Envoy for AIDS Cooperation | Sandra Thurman | 1997–2000 | President appointed | Bill Clinton | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Scott Evertz | 2001–2002 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Joe O'Neill | 2002–2003 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Carol Thompson | 2004–2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Jeffrey Crowley | 2009–2012 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Grant Colfax | 2012–2014 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | Douglas Brooks | 2014–2016 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| anti-poverty czar, poverty czar | Director of Office of Economic Opportunity | Sargent Shriver | 1965–1969 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Lyndon Johnson | ✓ |
| Asian Carp czar | Asian Carp Director, Council on Environmental Quality | John Goss | 2010–Unknown | Council on Environmental Quality selected | Barack Obama | |
| auto czar, car czar | Treasury Advisor, Head of the Auto Task Force | Steve Rattner | 2009 Feb–Jul | Sec. of Treasury appointed | Barack Obama | |
| auto czar, car czar | Senior Advisor President's Automotive Task Force | Ron Bloom | 2009–2011 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| auto recovery czar, autoworker czar | Member Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers | Edward B. Montgomery | 2009–Unknown | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| bank bailout czar, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) czar | United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability, Senior Advisor to Secretary of the Treasury | Neel Kashkari | 2008–2009 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| bank bailout czar, TARP czar | United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability | Herb Allison | 2009–2013 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| bioethics czar | Advisor to the President, Chairman of The President's Council on Bioethics | Leon Kass | 2001–2005 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| bird flu czar | Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Advisor to the President for Public Health Emergency Preparedness | Stewart Simonson | 2004–2006 | (New position), President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| birth control czar | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services | Eric Keroack | 2006–2007 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| border czar | U.S. attorney and Special Representative for the Southwest Border, Department of Justice | Alan Bersin | 1995–1998 | President nominated, Senate confirmed as U.S. Attorney, Appointed as Special Representative | Bill Clinton | ✓ |
| border czar | Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Special Representative for Border Affairs, Dept of Homeland Security | Alan Bersin | 2009–2011 | Sec of Homeland Security appointed | Barack Obama | |
| border czar | Executive associate director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) | Thomas Homan | 2019/2025–present | President appointed | Donald Trump | |
| border czar | Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Southern Border | Roberta S. Jacobson | 2021 Jan–Apr | President appointed | Joe Biden | |
| budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Mitch Daniels | 2001–2003 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Josh Bolten | 2003–2006 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Rob Portman | 2006–2007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| car czar | Chief domestic policy advisor and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council | Bruce Reed | 1993–2001 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Bill Clinton |
| czar of censorship | Director, Office of Censorship | Byron Price | 1941–1945 | Exec Order, President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt |
| cleanup czar | Special Assistant Attorney General (to investigate corruption) | Newbold Morris | 1952, fired after 63 days by Attorney General (AG) for demanding records access; AG then forced to resign by President Truman | Attorney General appointed | Harry Truman | |
| cleanup czar | Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy (nuclear cleanup) | Jessie Roberson | 2001–2004 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| cleanup czar | Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy (nuclear cleanup) | James Rispoli | 2005–2008 | Sec. of Energy appointed, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| climate czar | Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary, President's Coordinator for Climate Change, Senior negotiator at Kyoto and Beuenos Aires negotiations | Todd Stern | 1997–1999 | President appointed | Bill Clinton | |
| climate czar | Special Envoy for Climate Change | Todd Stern | 2009 | Sec. of State appointed | Barack Obama | |
| climate czar, energy czar, global warming czar | Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change | Carol Browner | 2009–2011 | (New position) | Barack Obama | |
| copyright czar | Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator | vacant; position approved but not filled during Bush administration | 2008–2009 | (New position) | George W. Bush | |
| copyright czar | Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator | Victoria Espinel | 2009–2013 | (first at position) | Barack Obama | |
| communications czar | Counselor to the President, Special counselor to the President | Dan Bartlett | 2005–2007 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| compensation czar, Gulf claims czar, pay czar | Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation | Kenneth Feinberg | 2009–2011, 2014–2016? | Sec. of Treasury appointed | Barack Obama | |
| consumer czar | Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Elizabeth Warren | 2010–2011 | (New position), President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| COVID-19 czar | Counselor to the President of the United States | Jeff Zients | 2021–2022 | President appointed | Joe Biden | |
| COVID-19 czar | White House COVID-19 response coordinator | Ashish Jha | 2022–2023 | President appointed | Joe Biden | |
| cruise czar | Fact-Finding Officer for the Federal Maritime Commission | Louis E. Sola | 2020–2023 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Donald Trump | |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Special Advisor to the President on Cybersecurity, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | Richard A. Clarke | 2001 Oct – 2003 Feb | (New position), President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director, National Cybersecurity Center | Rod Beckstrom | 2008–2009 | (New position), Presidential directive, President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Coordinator | Melissa Hathaway | 2009 May–Jul, Acting czar | Office created May 31, 2009. | Barack Obama | |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Coordinator | Tom Bossert | 2017–2018 | Office created May 31, 2009. | Donald Trump | |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Coordinator | Robert Joyce | 2018 | Office created May 31, 2009. | Donald Trump | |
| democracy czar | Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy | Elliott Abrams | 2005–2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| domestic czar | Special Assistant to the President, domestic policy aide | Joseph Califano | 1965–1969 | President appointed | Lyndon Johnson | |
| domestic policy czar | Chief Domestic Policy Coordinator, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President, White House Deputy Chief of Staff | Karl Rove | 2004–2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| domestic violence czar | Advisor to the President and the Vice President on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Issues | Lynn Rosenthal | 2009 | Vice President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| drug czar | Head of Drug programs, Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prevention | Jerome Jaffe | 1971 | President appointed | Richard Nixon | |
| drug czar | Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and head of the Narcotics Treatment Administration | Robert DuPont | 1973–1978 | | Gerald Ford | |
| drug czar | Director of the White House Drug Abuse Policy (1982), Special Assistant to the President for Drug Abuse (1983), Member of Executive Board of the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System Cabinet Level (1983), Deputy Assistant to the President for Drug Abuse Policy (1985) | Carlton Turner | 1982–1988 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Ronald Reagan | |
| drug czar | Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy | William Bennett | 1989–1990 | (New position) created by Congress, President nominated, Senate confirmed | George H. W. Bush | ✓ |
| drug czar | Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy | Bob Martinez | 1991–1993 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George H. W. Bush | ✓ |
| drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | Lee P. Brown | 1993–1995 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bill Clinton | ✓ |
| drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | Barry McCaffrey | 1996–2001 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Bill Clinton | ✓ |
| drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | John P. Walters | 2001–2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy (cabinet rank removed) | Gil Kerlikowske | 2009–2014 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | Michael Botticelli | 2015–2017 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| Ebola czar | Ebola Response Coordinator | Ron Klain | 2014–2015 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| e-commerce czar, e-czar | Executive Director, Electronic Commerce Working Group | Elizabeth Echols | 1998–2000 | Vice President appointed | Bill Clinton | ✓ |
| economic czar, economic czar of World War II | Director, Office of Economic Stabilization | James F. Byrnes | 1942–1943 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| economic czar | Director, Office of Economic Stabilization | Fred M. Vinson | 1943–1945 | President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| economic czar | Director, Office of Economic Stabilization | William Hammatt Davis | 1945–1946 | President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| economic czar, big-picture economic czar | Chairman, Economic Recovery Advisory Board | Paul A. Volcker | 2009 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| energy czar | Director of the Energy Policy Office | John Arthur Love | 1973 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Richard Nixon | |
| energy czar | Federal Energy Office Administrator | William E. Simon | 1973–1974 | President appointed | Richard Nixon | |
| energy czar | Administrator, Federal Energy Administration | John Sawhill | 1974 | President appointed | Richard Nixon | |
| energy czar | Administrator, Federal Energy Administration, Assistant to the President for Energy Affairs, Executive Director of Energy Resources Council | Frank Zarb | 1974–1977 | President appointed | Gerald Ford | |
| energy czar | Director, Department of Energy (cabinet-level position) | James Schlesinger | 1977–1979 | (New position), Legislation enacted, President nominated, Senate confirmed | Jimmy Carter | ✓ |
| ethics czar, transparency czar | Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform | Norm Eisen | 2009–2010 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| ethics czar, transparency czar | White House Counsel | Robert Bauer | 2010–2011 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | John DiIulio | 2001–2002 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | Jim Towey | 2002–2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives | Jay Hein | 2006–2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| faith-based czar | Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships | Joshua DuBois | 2009–2013 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| faith-based czar | Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships | Melissa Rogers | 2013–2014? | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| food czar | Food Administrator and Secretary of Agriculture | Claude Wickard | 1942–1943 | Exec order | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| food czar | War Food Administrator | Chester C. Davis | 1943 | Exec order | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| food czar | War Food Administrator | John Marvin Jones | 1943–1945 | Exec order | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| food czar | Chairman Citizens Food Committee | Charles Luckman | 1947 Sep–Nov | President appointed | Harry Truman | |
| food safety czar | Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection | David W. K. Acheson | 2007–2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| foreign aid czar | Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) | Randall Tobias | 2006–2007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| global AIDS czar | Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally with the rank of Ambassador | Randall Tobias | 2003–2006 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| global AIDS czar | Coordinator of U.S.Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador | Mark Dybul | 2006–2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| Great Lakes czar | Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator | Cameron Davis | 2009–2017 | (New position) | Barack Obama | |
| green-jobs czar | Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation at the White House, Member of the White House Council on Environmental Quality | Van Jones | 2009 Apr–Sep | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| Guantanamo Base closure czar | US Department of State Special Envoy | Daniel Fried | 2009–2013 | Sec. of State appointed | Barack Obama | |
| health care czar, technology czar, internet czar, e-czar | Senior Advisor for Policy Development | Ira Magaziner | 1993–1998 | President appointed | Bill Clinton | |
| health czar | Director of the White House Office of Health Reform and Counselor to the President | Nancy-Ann DeParle | 2009–2011 | Exec Order | Barack Obama | |
| health czar for the World Trade Center (WTC) | Special coordinator to respond to health effects of September 11 attacks, World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program, also served as Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | John Howard | 2006–2008 | President Appointed | George W. Bush | |
| health IT czar | National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | David Brailer | 2004–2006 | (New position), Exec order, appointed by Sec. of HHS | George W. Bush | |
| health IT czar | National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | David Blumenthal | 2009–2011 | Exec order, appointed by Sec. of HHS | Barack Obama | |
| homeland security czar | Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism | Tom Ridge | 2001–2002 | (New position), Exec Order, President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| homeland security czar | Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Tom Ridge | 2003–2004 | (New position), Legislation enacted, President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| homeland security czar | Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Michael Chertoff | 2005–2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| homeless czar, homelessness czar | Executive Director, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness | Phil Mangano | 2002–2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| housing czar | Housing Expediter in the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion | Wilson Wyatt | 1945–1946 | (New position), President appointed | Harry Truman | |
| human trafficking czar | Special Advisor in the Office of Domestic Policy Council | Heather Fischer | 2020 | (New position), President appointed | Donald Trump | |
| Gulf Coast reconstruction czar, Hurricane Katrina recovery czar | Federal Coordinator of Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort | Donald E. Powell | 2005–2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| inflation czar, anti-inflation czar | Special Trade Representative, Chief U.S. trade negotiator | Robert S. Strauss | 1978 | President appointed | Jimmy Carter | |
| inflation czar | Advisor to the President, Chairman Council on Wage and Price Stability | Alfred E. Kahn | 1977–1980 | President appointed | Jimmy Carter | |
| czar of information | Director, Office of War Information | Elmer Davis | 1942–1945 | Exec Order, President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| information czar, infotech czar | Chief Information Officer at the White House | Vivek Kundra | 2009–2011 | (New position), created by statute, President appointed | Barack Obama |
| information czar, infotech czar | Chief Information Officer at the White House | Steven VanRoekel | 2011–2014 | created by statute, President appointed | Barack Obama |
| intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | John Negroponte | 2005–2007 | (New position), Congress mandated, President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | John Michael McConnell | 2007–2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | Dennis C. Blair | 2009–2010 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | James R. Clapper | 2010–2017 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| Iran czar | Special Advisor for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia (which includes Iran) | Dennis Ross | 2009–2011 | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| czar of Latin American affairs | Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs | Thomas C. Mann | 1964–1965 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Lyndon Johnson | ✓ |
| manpower czar | Director, War Manpower Commission | Paul V. McNutt | 1942–1945 | Exec order | Franklin Roosevelt |
| manufacturing czar | Assistant Secretary for manufacturing and services, U.S. Commerce Department | Albert Frink | 2004–2007 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| manufacturing czar | Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services | William G. Sutton | 2007–2008 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| manufacturing czar | Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy | Ron Bloom | 2009–2011 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| Middle East czar | Special Envoy for Middle East Peace | George J. Mitchell | 2009–2011 | Sec. of State appointed | Barack Obama | |
| mine safety czar | Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health | Richard Stickler | 2006–2008 | Recess appointment—2 prior presidential nominations were rejected by the Senate | George W. Bush | |
| missile czar | Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development | Trevor Gardner | 1954–1956 | Sec. of Defense appointed, Senate confirmed | Dwight D. Eisenhower | ✓ |
| mobilization czar, civilian economy czar | Director, Office of Defense Mobilization | Charles Edward Wilson | 1950–1952 | (New position), Exec order | Harry Truman | |
| oil czar | Petroleum Coordinator for National Defense, Secretary of the Interior | Harold L. Ickes | 1941–1946 | President nominated, Senate confirmed as Sec. of Interior | Franklin Roosevelt | ✓ |
| pardon czar | | Alice Marie Johnson | 2025–present | President appointed | Donald Trump | ✓ |
| patronage czar | Postmaster General Post Office Department, Cabinet-level position | Robert E. Hannegan | 1945–1947 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Harry Truman | ✓ |
| performance czar | United States Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget | Jeffrey Zients | 2009–2013 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| policy czar | Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning | Michael Gerson | 2005–2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| price czar | Administrator, Office of Price Administration | Leon Henderson | 1941–1942 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| price czar | Administrator, Office of Price Administration | Prentiss M. Brown | 1942–1943 | President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| price czar | Administrator, Office of Price Administration | Chester Bowles | 1943–1946 | President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| price czar | Chairman of the Price Commission | Grayson Jackson | 1971 | (New position), President appointed | Richard Nixon | |
| production czar | Director, War Production Board | Donald M. Nelson | 1942–1944 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| production czar | Director, War Production Board | Julius A. Krug | 1944–1945 | President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| public diplomacy czar | Special advisor to the President, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | Karen Hughes | 2005–2007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| public diplomacy czar | Undersecretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy | James Glassman | 2008–2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| reading czar | President's Advisor on Reading First Initiative, Member of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education | Reid Lyon | 2001–2005 | President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| reconversion czar | Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion | John W. Snyder | 1945–1946 | President appointed | Harry Truman | |
| regulatory czar | Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget | John Graham | 2001–2006 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| regulatory czar | Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget | Susan Dudley | 2006–2009 | Recess appointment, nominee did not receive a Senate vote | George W. Bush | |
| regulatory czar | Director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget | Cass Sunstein | 2009–2012 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| rubber czar | Rubber Director | Bill Jeffers | 1942–1943 | (New position), Exec order, appointed by Chairman of War Production Board | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| savings & loan czar | Director, Office of Thrift Supervision | Timothy Ryan | 1990–1997 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George H. W. Bush | ✓ |
| science czar | Science Advisor to the President, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | John Marburger | 2001 Oct – 2009 Jan | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| science czar | Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | John Holdren | 2009–2017 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| shipping czar | Administrator, War Shipping Administration | Emory S. Land | 1942–1946 | Exec order | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| stimulus accountability, stimulus oversight | Chairman, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board | Earl Devaney | 2009 | (New position), created by statute, President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| technology czar, chief technology czar | Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Assistant to the President | Aneesh Chopra | 2009–2012 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| terrorism czar, counter-terrorism czar | National coordinator for security, infrastructure protection and counter-terrorism, member of National Security Council, cabinet-level position | Richard A. Clarke | 1998–2001 | President appointed | Bill Clinton | |
| terrorism czar | National coordinator for security, infrastructure protection and counter-terrorism, cabinet level rank removed | Richard A. Clarke | 2001 Jan–Oct | (Held over from prior administration) President Clinton appointed | George W. Bush | |
| terrorism czar, counterterrorism czar | National Director for Combating Terrorism, Deputy National Security Advisor | Wayne Downing | 2001 Nov – 2002 Jun | (New position), President appointed | George W. Bush | |
| terrorism czar | Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism | John O. Brennan | 2009 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| trade czar | Senior Policy Advisor in the White House on behalf of the United States Trade Representative. | Mary Ryckman | 2012 | Appointed by USTR Michael Froman in 2012 She also represents the USTR on the President's Council on Women and Girls. | Barack Obama | |
| transportation czar | Director, Office of Defense Transportation | Joseph Bartlett Eastman | 1941–1944 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| transportation czar | Director, Office of Defense Transportation | J. Monroe Johnson | 1944–1949 | President appointed | Franklin Roosevelt | |
| urban affairs czar | Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Policy | Adolfo Carrion | 2009–2010 | Exec Order, President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| war czar | Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan | Douglas Lute | 2007–2009 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush | ✓ |
| war czar | Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan | Douglas Lute | 2009–2010? | (Held over from prior administration) President Bush nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| weapons czar | Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) | Ashton Carter | 2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama | ✓ |
| weapons of mass destruction czar, nonproliferation czar | Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism | Gary Samore | 2009–2013 | President appointed | Barack Obama | |
| weatherization czar | Program Manager, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Gil Sperling | 2008–Unknown | Career incumbent, retained from George W. Bush administration | Barack Obama | |
| weatherization czar | Program Manager, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | Gil Sperling | 2008–Unknown | Career incumbent, retained from George W. Bush administration | George W. Bush | |