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| **Dr. Miguel Cardona**    | Secretary of Education                                                                                                                                                                   |                        |
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| **Adam Schott**           | Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education                                                     | **Home page**               |
| **Roberto Rodriguez**     | Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development                                                                                                               | **Home page**               |
| **Gwen Graham**           | Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs                                                                                                                     | **Home page**               |
| **Catherine Lhamon**      | Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights                                                                                                                                             | **Home page**               |
| **Shin Inouye**           | Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of Communications and Outreach                                                            | **Home page**               |
| **Glenna Wright-Gallo**   | Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services                                                                                                             | **Home page**               |
| **Lexi Barrett**          | Chief of Staff                                                                                                                                                                           | **Office of the Secretary** |
| **Mark Schneider**        | Director, Institute of Education Sciences                                                                                                                                                | **Home page**               |
| **Maureen A. McLaughlin** | Director of International Affairs                                                                                                                                                        | **Home page**               |
| **Sandra Bruce**          | Delegated the Duties of Inspector General, Office of Inspector General                                                                                                                   | **Home page**               |
| **Montserrat Garibay**    | Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition                                                                                                    | **Home page**               |
| **Cindy Marten**          | Deputy Secretary                                                                                                                                                                         | **Home page**               |
| **Denise L. Carter**      | Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Finance and Operations, and Delegated to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Chief Financial Officer                                           | **Home page**               |
| **Luis Lopez**            | Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer                                                                                                                       | **Home page**               |
| **Calvin Mitchell, Jr.**  | Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization                                                                                                                         | **Home page**               |
| **Lisa Brown**            | General Counsel                                                                                                                                                                          | **Home page**               |
| **Vacant**                | Director, Educational Technology                                                                                                                                                         | **Home page**               |
| **James Kvaal**           | Under Secretary                                                                                                                                                                          | **Home page**               |
| **Maggie Siddiqi**        | Director, Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships                                                                                                                           | **Home page**               |
| **Dietra Trent**          | Executive Director, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities                    | **Home page**               |
| **Richard Cordray**       | Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid                                                                                                                                             | **Home page**               |
| **Amy Loyd**              | Assistant Secretary, Office of Career Technical and Adult Education                                                                                                                      | **Home page**               |
| **Nasser Paydar**         | Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education                                                                                                                                   | **Home page**               |
| **LaWanda Toney**         | Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary                                                                                                                                                  | **Home page**               |
| **Alexis Holmes**         | Executive Director, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans                                                     | **Home page**               |
| **Melody Gonzales**       | Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics                                                      | **Home page**               |
| **Naomi Miguel**          | Executive Director, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities | **Home page**               |

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