Cabinet of the United States

The **Cabinet of the United States** (usually simplified as "the Cabinet") is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, and its existence dates back to the first American President (George Washington), who appointed a Cabinet of four people (Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson; Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of War, Henry Knox; and Attorney General, Edmund Randolph) to advise and assist him in his duties.

Cabinet officers are nominated by the President and then presented to the United States Senate for confirmation or rejection by a majority. If approved, they are sworn in and begin their duties. Aside from Attorney General, and previously, the Postmaster General, they all receive the title _Secretary_.

### Cabinet

The Cabinet officers are listed in rank order according to the United States presidential line of succession:
|scope="col"|Office|scope="col"|Incumbent|scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Took office|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|data-sort-value="Vice President"|Vice President|data-sort-value="Vance, JD"|JD Vance|January 20, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of State"|Secretary of State|data-sort-value="Rubio, Marco"|Marco Rubio|January 21, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of the Treasury"|Secretary of the Treasury|data-sort-value="Bessent, Scott"|Scott Bessent|January 28, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Defense"|Secretary of Defense|data-sort-value="Hegseth, Pete"|Pete Hegseth|January 25, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Attorney General"|Attorney General|data-sort-value="Bondi, Pam"|Pam Bondi|February 5, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of the Interior"|Secretary of the Interior|data-sort-value="Burgum, Doug"|Doug Burgum|February 1, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Agriculture"|Secretary of Agriculture|data-sort-value="Rollins, Brooke"|Brooke Rollins|February 13, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Commerce"|Secretary of Commerce|data-sort-value="Lutnick, Howard"|Howard Lutnick|February 19, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Labor"|Secretary of Labor|data-sort-value="Chavez-DeRemer"|Lori Chavez-DeRemer|March 11, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Health and Human Services"|Secretary of Health and Human Services|data-sort-value="Kennedy Jr., Robert F."|Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|February 13, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Housing and Urban Development"|Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|data-sort-value="Turner, Scott"|Scott Turner|February 5, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Transportation"|Secretary of Transportation|data-sort-value="Duffy, Sean"|Sean Duffy|January 28, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Energy"|Secretary of Energy|data-sort-value="Wright, Chris"|Chris Wright|February 4, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Education"|Secretary of Education|data-sort-value="McMahon, Linda"|Linda McMahon|March 3, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Veterans Affairs"|Secretary of Veterans Affairs|data-sort-value="Collins, Doug"|Doug Collins|February 5, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Homeland Security"|Secretary of Homeland Security|data-sort-value="Noem, Kristi"|Kristi Noem|January 25, 2025||

### Cabinet-level officials

The president may designate additional positions to be members of the Cabinet, which can vary under each president. They are not in the line of succession and are not necessarily officers of the United States.

|scope="col"|Office|scope="col"|Incumbent|scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Term began|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|data-sort-value="Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency"|Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency|Lee Zeldin|January 29, 2025|||
|data-sort-value="Director of the Office of Management and Budget"|Director of the Office of Management and Budget|data-sort-value="Vought, Russell"|Russell Vought|February 7, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Director of National Intelligence"|Director of National Intelligence|data-sort-value="Gabbard, Tulsi"|Tulsi Gabbard|February 12, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Director of the Central Intelligence Agency"|Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|John Ratcliffe|January 23, 2025|||
|data-sort-value="United States Trade Representative"|Trade Representative|Jamieson Greer|February 27, 2025|||
|data-sort-value="Ambassador to the United Nations"|Ambassador to the United Nations|data-sort-value="Shea, Dorothy"|Mike Waltz|September 20, 2025||
|data-sort-value="Administrator of the Small Business Administration"|Administrator of the Small Business Administration|data-sort-value="Loeffler, Kelly"|Kelly Loeffler|February 20, 2025||
|data-sort-value="White House Chief of Staff"|White House Chief of Staff|data-sort-value="Wiles, Susie"|Susie Wiles|January 20, 2025||

## Related pages

- List of United States Cabinets