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Members of President Joe Biden's Cabinet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joe Biden assumed office as president of the United States on January 20, 2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Biden Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of the United States | |
| 2021–present | |
_(cropped).jpg) Cabinet of President Joe Biden in July 2021 | |
| Date formed | January 20, 2021 |
| People and organizations | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| President's history | Former U.S. Vice President (2009–2017) Former U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) Former New Castle County Councilman (1971–1973) |
| Vice President | Kamala Harris |
| Total no. of members | 25 (incl. Cabinet-level members) |
| Member party | Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government (2021–2023) Divided government (2023–present) |
| Opposition party | Republican Party |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 presidential election |
| Legislature terms | 117th Congress 118th Congress |
| Budgets | 2021 budget 2022 budget 2023 budget 2024 budget |
| Advice and consent | United States Senate |
| Predecessor | Trump Cabinet |
Before confirmation and during congressional hearings, a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2020 presidential election.
In addition to the 15 heads of executive departments, there are 10 Cabinet-level officials. Biden altered his cabinet structure, elevating the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers,[1] director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy[2] and ambassador to the United Nations as Cabinet-level positions.[3] Biden initially removed the director of the Central Intelligence Agency from his Cabinet, but reversed the move in July 2023.[4][5]
Confirmations had occurred at the slowest pace of any presidential cabinet in modern history that resulted from delays in facilitating an orderly transition of power and passing the organizing resolution for governing an evenly split Senate following the 2020–2021 United States Senate runoff elections in Georgia; and the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[6] By March 2021, a pick-up in the first half of the month brought confirmations close to pace.[7] Biden is the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1981 to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts.[8]
This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the Biden administration. They are listed in order of creation of the Cabinet position (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).
All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the president before taking office. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires an election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. The president may also designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets with the president in the Cabinet Room, a room adjacent to the Oval Office.
The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the president of the United States.[9]
| Cabinet of President Joe Biden | ||||
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Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president
Yet to be confirmed by the Senate
Serving in an acting capacity (two at present)
No Senate consent needed | ||||
| Office Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | Office Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | |
Vice President |
.jpg) Former U.S. Senator Kamala Harris from California |
Secretary of State |
.jpg) Former Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken from New York | |
Secretary of the Treasury |
.jpg) Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen from California |
Secretary of Defense |
.jpg) Former Commander of USCENTCOM Lloyd Austin from Georgia | |
Attorney General |
.jpg) Former Circuit Judge Merrick Garland from Maryland |
Secretary of the Interior |
 Former U.S. Representative Deb Haaland from New Mexico | |
Secretary of Agriculture |
_(cropped).jpg) Former Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa |
Secretary of Commerce |
.jpg) Former Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island | |
Secretary of Labor |
.jpg) Acting Secretary Julie Su of California |
Secretary of Health and Human Services |
.jpg) Former State Attorney General Xavier Becerra of California | |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
 Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman from the U.S. Virgin Islands |
Secretary of Transportation |
.jpg){kind=spacer} Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg from Indiana | |
Secretary of Energy |
.jpg) Former Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan |
Secretary of Education |
.jpg) Former State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona of Connecticut | |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
.jpg) Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough from Maryland |
Secretary of Homeland Security |
.jpg) Former Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from the District of Columbia | |
Cabinet-level officials | ||||
| Office
Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | Office
Date announced / confirmed |
Designee | |
White House Chief of Staff |
.jpg) Former Counselor to the President Jeff Zients from the District of Columbia |
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
.jpg) Former State Secretary of Environmental Quality Michael S. Regan of North Carolina | |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
 Former Deputy Director Shalanda Young from Louisiana |
Director of National Intelligence |
.jpg) Former Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines from New York | |
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
 Former Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns from North Carolina |
United States Trade Representative |
 Former Chief Trade Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee Katherine Tai from the District of Columbia | |
United States Ambassador to the United Nations |
 Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield from Louisiana |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers |
 Former Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein from Virginia | |
Administrator of the Small Business Administration |
 Former Director of the State Office of Small Business Advocate Isabel Guzman of California |
Science Advisor to the President |
 Former Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Arati Prabhakar from California | |
Below is a list of confirmations for Cabinet positions, Cabinet-level positions, and other significant positions that were approved through the Senate from January 2021 onwards, by a recorded roll-call vote, rather than by a voice vote.
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| Office | Nominee | State | Announced | Committee | Hearing date(s) | Committee vote result | Committee vote date | Cloture vote result | Cloture vote date | Floor vote result | Floor vote date | Assumed office |
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| Secretary of State | Antony Blinken | NY | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 19, 2021 | 15–3 | January 25, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 78–22 | January 26, 2021 | January 26, 2021 |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Janet Yellen | CA | November 30, 2020 | Finance | January 19, 2021 | Unanimous | January 22, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 84–15 | January 25, 2021 | January 26, 2021 |
| Secretary of Defense | Lloyd Austin | GA | December 8, 2020 | Armed Services (House) Waiver |
January 21, 2021 | Unanimous | January 21, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 326–78 | January 21, 2021 | January 22, 2021 |
| Armed Services (Senate) Waiver |
January 21, 2021 | Unanimous | January 21, 2021 | 69–27 | January 21, 2021[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
| Armed Services Confirmation |
January 19, 2021 | Unanimous | January 21, 2021 | 93–2 | January 22, 2021 | |||||||
| Attorney General | Merrick Garland | MD | January 7, 2021 | Judiciary | February 22, 2021 – February 23, 2021 |
15–7 | March 1, 2021 | 70–29 | March 9, 2021 | 70–30 | March 10, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | NM | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | February 23, 2021 | 11–9 | March 4, 2021 | 54–42 | March 11, 2021 | 51–40 | March 15, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Tom Vilsack | IA | December 10, 2020 | Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | February 2, 2021 | Unanimous | February 2, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 92–7 | February 23, 2021 | February 24, 2021 |
| Secretary of Commerce | Gina Raimondo | RI | January 7, 2021 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | January 26, 2021 | 21–3 | February 3, 2021 | 84–15 | March 1, 2021 | 84–15 | March 2, 2021 | March 3, 2021 |
| Secretary of Labor | Marty Walsh | MA | January 7, 2021 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 4, 2021 | 18–4 | February 11, 2021 | 68–30 | March 18, 2021 | 68–29 | March 22, 2021 | March 23, 2021 |
| Julie Su | CA | February 28, 2023 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | April 20, 2023 | 11–10 | April 26, 2023 | N/A | N/A | Expired | N/A | TBD | |
| N/A | 11–10 | February 27, 2024 | TBD | TBD | Pending | TBD | ||||||
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | CA | December 7, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 23, 2021 | Consultative | N/A | 50–49 | March 17, 2021 | 50–49 | March 18, 2021 | March 19, 2021 |
| Finance | February 24, 2021 | 14–14[lower-alpha 2] | March 3, 2021 | |||||||||
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | OH | December 10, 2020 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | 17–7 | February 4, 2021 | 69–30 | March 9, 2021 | 66–34 | March 10, 2021 | March 10, 2021 |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | TBD | Pending | TBD | TBD | TBD | Pending | TBD | TBD | |
| Secretary of Transportation | Pete Buttigieg | IN | December 15, 2020 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | January 21, 2021 | 21–3 | January 27, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 86–13 | February 2, 2021 | February 3, 2021 |
| Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | MI | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | January 27, 2021 | 13–4 | February 3, 2021 | 67–32 | February 24, 2021 | 64–35 | February 25, 2021 | February 25, 2021 |
| Secretary of Education | Miguel Cardona | CT | December 22, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 3, 2021 | 17–5 | February 11, 2021 | 66–32 | February 25, 2021 | 64–33 | March 1, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Denis McDonough | MD | December 10, 2020 | Veterans' Affairs | January 27, 2021 | Unanimous | February 2, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 87–7 | February 8, 2021 | February 9, 2021 |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Alejandro Mayorkas | DC | November 23, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | January 19, 2021 | 7–4 | January 26, 2021 | 55–42 | January 28, 2021 | 56–43 | February 2, 2021 | February 2, 2021 |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Michael Regan | NC | December 17, 2020 | Environment and Public Works | February 3, 2021 | 14–6 | February 9, 2021 | 65–35 | March 10, 2021 | 66–34 | March 10, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Neera Tanden | MA | November 30, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | February 9, 2021 | Withdrawal announced March 2, 2021, officially submitted on March 25, 2021[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||
| Budget | February 10, 2021 | |||||||||||
| Shalanda Young | LA | November 24, 2021 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | February 1, 2022 | 8–6 | February 9, 2022 | 53–31 | March 14, 2022 | 61–36 | March 15, 2022 | March 17, 2022 | |
| Budget | February 1, 2022 | 15–6 | February 9, 2022 | |||||||||
| Director of National Intelligence | Avril Haines | NY | November 23, 2020 | Intelligence | January 19, 2021 | Unanimous | January 20, 2021 | N/A | N/A | 84–10 | January 20, 2021 | January 21, 2021 |
| Trade Representative | Katherine Tai | DC | December 10, 2020 | Finance | February 25, 2021 | Unanimous | March 3, 2021 | 98–0 | March 16, 2021 | 98–0 | March 17, 2021 | March 18, 2021 |
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Linda Thomas- Greenfield |
LA | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 27, 2021 | 18–4 | February 4, 2021 | 75–20 | February 22, 2021 | 78–20 | February 23, 2021 | February 25, 2021 |
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | Cecilia Rouse | NJ | November 30, 2020 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | Unanimous | February 4, 2021 | 94–5 | March 2, 2021 | 95–4 | March 2, 2021 | March 12, 2021 |
| Jared Bernstein | VA | February 14, 2023 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | April 18, 2023 | 12–11 | May 11, 2023 | 50–49 | June 13, 2023 | 50–49 | June 13, 2023 | July 10, 2023 | |
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Isabel Guzman | CA | January 7, 2021 | Small Business and Entrepreneurship | February 3, 2021 | 15–5 | February 24, 2021 | 80–18 | March 16, 2021 | 81–17 | March 16, 2021 | March 17, 2021 |
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | Eric Lander | MA | January 15, 2021 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | April 29, 2021 | 22–6 | May 20, 2021 | N/A | N/A | Unanimous | May 28, 2021 | June 2, 2021 |
| Arati Prabhakar | CA | June 21, 2022 | July 20, 2022 | 15–13 | July 27, 2022 | 58–38 | September 21, 2022 | 56–40 | September 22, 2022 | October 3, 2022 | ||
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | William Burns[lower-alpha 4] | MD | January 11, 2021 | Intelligence | February 24, 2021 | Unanimous | March 2, 2021 | N/A | N/A | Unanimous | March 18, 2021 | March 19, 2021 |
On November 7, 2020, it was announced that Democrat Joe Biden defeated the incumbent president, Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential election. Joe Biden received 306 electoral votes compared to Trump's 232 electoral votes, with 270 needed to win the presidency. He assumed office on January 20, 2021.
| President of the United States | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Joe Biden | November 20, 1942 (age 81) |
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[11] |
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) was elected vice president of the United States, receiving 306 electoral votes, compared to the incumbent vice president, Mike Pence, who received 232 electoral votes. An elected vice president does not require Senate confirmation, and the vice president does not serve at the president's pleasure.
Having assumed office on January 20, 2021, she is the first female vice president of the United States as well as the first African American and Asian American to hold the second-highest office.
| Vice President of the United States | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Kamala Harris | October 20, 1964 (age 59) |
|
[12] |
The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).
A nomination for Secretary of State is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Antony Blinken | April 16, 1962 (age 62) |
|
[14] |
A nomination for Secretary of the Treasury is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Finance Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of the Treasury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Janet Yellen | August 13, 1946 (age 78) |
|
[16] |
A nomination for Secretary of Defense is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Armed Services Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Biden's announced nominee, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, required a congressional waiver to be granted under the National Security Act of 1947 before he was confirmed.[17]
Waiver process:
Confirmation process:
| Secretary of Defense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Lloyd Austin | August 8, 1953 (age 71) |
|
[20] |
A nomination for Attorney General is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Judiciary Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Attorney General | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Merrick Garland | November 13, 1952 (age 71) |
|
[22] |
A nomination for Secretary of the Interior is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Biden reportedly offered the position to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, but she turned it down.[23]
| Secretary of the Interior | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Deb Haaland | December 2, 1960 (age 63) |
|
[25] |
A nomination for Secretary of Agriculture is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Agriculture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Tom Vilsack | December 13, 1950 (age 73) |
|
[27] |
A nomination for Secretary of Commerce is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Commerce | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Gina Raimondo | May 17, 1971 (age 53) |
|
[29] |
A nomination for Secretary of Labor is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Labor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Marty Walsh | April 10, 1967 (age 57) |
|
[31] |
On February 7, 2023, it was reported that Walsh would be resigning in the coming days in order to become President of the National Hockey League Players' Association. Walsh will be the second member of the presidential cabinet to resign, after Eric Lander, who resigned as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in early 2022. After pressure from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Biden nominated Deputy Secretary Julie Su to the position.[32]
| Secretary of Labor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 |
Julie Su | February 19, 1969 (age 55) |
|
[34] |
Although historically the nominee also holds meetings with the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, officially a nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Xavier Becerra | January 26, 1958 (age 66) |
|
[14] |
A nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Marcia Fudge | October 29, 1952 (age 71) |
|
[38] |
A nomination for Secretary of Transportation is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Transportation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Pete Buttigieg | January 19, 1982 (age 42) |
|
[41] |
The nomination of a secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Energy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Jennifer Granholm | February 5, 1959 (age 65) |
|
[43] |
A nomination for Secretary of Education is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Miguel Cardona | July 11, 1975 (age 49) |
|
[45] |
A nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Denis McDonough | December 2, 1969 (age 54) |
|
[47] |
A nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
| Secretary of Homeland Security | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Alejandro Mayorkas |
November 24, 1959 |
|
[14] |
Cabinet-level officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet level, but which are not heads of the executive departments. Which exact positions that are considered to be cabinet-level varies with each president. Biden has announced he will elevate three positions to Cabinet-level, while removing the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[49]
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Michael S. Regan | August 6, 1976 (age 48) |
|
[51] |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Neera Tanden | September 10, 1970 (age 54) |
|
[14] |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Shalanda Young | August 29, 1977 (age 47) |
|
[14] |
| Director of National Intelligence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Avril Haines | August 27, 1969 (age 55) |
|
[14] |
The U.S. trade representative has been a Cabinet-level member since 1974, the beginning of Gerald Ford's presidency.
| U.S. Trade Representative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Katherine Tai | March 18, 1974 |
|
[14] |
The UN ambassador was previously in the Cabinet from 1953 to 1989, 1993 to 2001, and 2009 to 2018.
| U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Linda Thomas-Greenfield | November 22, 1952 (age 71) |
|
[14][58] |
This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2009 to 2017.
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 |
Cecilia Rouse | December 18, 1963 (age 60) |
|
[14] |
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Jared Bernstein | 1955 (age 68–69) |
|
[61][62] |
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
Isabel Guzman | 1971 (age 52–53) |
|
[64][65] |
Biden elevated this position to the Cabinet for the first time, emphasizing the importance of science in the administration.[66]
His staff role as Science Advisor to the President does not require Senate confirmation, and he began the role on January 25, 2021.[67]
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
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Eric Lander | February 3, 1957 (age 67) |
|
[66][70] |
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 |
Arati Prabhakar | February 2, 1959 (age 65) |
|
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This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2017 to 2021.
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
|
William Burns | April 4, 1956 (age 68) |
|
[73][5] |
The White House chief of staff has traditionally been the highest-ranking staff employee of the White House. The responsibilities of the chief of staff are both managerial and advisory over the president's official business. The chief of staff is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president; it does not require Senate confirmation. The first Cabinet or Cabinet-level position appointee announced by Biden was White House chief of staff Ron Klain.[74] He stepped down in February 2023, and he was succeeded by Jeff Zients.[75][76][77]
| White House Chief of Staff | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
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Ron Klain | August 8, 1961 (age 63) |
January 20, 2021 – February 7, 2023 |
|
[14] |
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Jeff Zients | November 12, 1966 (age 57) |
February 8, 2023 - Present |
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