Transcript Presidential Cabinet

The President’s Cabinet
2015
Secretary of State
JOHN KERRY
Hillary Clinton
Advises President on
foreign policy
Negotiates
agreements with
foreign countries
Represents the U.S.
in international
organizations
Agencies: Foreign
Service, Bureau of
Diplomatic Security
Secretary of Treasury
Produces coins and bills
Jack Lew
Collects taxes
Manages public debt
Agencies:
*U.S. Mint
*Internal Revenue Service
(IRS)
*Bureau of the Public Debt
Timothy
Geithner
Secretary of Defense
Ashton Carter
Provides military
forces to protect our
countries security
Agencies:
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Departments of the
Army, Navy, and Air
Force
Department of Justice (Attorney
General)
Legal advice to President
Represents U.S. in Court
Enforces Federal laws
Operates Federal Prisons
Agencies:
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Criminal Division,
Civil Rights Division,
FBI, U.S. Marshals, ATF
Nominee
Loretta
Lynch
Eric Holder
Former
Attorney
General
Secretary of Interior
Manages national parks, public
lands, and wildlife refuges
Assists Native Americans with
their affairs
Operates hydroelectric power
plants
Agencies:
*U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
*Bureau of Indian Affairs
*National Park Service
Sally Jewell
Secretary of Agriculture
Inspects food
Manages national
forests
Administers food
stamp and school
lunch programs
Agencies: Farm Service
Agency, Food and Nutrition
Service, Rural Development
Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce
Grants patents and
registers trademarks
Conducts the
CENSUS
Agencies: Bureau of
Census, Patent and
Trademark Office
Penny Pritzker
Secretary of Labor
Enforces laws on
MINIMUM WAGES,
maximum hours, working
conditions
Operates job training
programs
Administers
unemployment insurance,
and workers
compensation programs
Agencies: Bureau of
Labor Statistics
THOMAS PEREZ
Secretary of Health & Human
Services
Administers
Medicare and
Medicaid
Conducts programs
to prevent & control
disease
Enforces pure food
and drug laws
Agencies: Food &
Drug Administration,
National Institutes of
Health
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Secretary of Housing & Urban
Development
Enforces fair housing laws
Operates home-financing
and public housing
programs
Agencies:
Office of Housing
Office of Fair Housing
and Equal Opportunity
Government National
Mortgage Association
Julian Castro
Secretary of Transportation
Administers programs to
promote and regulate
highways, mass transit,
railroads, waterways, air
travel, and oil and gas
pipelines
Agencies:
Federal Highway
Administration
Aviation and Railroad
Administration
Maritime Administration
ANTHONY FOXX
Secretary of Energy
Promotes production
of renewable energy,
fossil fuels, and
nuclear energy
Conducts nuclear
weapons research
and production
Agencies: Office of
Nuclear Energy,
Science, and
technology, Regional
Power Administration
Ernest Moniz
Department of Education
Conducts educational
research
Administers federal aid
to schools
Agencies: Office of
Elementary and
Secondary Education,
Office of Postsecondary
Education
Arne Duncan
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Administers benefits,
pensions, and medical
programs to Veterans of
the armed forces
Agencies: Veterans
Benefits Administration,
Veterans Health
Administration
Robert McDonald
Secretary of Homeland Security
Border and transportation
security
Chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear
defense
Emergency preparedness
and response
Agencies:
Coast Guard
Secret Service,
TSA
U.S. Citizenship and
immigration services,
customs enforcement
Jeh Johnson
Cabinet Department video
The Situation Room
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WHITE HOUSE
CHIEF OF STAFF
Denis McDonough
President Obama’s
right hand man!
Most Powerful in the
White House Office
Oversees the actions of
the White House staff,
manages the President's
schedule, and decides
who is allowed to meet
with the President.
White House
PRESS SECRETARY
JOSH EARNEST
• Acts as a
spokesperson for the
US Government
• Responsible for
collecting information
about actions and
events
• Issues the
administration's
reactions to
developments
around the world.
White House Staff
Chief of Staff: Denis McDonough
Deputy Chief of Staff: Nancy-Ann
DeParle
Deputy Chief of Staff: Alyssa
Mastromonaco
Counselor to the President: Peter
Rouse
Senior Advisor: Valerie Jarrett
Senior Advisor: David Plouffe
Executive Office of the President
Every day, the President of the United States is faced with scores of
decisions, each with important consequences for America’s future. To
provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern
effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks
ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American
people to promoting our trade interests abroad.
Overseen by the White House Chief of Staff, the EOP has traditionally been
home to many of the President’s closest advisors.
The following entities exist within the Executive Office of the President:
Council of Economic Advisers
Council on Environmental Quality
Executive Residence
National Security Staff
Office of Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Office of the Vice President
The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:
White House Chief of Staff
Denis McDonough
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Gina McCarthy
http://www.epa.gov
Office of Management & Budget
Director Sylvia Burwell
whitehouse.gov/omb
United States Trade Representative
Ambassador Michael Froman
www.ustr.gov
United States Mission to the United Nations
Ambassador Samantha Power
usun.state.gov/
Council of Economic Advisers
Chairman Jason Furman
www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/
Small Business Administration
Acting Administrator Jeanne Hulit
www.sba.gov/
White House Office
In addition, the following entities exist within
the White House Office:
Office of the First Lady
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Office of the Social Secretary
Domestic Policy Council
Office
of Legislative Affairs
Office of National AIDS Policy
Office of Management and Administration
Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
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White House Personnel
Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation  White House Operations
National Security Advisor
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Telephone Office
National Economic Council
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Visitors Office
Oval Office Operations
Office of Cabinet Affairs
Office of Presidential Personnel
Office of the Chief of Staff
Office of Public Engagement and
Office of Communications
Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of the Press Secretary
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Office of Public Engagement
Council on Women and Girls
Media Affairs
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Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Research
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Office of Urban Affairs
Speechwriting
Office of Scheduling and Advance
Office of Digital Strategy
Office of the Staff Secretary
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Presidential Correspondence
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Executive Clerk
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Records Management
Office of the White House Counsel
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN
Janet Yellin has been nominated by
President Obama but needs to go
through the Senate Committee hearings
and then be voted on by the Senate.
JANET YELLIN
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