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Administration Officials

Track the current status of relevant cabinet, sub-cabinet and agency appointees in the current administration.

*This page is being updated as new appointments are confirmed.

Department of Agriculture

  • Brooke Rollins, Secretary
  • Deputy Secretary
  • Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

Department of Commerce

  • Howard Lutnick, Secretary
  • Deputy Secretary
  • Under Secretary for Industry and Security
  • Director and Under Secretary for Standards and Technology
  • Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Director and Under Secretary, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Department of Defense

  • Pete Hegseth, Secretary
  • Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
  • Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
  • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
  • Chief of Naval Research
  • Director of DARPA

Department of Education

  • Linda McMahon, Secretary
  • Under Secretary of Education
  • Deputy Secretary
  • Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education

Department of Energy

  • Chris Wright, Secretary
  • Deputy Secretary
  • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment
  • Under Secretary for Science
  • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
  • Director, Office of Science
  • Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy

Department of Health and Human Services

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary
  • Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration

Department of Homeland Security

  • Kristi Noem, Secretary
  • Deputy Secretary
  • Under Secretary for Science and Technology
  • Assistant Secretary, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Director, US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • Scott Turner, Secretary

Department of the Interior

  • Doug Bergem, Secretary
  • United States Geological Survey

Department of Justice

  • Pam Bondi Attorney General

Department of Labor

  • Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Secretary

Department of State

  • Marco Rubio, Secretary
  • Deputy Secretary of State
  • Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
  • Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Department of Transportation

  • Sean Duffy, Secretary
  • Administrator, FAA

Department of Treasury

  • Scott Bessent, Secretary

Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Denis McDonough, Secretary

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Lee Zeldin, Administrator
  • Assistant Administrator for Research and Development

Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

  • Russell Vought, Director
  • Dominic Mancini, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
  • John Pasquantino, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)

  • Tulsi Gabbard, Director

Office of the Director of Science & Technology Policy

  • Michael Kratsios, Director
  • Associate Director for Science
  • Deputy Director for Health and Life Sciences
  • Principle Assistant Director for National Security
  • Deputy Director for Climate and Environment

United States Mission to the United Nations

  • To be confirmed, Ambassador

United States Small Business Administration

  • Kelly Loeffler, Administrator

United States Trade Representative

  • Jameison Greer, Representative

White House Chief of Staff

  • Susie Wiles

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

  • Janet Petro, Acting Administrator

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Marco Rubio, Acting Administrator

National Science Foundation (NSF)

  • Vacant

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

  • Dr. Shelly C. Lowe, Acting Chairman

Fish and Wildlife Services Agency

  • Paul Souza, Director
  • Stephen D. Guertin, Deputy Director for Program Management and Policy

National Institute of Health (NIH)

  • Jay Bhattacharya, Director

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

  • Howard Shelanski, Director

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Sara Brenner, Acting Commissioner

Executive Orders

See executive orders from the current administration across a range of issues of importance to Duke University.