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His administration has to fill some 4,000 posts, which include members of the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/cabinet-government#ref284371" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">cabinet</a>. While the president has some <a class="md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off eb" data-term="discretion" href="https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/discretion" data-type="EB">discretion</a> in determining what posts are part of the cabinet, its core members are the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/vice-president-of-the-United-States-of-America" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">vice president</a> and heads of the 15 <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/executive-government" class="md-crosslink autoxref " data-show-preview="true">executive</a> departments. All these positions, except VP, require <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Senate-United-States-government" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Senate</a> confirmation and are in the order of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/story/who-becomes-president-after-the-president-and-vice-president" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">presidential succession</a>. Other cabinet-level posts include chief of staff, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/director-of-national-intelligence" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">director of national intelligence</a>, head of the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Central-Intelligence-Agency" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">CIA</a>, and <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/surgeon-general-of-the-United-States" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">surgeon general</a>.</p><span class="marker MOD1 mod-inline"></span><span class="marker PREMOD2 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">Below are Trump’s selections for his second cabinet as well as other key posts in his administration.</p><span class="marker MOD2 mod-inline"></span><div class="mb-20"><div class="w-100"><figure class="md-assembly m-0 mb-md-0 card card-borderless print-false" data-assembly-id="321078" data-asm-type="infogram"><div class="md-assembly-wrapper card-media" data-type="infogram"><script id="infogram_0__/W698xWUteOE9tjXNXg9e" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?Itp" type="text/javascript" title="Donald Trump's Second Cabinet and Key Members of His Administration"></script></div></figure></div></div></section> <span class="marker h2"></span><section data-level="1" id="ref400343"> <h2 class="h1">Cabinet</h2> <span class="marker PREMOD4 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">The table below features the principal members of the cabinet: the vice president and the various department heads. As noted above, the department posts require Senate confirmation.</p><div class="module-spacing"> </div><span class="marker MOD4 mod-inline"></span> <div class="md-drag md-table-wrapper"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>post</th> <th>name</th> <th>term</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/vice-president-of-the-United-States-of-America" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Vice President</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-D-Vance" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">J.D. Vance</a></td> <td>January 20, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-State" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marco-Rubio" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Marco Rubio</a></td> <td>January 21, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-the-Treasury" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of the Treasury</a></td> <td>Scott Bessent</td> <td>January 28, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Defense" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Defense</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pete-Hegseth" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Pete Hegseth</a></td> <td>January 25, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Justice" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Attorney General</a></td> <td>Pam Bondi</td> <td>February 5, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-the-Interior" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of the Interior</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Doug-Burgum" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Doug Burgum</a></td> <td>February 1, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Agriculture" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Agriculture</a></td> <td>Brooke Rollins</td> <td>February 13, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Commerce" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Commerce</a></td> <td>Howard Lutnick</td> <td>February 19, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/money/US-Department-of-Labor" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Labor</a></td> <td>Lori Chavez-DeRemer</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Health and Human Services</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.</a></td> <td>February 13, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Housing-and-Urban-Development" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Housing and Urban Development</a></td> <td>Scott Turner</td> <td>February 5, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Transportation" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Transportation</a></td> <td>Sean Duffy</td> <td>January 28, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Energy" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Energy</a></td> <td>Chris Wright</td> <td>February 3, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Education" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Education</a></td> <td>Linda McMahon</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Department-of-Veterans-Affairs" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Veterans Affairs</a></td> <td>Doug Collins</td> <td>February 5, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Department-of-Homeland-Security" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kristi-Noem" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Kristi Noem</a></td> <td>January 25, 2025–</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </section> <span class="marker h3"></span><section data-level="1" id="ref400344"> <h2 class="h1">Other members</h2> <span class="marker PREMOD5 mod-inline"></span><p class="topic-paragraph">The table below contains other positions that require Senate confirmation.</p><div class="one-good-fact-module"> </div><span class="marker MOD5 mod-inline"></span> <div class="md-drag md-table-wrapper"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>post</th> <th>name</th> <th>term</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Director of the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Central-Intelligence-Agency" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">CIA</a></td> <td>John Ratcliffe</td> <td>January 23, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/director-of-national-intelligence" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Director of National Intelligence</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tulsi-Gabbard" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Tulsi Gabbard</a></td> <td>February 12, 2025–</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Director of the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">FBI</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kash-Patel" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">Kash Patel</a></td> <td></td> </tr><tr> <td>Ambassador to the <a 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