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height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Argentine_order_of_precedence" title="Argentine order of precedence">Argentina</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Table_of_precedence_for_the_Commonwealth_of_Australia" title="Table of precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia">Australia</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Bangladesh" title="Order of precedence in Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/23px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/35px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/45px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Table_of_precedence_for_Barbados" title="Table of precedence for Barbados">Barbados</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Belgian_order_of_precedence" title="Belgian order of precedence">Belgium</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_order_of_precedence" title="Brazilian order of precedence">Brazil</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/23px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/35px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Brunei.svg/46px-Flag_of_Brunei.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Brunei" title="Order of precedence in Brunei">Brunei</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Canadian_order_of_precedence" title="Canadian order of precedence">Canada</a> </p> <dl><dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/46px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Alberta" title="Order of precedence in Alberta">Alberta</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_British_Columbia" title="Order of precedence in British Columbia">British Columbia</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Manitoba" title="Order of precedence in Manitoba">Manitoba</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/46px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Order of precedence in Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_New_Brunswick" title="Order of precedence in New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Nova_Scotia" title="Order of precedence in Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Ontario" title="Order of precedence in Ontario">Ontario</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/22px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/34px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/44px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1751" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Prince_Edward_Island" title="Order of precedence in Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/23px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/35px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/45px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Quebec" title="Order of precedence in Quebec">Quebec</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="992" data-file-height="496" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Saskatchewan" title="Order of precedence in Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/46px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1400" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Yukon" title="Order of precedence in Yukon">Yukon</a></dd></dl> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chilean_order_of_precedence" title="Chilean order of precedence">Chile</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_China" title="Order of precedence in China">China</a> </p> <dl><dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_order_of_precedence" title="Hong Kong order of precedence">Hong Kong</a></dd></dl> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Colombian_order_of_precedence" title="Colombian order of precedence">Colombia</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Danish_order_of_precedence" title="Danish order of precedence">Denmark</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_the_European_Union" title="Order of precedence in the European Union">European Union</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Finnish_order_of_precedence" title="Finnish order of precedence">Finland</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/French_order_of_precedence" title="French order of precedence">France</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/German_order_of_precedence" title="German order of precedence">Germany</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Greek_order_of_precedence" title="Greek order of precedence">Greece</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Guatemalan_order_of_precedence" title="Guatemalan order of precedence">Guatemala</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282001%E2%80%932023%29.svg/15px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282001%E2%80%932023%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282001%E2%80%932023%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282001%E2%80%932023%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282001%E2%80%932023%29.svg/30px-Flag_of_Vatican_City_%282001%E2%80%932023%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_the_Catholic_Church" title="Order of precedence in the Catholic Church">Holy See</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_India" title="Order of precedence in India">India</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_order_of_precedence" title="Indonesian order of precedence">Indonesia</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Order of precedence in the Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> </p> <dl><dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire.svg/23px-Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire.svg/35px-Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire.svg/46px-Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Ireland_(1897%E2%80%931922)" title="Order of precedence in Ireland (1897–1922)">Ireland (1897–1922) (hist.)</a></i></dd></dl> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_the_Isle_of_Man" title="Order of precedence in the Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Israeli_order_of_precedence" title="Israeli order of precedence">Israel</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Italian_order_of_precedence" title="Italian order of precedence">Italy</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jamaican_order_of_precedence" title="Jamaican order of precedence">Jamaica</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Japan_(Imperial_family)" title="Order of precedence in Japan (Imperial family)">Japan</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_order_of_precedence" title="Lithuanian order of precedence">Lithuania</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_order_of_precedence" title="Malaysian order of precedence">Malaysia</a> </p> <dl><dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Johor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Johor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Johor.svg/35px-Flag_of_Johor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Johor.svg/46px-Flag_of_Johor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Johor" title="Order of precedence in Johor">Johor</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Flag_of_Kedah.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kedah.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Flag_of_Kedah.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kedah.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Flag_of_Kedah.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kedah.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Kedah" title="Order of precedence in Kedah">Kedah</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Kelantan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kelantan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Kelantan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kelantan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Kelantan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kelantan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Kelantan" title="Order of precedence in Kelantan">Kelantan</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Malacca.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malacca.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Malacca.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malacca.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Malacca.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malacca.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Malacca" title="Order of precedence in Malacca">Malacca</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Negeri_Sembilan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Negeri_Sembilan" title="Order of precedence in Negeri Sembilan">Negeri Sembilan</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Pahang.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pahang.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Pahang.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pahang.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Pahang.svg/46px-Flag_of_Pahang.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Pahang" title="Order of precedence in Pahang">Pahang</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Penang_%28Malaysia%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Penang_%28Malaysia%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Penang_%28Malaysia%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Penang_%28Malaysia%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Penang_%28Malaysia%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Penang_%28Malaysia%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="512" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Penang" title="Order of precedence in Penang">Penang</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_Perak.svg/23px-Flag_of_Perak.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_Perak.svg/35px-Flag_of_Perak.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_Perak.svg/46px-Flag_of_Perak.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Perak" title="Order of precedence in Perak">Perak</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Perlis.svg/23px-Flag_of_Perlis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Perlis.svg/35px-Flag_of_Perlis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Perlis.svg/46px-Flag_of_Perlis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Perlis" title="Order of precedence in Perlis">Perlis</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Sabah.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sabah.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Sabah.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sabah.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Sabah.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sabah.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Sabah" title="Order of precedence in Sabah">Sabah</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Sarawak" title="Order of precedence in Sarawak">Sarawak</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Selangor.svg/23px-Flag_of_Selangor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Selangor.svg/35px-Flag_of_Selangor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Selangor.svg/46px-Flag_of_Selangor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Selangor" title="Order of precedence in Selangor">Selangor</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Terengganu.svg/23px-Flag_of_Terengganu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Terengganu.svg/35px-Flag_of_Terengganu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Terengganu.svg/46px-Flag_of_Terengganu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Terengganu" title="Order of precedence in Terengganu">Terengganu</a></dd></dl> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maltese_order_of_precedence" title="Maltese order of precedence">Malta</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_order_of_precedence" title="New Zealand order of precedence">New Zealand</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Nepal" title="Order of precedence in Nepal">Nepal</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_order_of_precedence" title="Norwegian order of precedence">Norway</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Pakistan" title="Order of precedence in Pakistan">Pakistan</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Polish_order_of_precedence" title="Polish order of precedence">Poland</a> </p> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Herb_Rzeczypospolitej_Obojga_Narodow_(Alex_K).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Herb_Rzeczypospolitej_Obojga_Narodow_%28Alex_K%29.svg/15px-Herb_Rzeczypospolitej_Obojga_Narodow_%28Alex_K%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Herb_Rzeczypospolitej_Obojga_Narodow_%28Alex_K%29.svg/23px-Herb_Rzeczypospolitej_Obojga_Narodow_%28Alex_K%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Herb_Rzeczypospolitej_Obojga_Narodow_%28Alex_K%29.svg/30px-Herb_Rzeczypospolitej_Obojga_Narodow_%28Alex_K%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="909" data-file-height="1127" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_the_Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth" title="Order of precedence in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth">Poland-Lithuania (hist.)</a></i></dd></dl> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_order_of_precedence" title="Portuguese order of precedence">Portugal</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_order_of_precedence" title="Philippine order of precedence">Philippines</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Romania" title="Order of precedence in Romania">Romania</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Table_of_precedence_in_South_Africa" title="Table of precedence in South Africa">South Africa</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/South_Korean_order_of_precedence" title="South Korean order of precedence">South Korea</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Spanish_order_of_precedence" title="Spanish order of precedence">Spain</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_order_of_precedence" title="Sri Lankan order of precedence">Sri Lanka</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Singapore_order_of_precedence" title="Singapore order of precedence">Singapore</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swedish_order_of_precedence" title="Swedish order of precedence">Sweden</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swiss_order_of_precedence" title="Swiss order of precedence">Switzerland</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thai_order_of_precedence" title="Thai order of precedence">Thailand</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Turkish_order_of_precedence" title="Turkish order of precedence">Turkey</a> </p><p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Orders_of_precedence_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </p> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Scotland" title="Order of precedence in Scotland">Scotland</a></dd> <dd><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Order of precedence in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></dd></dl> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">United States</a></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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href="/wiki/Template:Precedence" title="Template:Precedence"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Precedence" title="Template talk:Precedence"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Precedence" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Precedence"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United States order of precedence</b> is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Protocol_of_the_United_States" title="Chief of Protocol of the United States">Chief of Protocol of the United States</a> which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sdregs_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdregs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in <a href="/wiki/Diplomacy" title="Diplomacy">diplomacy</a>, and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. Former presidents, vice presidents, first ladies, second ladies, and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list. </p><p>The order is established by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>, through the Office of the <a href="/wiki/White_House_Chief_of_Staff" title="White House Chief of Staff">Chief of Staff</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sdregs_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdregs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is maintained by the State Department's <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Protocol_of_the_United_States" title="Chief of Protocol of the United States">Office of the Chief of Protocol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sdocp_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdocp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is only used to indicate ceremonial <a href="/wiki/Protocol_(diplomacy)" title="Protocol (diplomacy)">protocol</a> and has no legal standing; it does not reflect the <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession" title="United States presidential line of succession">presidential line of succession</a> or the co-equal status of the <a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers_under_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Separation of powers under the United States Constitution">branches of government</a> under the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">Constitution</a>. The Office of the Chief of Protocol published an updated order of precedence in February 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List">List</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_order_of_precedence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Except as otherwise noted, positions in the list are from the following source.<sup id="cite_ref-official_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Details are accurate as of October 13, 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_order_of_precedence&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>. </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a><sup id="cite_ref-note1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President of the United States</a><sup id="cite_ref-note1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">Governor of a state</a><sup id="cite_ref-note1_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – when in own state</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker of the House of Representatives</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Johnson" title="Mike Johnson">Mike Johnson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice of the United States</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Roberts" title="John Roberts">John Roberts</a>)</li> <li>Former presidents of the United States or their <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States#Living_former_first_ladies" title="First Lady of the United States">widows/widowers</a> (by seniority of assuming office): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> (January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> (January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)</li></ol></li> <li>Former vice presidents of the United States or their <a href="/wiki/Second_Lady_of_the_United_States#Living_second_spouses" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lady of the United States">widows/widowers</a> (by seniority of assuming office): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a> (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> (January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a> (January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States#Current_U.S._Ambassadors" title="Ambassadors of the United States">American ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to foreign governments</a> – when at post</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States#Ambassadors_to_International_Organizations" title="Ambassadors of the United States">American ambassadors, permanent representatives or representatives to international organizations who hold chief of mission authority</a><sup id="cite_ref-note2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – when at post</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charg%C3%A9_d%27affaires#Types_of_chargés" title="Chargé d'affaires">American chargé d'affaires ad interim</a> – when at post</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> (<a href="/wiki/Antony_Blinken" title="Antony Blinken">Antony Blinken</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="President of the United Nations General Assembly">President, United Nations General Assembly</a> – when in session (<a href="/wiki/Phil%C3%A9mon_Yang" title="Philémon Yang">Philémon Yang</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General of the United Nations</a> – when at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a>)</li> <li>President, United Nations General Assembly – when not in session</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_to_the_United_States" title="List of ambassadors to the United States">Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of foreign diplomatic missions to the United States</a><sup id="cite_ref-note3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (in order of presentation of credentials to the President of the United States)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States">Associate justices of the Supreme Court</a> (ranked by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas" title="Clarence Thomas">Clarence Thomas</a> (October 18, 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Alito" title="Samuel Alito">Samuel Alito</a> (January 31, 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sonia Sotomayor</a> (August 8, 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elena_Kagan" title="Elena Kagan">Elena Kagan</a> (August 7, 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Gorsuch" title="Neil Gorsuch">Neil Gorsuch</a> (April 8, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Kavanaugh" title="Brett Kavanaugh">Brett Kavanaugh</a> (October 6, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Coney_Barrett" title="Amy Coney Barrett">Amy Coney Barrett</a> (October 27, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson" title="Ketanji Brown Jackson">Ketanji Brown Jackson</a> (June 30, 2022)</li></ol></li> <li>Retired chief justices of the United States (ranked by date of appointment; currently none)</li> <li>Retired associate justices of the Supreme Court, unless they resigned (ranked by date of appointment):<sup id="cite_ref-noteSCOUTS_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-noteSCOUTS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Kennedy" title="Anthony Kennedy">Anthony Kennedy</a> (February 18, 1988 – July 31, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Souter" title="David Souter">David Souter</a> (October 9, 1990 – June 29, 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Breyer" title="Stephen Breyer">Stephen Breyer</a> (August 3, 1994 – June 30, 2022)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States" title="Cabinet of the United States">The Cabinet</a> (other than Secretary of State), ranked according to the date of establishment of the department,<sup id="cite_ref-note4_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as added by the president,<sup id="cite_ref-note5_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as follows: <ol><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Secretary of the Treasury">Secretary of the Treasury</a> (<a href="/wiki/Janet_Yellen" title="Janet Yellen">Janet Yellen</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">Attorney General</a> (<a href="/wiki/Merrick_Garland" title="Merrick Garland">Merrick Garland</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Interior" title="United States Secretary of the Interior">Secretary of the Interior</a> (<a href="/wiki/Deb_Haaland" title="Deb Haaland">Deb Haaland</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Agriculture" title="United States Secretary of Agriculture">Secretary of Agriculture</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tom_Vilsack" title="Tom Vilsack">Tom Vilsack</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce" title="United States Secretary of Commerce">Secretary of Commerce</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gina_Raimondo" title="Gina Raimondo">Gina Raimondo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Labor" title="United States Secretary of Labor">Secretary of Labor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Julie_Su" title="Julie Su">Julie Su</a>) (Acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services" title="United States Secretary of Health and Human Services">Secretary of Health and Human Services</a> (<a href="/wiki/Xavier_Becerra" title="Xavier Becerra">Xavier Becerra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development" title="United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development">Secretary of Housing and Urban Development</a> (<a href="/wiki/Adrianne_Todman" title="Adrianne Todman">Adrianne Todman</a>) (Acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Transportation" title="United States Secretary of Transportation">Secretary of Transportation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg" title="Pete Buttigieg">Pete Buttigieg</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Energy" title="United States Secretary of Energy">Secretary of Energy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Granholm" title="Jennifer Granholm">Jennifer Granholm</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Education" title="United States Secretary of Education">Secretary of Education</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cardona" title="Miguel Cardona">Miguel Cardona</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs">Secretary of Veterans Affairs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Denis_McDonough" title="Denis McDonough">Denis McDonough</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Mayorkas" title="Alejandro Mayorkas">Alejandro Mayorkas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_Chief_of_Staff" title="White House Chief of Staff">White House chief of staff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Zients" title="Jeff Zients">Jeff Zients</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency">Administrator</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michael_S._Regan" title="Michael S. Regan">Michael S. Regan</a>)</li> <li>Director, <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Office of Management and Budget">Office of Management and Budget</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shalanda_Young" title="Shalanda Young">Shalanda Young</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_National_Intelligence" title="Director of National Intelligence">Director of National Intelligence</a> (<a href="/wiki/Avril_Haines" title="Avril Haines">Avril Haines</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_United_States_Trade_Representative" title="Office of the United States Trade Representative">United States trade representative</a> (<a href="/wiki/Katherine_Tai" title="Katherine Tai">Katherine Tai</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations">Ambassador to the United Nations</a> (<a href="/wiki/Linda_Thomas-Greenfield" title="Linda Thomas-Greenfield">Linda Thomas-Greenfield</a>)</li> <li>Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Economic_Advisers" title="Council of Economic Advisers">Council of Economic Advisers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jared_Bernstein" title="Jared Bernstein">Jared Bernstein</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_Small_Business_Administration" title="Administrator of the Small Business Administration">Administrator</a>, <a href="/wiki/Small_Business_Administration" title="Small Business Administration">Small Business Administration</a> (<a href="/wiki/Isabel_Guzman" title="Isabel Guzman">Isabel Guzman</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_Advisor_to_the_President" title="Science Advisor to the President">Presidential Science Advisor</a> and Director of the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Science_and_Technology_Policy" title="Office of Science and Technology Policy">Office of Science and Technology Policy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arati_Prabhakar" title="Arati Prabhakar">Arati Prabhakar</a>)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate</a> (<a href="/wiki/Patty_Murray" title="Patty Murray">Patty Murray</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate majority leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">Chuck Schumer</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate minority leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell">Mitch McConnell</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate majority whip</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dick_Durbin" title="Dick Durbin">Dick Durbin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate minority whip</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Thune" title="John Thune">John Thune</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senators</a> (by <a href="/wiki/Seniority_in_the_United_States_Senate" title="Seniority in the United States Senate">length of service</a>; if the same, by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">state's date of admission into the Union</a> or <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#States" title="List of states and territories of the United States">alphabetically by state</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">Governors of states</a><sup id="cite_ref-note1_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – when outside their own states (relative precedence among governors, all of whom are outside their own state, is determined by each <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">state's date of admission into the Union</a> or <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#States" title="List of states and territories of the United States">alphabetically by state</a>) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Carney_(Delaware_politician)" title="John Carney (Delaware politician)">John Carney</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">Governor of Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Josh_Shapiro" title="Josh Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Governor of New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia" title="Governor of Georgia">Governor of Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brian_Kemp" title="Brian Kemp">Brian Kemp</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Connecticut">Governor of Connecticut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ned_Lamont" title="Ned Lamont">Ned Lamont</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Maura Healey</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Governor of Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wes_Moore" title="Wes Moore">Wes Moore</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">Governor of South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">Henry McMaster</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">Governor of New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chris_Sununu" title="Chris Sununu">Chris Sununu</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor of Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Glenn Youngkin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor of New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kathy_Hochul" title="Kathy Hochul">Kathy Hochul</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">Governor of North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Roy Cooper</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">Governor of Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Daniel_McKee" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel McKee">Daniel McKee</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Scott" title="Phil Scott">Phil Scott</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Governor of Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andy_Beshear" title="Andy Beshear">Andy Beshear</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">Governor of Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)">Bill Lee</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Ohio">Governor of Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_DeWine" title="Mike DeWine">Mike DeWine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor of Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Jeff Landry</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">Governor of Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eric_Holcomb" title="Eric Holcomb">Eric Holcomb</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Governor of Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tate_Reeves" title="Tate Reeves">Tate Reeves</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/J._B._Pritzker" title="J. B. Pritzker">J. B. Pritzker</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Alabama">Governor of Alabama</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Kay Ivey</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills">Janet Mills</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Missouri">Governor of Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Mike Parson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arkansas">Governor of Arkansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sarah_Huckabee_Sanders" title="Sarah Huckabee Sanders">Sarah Huckabee Sanders</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">Governor of Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer" title="Gretchen Whitmer">Gretchen Whitmer</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Florida">Governor of Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ron_DeSantis" title="Ron DeSantis">Ron DeSantis</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor of Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Greg Abbott</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Iowa">Governor of Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kim_Reynolds" title="Kim Reynolds">Kim Reynolds</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">Governor of Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Tony Evers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">Governor of California</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gavin_Newsom" title="Gavin Newsom">Gavin Newsom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor of Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Tim Walz</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">Governor of Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tina_Kotek" title="Tina Kotek">Tina Kotek</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">Governor of Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Laura_Kelly" title="Laura Kelly">Laura Kelly</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of West Virginia">Governor of West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jim_Justice" title="Jim Justice">Jim Justice</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nevada">Governor of Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Joe Lombardo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nebraska">Governor of Nebraska</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jim_Pillen" title="Jim Pillen">Jim Pillen</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Colorado" title="Governor of Colorado">Governor of Colorado</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jared_Polis" title="Jared Polis">Jared Polis</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Governor of North Dakota">Governor of North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Doug Burgum</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">Governor of South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kristi_Noem" title="Kristi Noem">Kristi Noem</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Montana">Governor of Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greg_Gianforte" title="Greg Gianforte">Greg Gianforte</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington">Governor of Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Jay Inslee</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Idaho">Governor of Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brad_Little" title="Brad Little">Brad Little</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Wyoming">Governor of Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mark_Gordon_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Gordon (politician)">Mark Gordon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Utah">Governor of Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Spencer_Cox_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spencer Cox (politician)">Spencer Cox</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">Governor of Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Kevin Stitt</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">Governor of New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michelle_Lujan_Grisham" title="Michelle Lujan Grisham">Michelle Lujan Grisham</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arizona">Governor of Arizona</a> (<a href="/wiki/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Katie Hobbs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Alaska">Governor of Alaska</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_(politician)" title="Mike Dunleavy (politician)">Mike Dunleavy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Governor of Hawaii">Governor of Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Josh_Green_(politician)" title="Josh Green (politician)">Josh Green</a>)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">House majority leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/Steve_Scalise" title="Steve Scalise">Steve Scalise</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">House minority leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries" title="Hakeem Jeffries">Hakeem Jeffries</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">House majority whip</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tom_Emmer" title="Tom Emmer">Tom Emmer</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">House minority whip</a> (<a href="/wiki/Katherine_Clark" title="Katherine Clark">Katherine Clark</a>)</li> <li>Members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> (by <a href="/wiki/Seniority_in_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Seniority in the United States House of Representatives">length of service</a>; if the same, by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">states's date of admission into the Union</a> or <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#States" title="List of states and territories of the United States">alphabetically by state</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-voting_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives#Delegates" title="Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives">Delegates</a> or <a href="/wiki/Non-voting_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives#Resident_commissioner" title="Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives">resident commissioners</a> to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> (non-voting members) from <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">Territory of American Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">District of Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Territory of Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands of the United States</a> (by <a href="/wiki/Seniority_in_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives#Delegates" title="Seniority in the United States House of Representatives">length of service</a>) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Holmes_Norton" title="Eleanor Holmes Norton">Eleanor Holmes Norton</a> of the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="District of Columbia's at-large congressional district">District of Columbia</a> (January 3, 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregorio_Sablan" title="Gregorio Sablan">Gregorio Sablan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Northern Mariana Islands's at-large congressional district">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (January 3, 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amata_Coleman_Radewagen" title="Amata Coleman Radewagen">Amata Coleman Radewagen</a> of <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="American Samoa's at-large congressional district">American Samoa</a> (January 3, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stacey_Plaskett" title="Stacey Plaskett">Stacey Plaskett</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="United States Virgin Islands's at-large congressional district">US Virgin Islands</a> (January 3, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenniffer_Gonz%C3%A1lez" class="mw-redirect" title="Jenniffer González">Jenniffer González</a> of <a href="/wiki/Resident_Commissioner_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (January 3, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Moylan" title="James Moylan">James Moylan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guam%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Guam's at-large congressional district">Guam</a> (January 3, 2023)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">Governors</a> of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Territory of Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">Territory of American Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</a> (ordered by territory's date of entering U.S. jurisdiction or <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#Territories" title="List of states and territories of the United States">alphabetically by territory</a>): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Governor of Puerto Rico">Governor of Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pedro Pierluisi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Guam">Governor of Guam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lou_Leon_Guerrero" title="Lou Leon Guerrero">Lou Leon Guerrero</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of American Samoa">Governor of American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lemanu_Peleti_Mauga" title="Lemanu Peleti Mauga">Lemanu Peleti Mauga</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="List of governors of the United States Virgin Islands">Governor of the US Virgin Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Albert_Bryan_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert Bryan (politician)">Albert Bryan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands">Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palacios" title="Arnold Palacios">Arnold Palacios</a>)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Executive Office of the President of the United States">Assistants to the president</a>: <ol><li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(United_States)" title="National Security Advisor (United States)">National Security Advisor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jake_Sullivan" title="Jake Sullivan">Jake Sullivan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counselor_to_the_President" title="Counselor to the President">Counselors to the president</a> (ranked by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Ricchetti" title="Steve Ricchetti">Steve Ricchetti</a> (January 20, 2021)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_Deputy_Chief_of_Staff" title="White House Deputy Chief of Staff">White House deputy chiefs of staff</a> (ranked by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Reed_(political_operative)" title="Bruce Reed (political operative)">Bruce Reed</a> (January 20, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Quillian" title="Natalie Quillian">Natalie Quillian</a> (February 8, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annie_Tomasini" title="Annie Tomasini">Annie Tomasini</a> (February 9, 2024)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="Office of the First Lady of the United States">Chief of Staff to the spouse of the president</a> (Vacant)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_to_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States">Chief of Staff to the vice president</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lorraine_Voles" title="Lorraine Voles">Lorraine Voles</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senior_Advisor_to_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Senior Advisor to the President of the United States">Senior advisors to the president</a> (ordered by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Dunn" title="Anita Dunn">Anita Dunn</a> (January 20, 2021, returned on May 5, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_K._Benjamin" title="Stephen K. Benjamin">Stephen K. Benjamin</a> (April 1, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Perez" title="Tom Perez">Tom Perez</a> (June 12, 2023)</li></ol></li> <li>Remaining <a href="/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Executive Office of the President of the United States">assistants to the president</a> or special presidential envoys who previously held Cabinet rank (ordered by date of appointment; excluding those already listed above) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bernal" title="Anthony Bernal">Anthony Bernal</a> (January 20, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Finer" title="Jonathan Finer">Jonathan Finer</a> (January 20, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Sherwood-Randall" title="Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall">Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall</a> (January 20, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neera_Tanden" title="Neera Tanden">Neera Tanden</a> (May 17, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Raghavan" title="Gautam Raghavan">Gautam Raghavan</a> (January 31, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karine_Jean-Pierre" title="Karine Jean-Pierre">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> (May 13, 2022)</li> <li>Dave Noble (August 19, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Zaidi_(lawyer)" title="Ali Zaidi (lawyer)">Ali Zaidi</a> (September 16, 2022)</li> <li>Jennifer Klein (September 23, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Reddy" title="Vinay Reddy">Vinay Reddy</a> (September 23, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmy_Ruiz" title="Emmy Ruiz">Emmy Ruiz</a> (September 23, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lael_Brainard" title="Lael Brainard">Lael Brainard</a> (February 21, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_LaBolt" title="Ben LaBolt">Ben LaBolt</a> (March 1, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evan_Ryan" title="Evan Ryan">Evan Ryan</a> (2023)</li> <li>Stefanie Feldman (May 25, 2023)</li> <li>Ryan Montoya (2023)</li> <li>Christian Tom (June 30, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shuwanza_Goff" title="Shuwanza Goff">Shuwanza Goff</a> (August 1, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Siskel" title="Ed Siskel">Ed Siskel</a> (September 11, 2023)</li> <li>Richard Ruffner (February 9, 2024)</li></ol></li></ol></li> <li>Other <a href="/wiki/Counselor_to_the_President" title="Counselor to the President">counselors to the president</a> (ranked by date of appointment; currently none):</li> <li>Other <a href="/wiki/Senior_Advisor_to_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Senior Advisor to the President of the United States">senior advisors to the president</a> (ranked by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Sperling" title="Gene Sperling">Gene Sperling</a> (March 15, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Podesta" title="John Podesta">John Podesta</a> (September 2, 2022)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chair_of_the_Council_on_Environmental_Quality" class="mw-redirect" title="Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality">Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brenda_Mallory_(public_official)" title="Brenda Mallory (public official)">Brenda Mallory</a>)</li> <li>Director of the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_National_Drug_Control_Policy" title="Office of National Drug Control Policy">Office of National Drug Control Policy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rahul_Gupta" title="Rahul Gupta">Rahul Gupta</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Protocol_of_the_United_States" title="Chief of Protocol of the United States">Chief of Protocol</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ethan_Rosenzweig" title="Ethan Rosenzweig">Ethan Rosenzweig</a>) (Acting) – when with the president or for a White House event</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States#Ambassadors_to_International_Organizations" title="Ambassadors of the United States">Ambassadors from the United States to international organizations</a> who do not hold Chief of Mission authority (when at post)<sup id="cite_ref-note3b_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note3b-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_to_the_United_States" title="List of ambassadors to the United States">Chargés d'affaires to the United States</a> (ordered by assumption of office)</li> <li>Former secretaries of state (ordered by term): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/James_Baker" title="James Baker">James Baker</a> (January 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a> (January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> (January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013) (note that Hillary Clinton would appear above when in attendance with her husband, former president <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a> (February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Tillerson" title="Rex Tillerson">Rex Tillerson</a> (February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pompeo" title="Mike Pompeo">Mike Pompeo</a> (April 26, 2018 – January 20, 2021)</li></ol></li> <li>Former members of the U.S. Cabinet (ordered by term, who do not already rank higher by virtue of another office)</li> <li>Former U.S. senators (ordered by leadership position, then by term; if same, then <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">by date of statehood or ratification of the Constitution</a>, who do not already rank higher by virtue of another office)</li> <li>Former governors of the state or territory in which the event is held (ordered by term, who do not already rank higher by virtue of another office)</li> <li>Former governors (of states other than the state in which the event is held, <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">by date of statehood or ratification of the Constitution</a>, who do not already rank higher by virtue of another office)</li> <li>Former U.S. representatives (ordered by leadership position, then by term; if same, then <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">by date of statehood or ratification of the Constitution</a>, who do not already rank higher by virtue of another office)</li> <li>Deputy secretaries of executive departments (in the order of the creation of the respective departments or presidential appointment as for Cabinet above): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Deputy Secretary of State">Deputy Secretary of State</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kurt_M._Campbell" title="Kurt M. Campbell">Kurt M. Campbell</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Secretary_of_State_for_Management_and_Resources" title="Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources">Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources</a> (<a href="/wiki/Richard_R._Verma" title="Richard R. Verma">Richard R. Verma</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury">Deputy Secretary of the Treasury</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wally_Adeyemo" title="Wally Adeyemo">Wally Adeyemo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Hicks" title="Kathleen Hicks">Kathleen Hicks</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Attorney_General" title="United States Deputy Attorney General">Deputy Attorney General</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lisa_Monaco" title="Lisa Monaco">Lisa Monaco</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_the_Interior" title="United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior">Deputy Secretary of the Interior</a> (<a href="/wiki/Laura_Daniel-Davis" title="Laura Daniel-Davis">Laura Daniel-Davis</a>) (Acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Agriculture" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture">Deputy Secretary of Agriculture</a> (<a href="/wiki/Xochitl_Torres_Small" title="Xochitl Torres Small">Xochitl Torres Small</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Commerce" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce">Deputy Secretary of Commerce</a> (<a href="/wiki/Don_Graves" title="Don Graves">Don Graves</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Labor" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Labor">Deputy Secretary of Labor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Julie_Su_(attorney)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julie Su (attorney)">Julie Su</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services">Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andrea_Palm" title="Andrea Palm">Andrea Palm</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development">Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development</a> (<a href="/wiki/Adrianne_Todman" title="Adrianne Todman">Adrianne Todman</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Transportation" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation">Deputy Secretary of Transportation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Polly_Trottenberg" title="Polly Trottenberg">Polly Trottenberg</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Energy" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Energy">Deputy Secretary of Energy</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_Turk" title="David Turk">David Turk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Education" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Education">Deputy Secretary of Education</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cindy_Marten" title="Cindy Marten">Cindy Marten</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs">Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tanya_J._Bradsher" title="Tanya J. Bradsher">Tanya J. Bradsher</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security">Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kristie_Canegallo" title="Kristie Canegallo">Kristie Canegallo</a>) (Acting)</li> <li>Deputy Administrator of the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (<a href="/wiki/Janet_McCabe" title="Janet McCabe">Janet McCabe</a>)</li> <li>Deputy Director of the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Office of Management and Budget">Office of Management and Budget</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nani_A._Coloretti" title="Nani A. Coloretti">Nani A. Coloretti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_National_Intelligence" title="Director of National Intelligence">Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stacey_Dixon" title="Stacey Dixon">Stacey Dixon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_United_States_Trade_Representative" title="Office of the United States Trade Representative">Deputy trade representatives</a>: <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Jayme_White" title="Jayme White">Jayme White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Bianchi" title="Sarah Bianchi">Sarah Bianchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Pagan" title="Maria Pagan">Maria Pagan</a></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations">Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Shea" title="Dorothy Shea">Dorothy Shea</a>)</li> <li>Deputy Administrator of the <a href="/wiki/Small_Business_Administration" title="Small Business Administration">Small Business Administration</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dilawar_Syed" title="Dilawar Syed">Dilawar Syed</a>)</li></ol></li> <li>Secretaries of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense#Military_Departments_and_Services" title="United States Department of Defense">military departments</a> (by creation order of branch): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christine_Wormuth" title="Christine Wormuth">Christine Wormuth</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlos_Del_Toro" title="Carlos Del Toro">Carlos Del Toro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/Frank_Kendall_III" title="Frank Kendall III">Frank Kendall III</a>)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charles_Q._Brown_Jr." title="Charles Q. Brown Jr.">Charles Q. Brown Jr.</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Federal_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the Federal Reserve">Chairman of the Federal Reserve</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jerome_Powell" title="Jerome Powell">Jerome Powell</a>)</li> <li>Commissioner of the <a href="/wiki/Social_Security_Administration" title="Social Security Administration">Social Security Administration</a> (<a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Malley" title="Martin O'Malley">Martin O'Malley</a>)</li> <li>Heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">independent federal agencies</a> at <a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule#Level_II" title="Executive Schedule">Level II of the Executive Schedule</a> (ordered by agency creation date, if same, then by term) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Director of the Central Intelligence Agency">Director of the Central Intelligence Agency</a> (CIA) (<a href="/wiki/William_J._Burns_(diplomat)" title="William J. Burns (diplomat)">William J. Burns</a>)</li> <li>Director of the <a href="/wiki/National_Science_Foundation" title="National Science Foundation">National Science Foundation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sethuraman_Panchanathan" title="Sethuraman Panchanathan">Sethuraman Panchanathan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Administrators_and_Deputy_Administrators_of_NASA" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA">Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bill_Nelson" title="Bill Nelson">Bill Nelson</a>) (also a former U.S. Senator, which ranks higher in precedence)</li> <li>Administrator of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development" title="United States Agency for International Development">United States Agency for International Development</a> (<a href="/wiki/Samantha_Power" title="Samantha Power">Samantha Power</a>)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Administrative_Conference_of_the_United_States" title="Administrative Conference of the United States">Administrative Conference of the United States</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andrew_Fois" title="Andrew Fois">Andrew Fois</a>)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission" title="Nuclear Regulatory Commission">Nuclear Regulatory Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christopher_T._Hanson" title="Christopher T. Hanson">Christopher T. Hanson</a>)</li> <li>Director of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Office_of_Personnel_Management" title="United States Office of Personnel Management">United States Office of Personnel Management</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kiran_Ahuja" title="Kiran Ahuja">Kiran Ahuja</a>)</li> <li>Chief Executive Officer of the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_Corporation" title="Millennium Challenge Corporation">Millennium Challenge Corporation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alice_P._Albright" title="Alice P. Albright">Alice P. Albright</a>)</li> <li>Director of the <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau" title="Consumer Financial Protection Bureau">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rohit_Chopra" title="Rohit Chopra">Rohit Chopra</a>)</li> <li>CEO of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._International_Development_Finance_Corporation" title="U.S. International Development Finance Corporation">U.S. International Development Finance Corporation</a> (Scott Nathan)</li></ol></li> <li>Vice-chair and governors of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve" title="Federal Reserve">Federal Reserve</a> (by length of service) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Bowman" title="Michelle Bowman">Michelle Bowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Waller" title="Christopher Waller">Christopher Waller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_D._Cook" title="Lisa D. Cook">Lisa D. Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Jefferson" title="Philip Jefferson">Philip Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Barr_(Treasury_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Barr (Treasury official)">Michael Barr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adriana_Kugler" title="Adriana Kugler">Adriana Kugler</a></li></ol></li> <li>Deputy Commissioner of the <a href="/wiki/Social_Security_Administration" title="Social Security Administration">Social Security Administration</a> (Vacant)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Director_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency">Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_S._Cohen_(attorney)" title="David S. Cohen (attorney)">David S. Cohen</a>)</li> <li>Principal Deputy Director of the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_National_Drug_Control_Policy" title="Office of National Drug Control Policy">Office of National Drug Control Policy</a> (Vacant)</li> <li>Director of the <a href="/wiki/National_Counterterrorism_Center" title="National Counterterrorism Center">National Counterterrorism Center</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christine_Abizaid" title="Christine Abizaid">Christine Abizaid</a>)</li> <li>Deputy heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">independent federal agencies</a> at <a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule#Level_II" title="Executive Schedule">Level II of the Executive Schedule</a> (ordered by agency creation date, if same, then by term)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Under Secretary of State">Under secretaries of state</a> and departmental positions of equivalent rank (ordered by departmental line of succession) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Political_Affairs" title="Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs">Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Victoria_Nuland" title="Victoria Nuland">Victoria Nuland</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Management" title="Under Secretary of State for Management">Under Secretary of State for Management</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_R._Bass" title="John R. Bass">John R. Bass</a>)</li> <li>Remaining under secretaries of state, ordered by date of appointment: <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Counselor_of_the_United_States_Department_of_State" title="Counselor of the United States Department of State">Counselor of the United States Department of State</a> (<a href="/wiki/Derek_Chollet" title="Derek Chollet">Derek Chollet</a>) (January 20, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Civilian_Security,_Democracy,_and_Human_Rights" title="Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights">Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights</a> (<a href="/wiki/Uzra_Zeya" title="Uzra Zeya">Uzra Zeya</a>) (July 13, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Arms_Control_and_International_Security_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs">Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Jenkins" title="Bonnie Jenkins">Bonnie Jenkins</a>) (July 21, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Economic_Growth,_Energy,_and_the_Environment" title="Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment">Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jose_W._Fernandez" title="Jose W. Fernandez">Jose W. Fernandez</a>) (August 6, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_State_for_Public_Diplomacy_and_Public_Affairs" title="Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs">Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_M._Allen" title="Elizabeth M. Allen">Elizabeth M. Allen</a>) (April 4, 2022)</li></ol></li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Undersecretary_positions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Undersecretary positions">Under secretaries</a> of executive departments and departmental positions of equivalent rank, <a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_United_States" title="Treasurer of the United States">Treasurer of the United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Associate_Attorney_General" title="United States Associate Attorney General">associate attorneys general</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_of_the_United_States" title="Solicitor General of the United States">Solicitor General</a> (ordered as Cabinet above and then by departmental line of succession)</li> <li>Heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">federal departmental agencies</a> (ordered as Cabinet above and then as by departmental line of succession). This includes the directors of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service" title="United States Secret Service">U.S. Secret Service</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a>, and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">Customs and Border Protection</a></li> <li>Former <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> (ordered by term) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Shelton" title="Hugh Shelton">Hugh Shelton</a> (October 1, 1997 – September 30, 2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Myers" title="Richard Myers">Richard Myers</a> (October 1, 2001 – September 30, 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Pace" title="Peter Pace">Peter Pace</a> (October 1, 2005 – September 30, 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Mullen" title="Michael Mullen">Michael Mullen</a> (October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Dempsey" title="Martin Dempsey">Martin Dempsey</a> (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Dunford" title="Joseph Dunford">Joseph Dunford</a> (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Milley" title="Mark Milley">Mark Milley</a> (October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2023)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christopher_W._Grady" title="Christopher W. Grady">Christopher W. Grady</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint chiefs of staff</a> (ordered by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a> (<a href="/wiki/B._Chance_Saltzman" title="B. Chance Saltzman">B. Chance Saltzman</a>) (November 2, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a> (<a href="/wiki/Randy_George" title="Randy George">Randy A. George</a>) (September 21, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eric_Smith_(general)" title="Eric Smith (general)">Eric M. Smith</a>) (September 22, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lisa_M._Franchetti" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisa M. Franchetti">Lisa M. Franchetti</a>) (November 2, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_W._Allvin" title="David W. Allvin">David W. Allvin</a>) (November 2, 2023)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau" title="Chief of the National Guard Bureau">Chief of the National Guard Bureau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Steven_Nordhaus" title="Steven Nordhaus">Steven S. Nordhaus</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Linda_L._Fagan" title="Linda L. Fagan">Linda L. Fagan</a>)</li> <li>Combatant commanders of the <a href="/wiki/Unified_Combatant_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Combatant Command">Unified Combatant Commands</a> of four-star grade (ordered by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Kurilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael E. Kurilla">Michael E. Kurilla</a>) (April 1, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christopher_G._Cavoli" title="Christopher G. Cavoli">Christopher G. Cavoli</a>) (July 1, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michael_E._Langley" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael E. Langley">Michael E. Langley</a>) (August 9, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bryan_P._Fenton" title="Bryan P. Fenton">Bryan P. Fenton</a>) (August 30, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Anthony_J._Cotton" title="Anthony J. Cotton">Anthony J. Cotton</a>) (December 9, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stephen_N._Whiting" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen N. Whiting">Stephen N. Whiting</a>) (January 10, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Timothy_D._Haugh" title="Timothy D. Haugh">Timothy D. Haugh</a>) (February 2, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gregory_M._Guillot" class="mw-redirect" title="Gregory M. Guillot">Gregory M. Guillot</a>) (February 5, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Samuel_J._Paparo_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel J. Paparo Jr.">Samuel J. Paparo Jr.</a>) (May 3, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Randall_Reed" title="Randall Reed">Randall Reed</a>) (October 4, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern Command</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alvin_Holsey" title="Alvin Holsey">Alvin Holsey</a>) (November 7, 2024)</li></ol></li> <li>Heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">independent federal agencies</a> at <a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule#Level_III" title="Executive Schedule">Level III of the Executive Schedule</a> (ordered by agency creation date, if same, then by term)</li> <li>Deputy heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">independent federal agencies</a> at <a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule#Level_III" title="Executive Schedule">Level III of the Executive Schedule</a> (ordered by agency creation date, if same, then by term)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">Postmaster General</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louis_DeJoy" title="Louis DeJoy">Louis DeJoy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">Lieutenant governor</a> (of the state in which the event is held)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayoralty_in_the_United_States" title="Mayoralty in the United States">Mayor</a> (of the city in which the event is held)</li> <li>Heads of international organizations when not at post (ranked by date of establishment)</li> <li>Ambassadors or permanent representatives of foreign governments accredited to international organizations headquartered in the United States</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">Ambassadors from the United States</a> to foreign governments (on official business in the United States or another country)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Protocol_of_the_United_States" title="Chief of Protocol of the United States">Chief of Protocol</a> (when at the Department of State or at events outside the White House, otherwise appears above)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">Ambassadors from the United States</a> to international organizations who hold Chief of Mission authority (on official business in the United States or another country)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">Ambassadors from the United States</a> to international organizations who do not hold Chief of Mission authority (on official business in the United States or another country)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Foreign_Service_Career_Ambassadors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Foreign Service Career Ambassadors">Career ambassadors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">National Security Council</a> Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary (Medha Raj)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States#Office_of_the_Second_Gentleman" title="Office of the Vice President of the United States">Chief of Staff to the Spouse of the Vice President</a> (Julie Mason)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Executive Office of the President of the United States">Deputy Assistants to the President</a> (ordered by date of appointment)</li> <li>Executive Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/National_Space_Council" title="National Space Council">National Space Council</a> (Chirag Parikh)</li> <li>Chief judges and circuit judges of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Courts_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Courts of Appeals">United States Courts of Appeals</a> (by length of service)</li> <li>Chief judges and district judges of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_district_and_territorial_courts" title="List of United States district and territorial courts">United States District Courts</a> (by length of service)</li> <li>Chief Judge and judges of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces</a> (by length of service) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_A._Ohlson" title="Kevin A. Ohlson">Kevin A. Ohlson</a> (November 1, 2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_E._Sparks" title="John E. Sparks">John E. Sparks</a> (April 19, 2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_E._Maggs" title="Gregory E. Maggs">Gregory E. Maggs</a> (January 29, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_P._Hardy" title="Liam P. Hardy">Liam P. Hardy</a> (December 8, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Tia_Johnson" title="M. Tia Johnson">M. Tia Johnson</a> (January 3, 2023)</li></ol></li> <li>Chief Judge and judges of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_Veterans_Claims" title="United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims">United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims</a> (by length of service) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Bartley" title="Margaret Bartley">Margaret Bartley</a> (June 28, 2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coral_Wong_Pietsch" title="Coral Wong Pietsch">Coral Wong Pietsch</a> (June 28, 2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_S._Greenberg" title="William S. Greenberg">William S. Greenberg</a> (December 28, 2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_P._Allen" title="Michael P. Allen">Michael P. Allen</a> (August 3, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Meredith" class="mw-redirect" title="Amanda Meredith">Amanda Meredith</a> (August 3, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Toth" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Toth">Joseph Toth</a> (August 3, 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Falvey_Jr." title="Joseph L. Falvey Jr.">Joseph L. Falvey Jr.</a> (May 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_J._Laurer" title="Scott J. Laurer">Scott J. Laurer</a> (August 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_C._Jaquith" title="Grant C. Jaquith">Grant C. Jaquith</a> (September 3, 2020)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Judges_of_the_United_States_Tax_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Judges of the United States Tax Court">Chief Judge and judges of the United States Tax Court</a> (by length of service)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">Chargés d'affaires from the United States</a> (ordered by assumption of office)</li> <li>Under secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force (ordered by date of appointment) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gabe_Camarillo" title="Gabe Camarillo">Gabe Camarillo</a>) (February 8, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Erik_Raven" title="Erik Raven">Erik Raven</a>) (April 13, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/Melissa_Dalton" title="Melissa Dalton">Melissa Dalton</a>) (May 29, 2024)</li></ol></li> <li>Assistant secretaries (ordered as Cabinet above and then as by departmental line of succession)</li> <li>Chiefs of staff to heads of executive departments (ordered as Cabinet above and then as by departmental line of succession)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassador-at-large#United_States_ambassadors-at-large" title="Ambassador-at-large">Ambassadors-at-large</a> (ordered as Cabinet above and then as by departmental line of succession)</li> <li>Special envoys/representatives (ordered as Cabinet above and then as by departmental line of succession)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Attorney_General" title="United States Assistant Attorney General">Assistant attorneys general</a> (ordered by departmental line of succession)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_Social_Secretary" title="White House Social Secretary">White House Social Secretary</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlos_Elizondo" title="Carlos Elizondo">Carlos Elizondo</a>)</li> <li>Senior directors of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">National Security Council</a></li> <li>Legal advisers of executive departments (ordered as Cabinet above and then as by departmental line of succession)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Executive Office of the President of the United States">Special assistants to the president</a> (ranked by date of appointment)</li> <li>Heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">independent federal agencies</a> at <a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule#Level_IV" title="Executive Schedule">Level IV of the Executive Schedule</a> (ordered by agency creation date, if same, then by term) <ol><li>Director of the <a href="/wiki/Selective_Service_System" title="Selective Service System">Selective Service System</a> (Joel C. Spangenberg) (Acting)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation" title="Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation">Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Martin_J._Gruenberg" title="Martin J. Gruenberg">Martin J. Gruenberg</a>)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Commission_on_Civil_Rights" title="United States Commission on Civil Rights">United States Commission on Civil Rights</a> (<a href="/wiki/Norma_V._Cantu" title="Norma V. Cantu">Norma V. Cantu</a>)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Postal_Regulatory_Commission" title="Postal Regulatory Commission">Postal Regulatory Commission</a> (Michael M. Kubayanda)</li> <li>President of the <a href="/wiki/Inter-American_Foundation" title="Inter-American Foundation">Inter-American Foundation</a> (Sara Aviel)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Election_Commission" title="Federal Election Commission">Federal Election Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sean_J._Cooksey" title="Sean J. Cooksey">Sean J. Cooksey</a>)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Labor_Relations_Authority" title="Federal Labor Relations Authority">Federal Labor Relations Authority</a> (<a href="/wiki/Susan_Tsui_Grundmann" title="Susan Tsui Grundmann">Susan Tsui Grundmann</a>)</li> <li>Special Counsel of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Office_of_Special_Counsel" title="United States Office of Special Counsel">Office of Special Counsel</a> (<a href="/wiki/Henry_Kerner" title="Henry Kerner">Henry Kerner</a>)</li> <li>Director of the <a href="/wiki/Court_Services_and_Offender_Supervision_Agency" title="Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency">Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency</a> (Richard S. Tischner)</li> <li>Chairperson of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Chemical_Safety_and_Hazard_Investigation_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board">Chemical Safety Board</a> (<a href="/wiki/Steve_Owens_(Arizona_politician)" title="Steve Owens (Arizona politician)">Steve Owens</a>)</li> <li>CEO of the <a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_Board_of_Governors" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadcasting Board of Governors">Broadcasting Board of Governors</a> and Director of the <a href="/wiki/International_Broadcasting_Bureau" title="International Broadcasting Bureau">International Broadcasting Bureau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Amanda_Bennett" title="Amanda Bennett">Amanda Bennett</a>)</li> <li>Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Election_Assistance_Commission" title="Election Assistance Commission">Election Assistance Commission</a> (Donald L. Palmer)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Director_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation">Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paul_Abbate" title="Paul Abbate">Paul Abbate</a>)</li> <li>Deputy heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">independent federal agencies</a> at <a href="/wiki/Executive_Schedule#Level_IV" title="Executive Schedule">Level IV of the Executive Schedule</a> (ordered by agency creation date, if same, then by term)</li> <li>Assistant administrators of the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a></li> <li>Assistant administrators of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development" title="United States Agency for International Development">United States Agency for International Development</a></li> <li>Assistant <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_United_States_Trade_Representative" title="Office of the United States Trade Representative">trade representatives</a></li> <li>Associate administrators of the <a href="/wiki/Small_Business_Administration" title="Small Business Administration">Small Business Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States" title="Comptroller General of the United States">Comptroller General of the United States</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gene_Dodaro" title="Gene Dodaro">Gene Dodaro</a>)</li> <li>Members of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Economic_Advisers" title="Council of Economic Advisers">Council of Economic Advisers</a> (ranked alphabetically)</li> <li>Members of the <a href="/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality" title="Council on Environmental Quality">Council on Environmental Quality</a> (ranked alphabetically)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">American ambassadors-designate</a> (in the United States)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayoralty_in_the_United_States" title="Mayoralty in the United States">Mayors of U.S. cities</a> (when not in own city; if multiple mayors present, rank by length of service)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">Mayor of the District of Columbia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Muriel_Bowser" title="Muriel Bowser">Muriel Bowser</a>) (when not in own city)</li> <li>Mayors of U.S. territories (when not in own city)</li> <li>Vice chiefs of staff (ordered by date of appointment): <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps">Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christopher_J._Mahoney" title="Christopher J. Mahoney">Christopher J. Mahoney</a>) (November 3, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/James_C._Slife" title="James C. Slife">James C. Slife</a>) (December 19, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Vice Chief of Staff of the Army</a> (<a href="/wiki/James_J._Mingus" title="James J. Mingus">James J. Mingus</a>) (January 5, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Naval Operations">Vice Chief of Naval Operations</a> (<a href="/wiki/James_W._Kilby" class="mw-redirect" title="James W. Kilby">James W. Kilby</a>) (January 5, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Vice Chief of Space Operations">Vice Chief of Space Operations</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michael_Guetlein" title="Michael Guetlein">Michael A. Guetlein</a>) (January 5, 2024)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau" title="Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau">Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau</a> (Timothy L. Rieger) (Acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard">Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lunday" title="Kevin Lunday">Kevin E. Lunday</a>)</li> <li>Assistant secretaries and general counsels of the Department of the Army, Navy, and Air Force (by date of appointment) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Installations_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Meredith_Berger" title="Meredith Berger">Meredith Berger</a>) (August 5, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Caral_Spangler" title="Caral Spangler">Caral Spangler</a>) (August 17, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Civil_Works)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)">Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michael_L._Connor" title="Michael L. Connor">Michael L. Connor</a>) (November 29, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Army" title="General Counsel of the Army">General Counsel of the Army</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carrie_Ricci" title="Carrie Ricci">Carrie Ricci</a>) (January 3, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Acquisition,_Technology_and_Logistics)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andrew_P._Hunter" title="Andrew P. Hunter">Andrew P. Hunter</a>) (February 7, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Acquisition,_Logistics,_and_Technology" title="United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology">Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology</a> (Douglas R. Bush) (February 11, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Navy" title="General Counsel of the Navy">General Counsel of the Navy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sean_Coffey" title="Sean Coffey">Sean Coffey</a>) (February 14, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Counsel_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="General Counsel of the Air Force">General Counsel of the Air Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/Peter_Beshar" title="Peter Beshar">Peter Beshar</a>) (March 18, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Installations,_Energy_and_Environment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)">Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rachel_Jacobson" title="Rachel Jacobson">Rachel Jacobson</a>) (April 4, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Financial_Management_%26_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kristyn_E._Jones" title="Kristyn E. Jones">Kristyn E. Jones</a>) (May 4, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_for_Space_Acquisition_and_Integration" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration</a> (<a href="/wiki/Frank_Calvelli" title="Frank Calvelli">Frank Calvelli</a>) (May 5, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Manpower_%26_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)</a> (Alex Wagner) (June 10, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Financial_Management_and_Comptroller)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Russell_Rumbaugh" title="Russell Rumbaugh">Russell Rumbaugh</a>) (January 3, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)</a> (Agnes G. Schaefer) (December 23, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Manpower_and_Reserve_Affairs)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)</a> (Franklin Parker) (January 18, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force_(Installations,_Environment_%26_Energy)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)">Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Energy)</a> (Ravi Chaudhary) (April 7, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Navy_(Research,_Development_and_Acquisition)" title="Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)">Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)</a> (Tommy Ross) (May 3, 2022) (Acting)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">Four-star military officers</a> (in order of seniority: retired officers rank with but after active-duty officers)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">Executive Secretary of the National Security Council</a> (if not listed above)</li> <li>Officers of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a>: <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Chaplain of the United States Senate">Chaplain</a> (<a href="/wiki/Barry_Black" title="Barry Black">Barry Black</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_the_Majority_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate (page does not exist)">Secretary for the Majority</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gary_B._Myrick" title="Gary B. Myrick">Gary B. Myrick</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_the_Minority_of_the_United_States_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate (page does not exist)">Secretary for the Minority</a> (Robert M. Duncan)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Secretary of the United States Senate">Secretary of the Senate</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sonceria_Berry" title="Sonceria Berry">Sonceria Berry</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate">Sergeant at Arms</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karen_Gibson_(Sergeant_at_Arms)" title="Karen Gibson (Sergeant at Arms)">Karen Gibson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentarian_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Parliamentarian of the United States Senate">Parliamentarian</a> (<a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_MacDonough" title="Elizabeth MacDonough">Elizabeth MacDonough</a>)</li></ol></li> <li>Officers of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a>: <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives">Chaplain</a> (<a href="/wiki/Margaret_G._Kibben" title="Margaret G. Kibben">Margaret G. Kibben</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Administrative_Officer_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives">Chief Administrative Officer</a> (Catherine Szpindor)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clerk_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Clerk of the United States House of Representatives">Clerk of the House</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_McCumber" title="Kevin McCumber">Kevin McCumber</a>) (Acting)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives">Sergeant at Arms</a> (<a href="/wiki/William_McFarland_(security_officer)" title="William McFarland (security officer)">William McFarland</a>)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States three-star officers">Three-star military officers</a> (in order of seniority: retired officers rank with but after active-duty officers)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_U.S._state_legislators" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current U.S. state legislators">State senators</a> (when in own state; ranked by length of service, when the same, by alphabetical order by surname)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_U.S._state_legislators" class="mw-redirect" title="List of current U.S. state legislators">State representatives</a> (when in own state; ranked by length of service, when the same, by alphabetical order by surname)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">Former American ambassadors/chiefs of diplomatic missions</a> (in order of presentation of credentials at first post, who do not already rank higher by virtue of another office)</li> <li>Chairmen or heads of <a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal agencies in the United States">other federal boards, councils and commissions</a> not previously listed</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Librarian_of_Congress" title="Librarian of Congress">Librarian of Congress</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carla_Hayden" title="Carla Hayden">Carla Hayden</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution#Secretaries_of_the_Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Bunch" title="Lonnie Bunch">Lonnie Bunch</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Red_Cross#Chairpersons" title="American Red Cross">Chairman of the American Red Cross</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bonnie_McElveen-Hunter" title="Bonnie McElveen-Hunter">Bonnie McElveen-Hunter</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Protocol_of_the_United_States" title="Chief of Protocol of the United States">Deputy chiefs of Protocol</a> (ranked by date of appointment)</li> <li>Minister-rank officials assigned to foreign bilateral diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.</li> <li>Deputy under secretaries of executive departments (according to date of establishment of the Department; if more than one from a department, then as ranked within the department)</li> <li>Principal deputy assistant secretaries of executive departments (according to date of establishment of the department; if more than one from a department, then as ranked within the department)</li> <li>Deputy counsels of executive departments (according to date of establishment of the department; if more than one from a department, then as ranked within the department)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two-star_rank#United_States_two-star_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-star rank">Two-star military officers</a> (in order of seniority: retired officers rank with but after active-duty officers)</li> <li>Deputy assistant secretaries of executive departments (according to date of establishment of the department; if more than one from a Department, then as ranked within the department)</li> <li>Deputy assistant secretaries and deputy general counsels of the Army, Navy and Air Force (by date of appointment)</li> <li>Directors of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Security_Council" title="United States National Security Council">National Security Council</a></li> <li>American consuls general to foreign governments (at post)</li> <li>American deputy chiefs of mission (at post)</li> <li>Deputy ambassadors or permanent representatives of foreign governments accredited to international organizations headquartered in the United States</li> <li>Assistant <a href="/wiki/United_States_Chief_of_Protocol" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Chief of Protocol">chiefs of protocol</a></li> <li>Minister-Counselor-rank officials assigned to foreign diplomatic missions</li> <li>Chief Judge and judges, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_International_Trade" title="United States Court of International Trade">United States Court of International Trade</a> (by seniority) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Mark_A._Barnett" title="Mark A. Barnett">Mark A. Barnett</a> (May 28, 2013) (Chief Judge)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_R._Kelly" title="Claire R. Kelly">Claire R. Kelly</a> (May 28, 2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Choe-Groves" title="Jennifer Choe-Groves">Jennifer Choe-Groves</a> (June 8, 2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Stephen_Katzmann" class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Stephen Katzmann">Gary Stephen Katzmann</a> (September 15, 2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_M._Reif" title="Timothy M. Reif">Timothy M. Reif</a> (August 8, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Miller_Baker" title="M. Miller Baker">M. Miller Baker</a> (December 18, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Vaden" title="Stephen Vaden">Stephen Vaden</a> (December 21, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Wang_(judge)" title="Lisa Wang (judge)">Lisa Wang</a> (February 7, 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_A._Laroski" title="Joseph A. Laroski">Joseph A. Laroski</a> (February 14, 2024)</li></ol></li> <li>Chief Judge and associate judges, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims" title="United States Court of Federal Claims">United States Court of Federal Claims</a> (by seniority) <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_D._Kaplan" title="Elaine D. Kaplan">Elaine D. Kaplan</a> (November 6, 2013) (Chief Judge)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hertling" title="Richard Hertling">Richard Hertling</a> (June 12, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_T._Holte" title="Ryan T. Holte">Ryan T. Holte</a> (July 11, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_A._Tapp" title="David A. Tapp">David A. Tapp</a> (November 19, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_H._Solomson" title="Matthew H. Solomson">Matthew H. Solomson</a> (February 3, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleni_M._Roumel" title="Eleni M. Roumel">Eleni M. Roumel</a> (February 24, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_H._Meyers" title="Edward H. Meyers">Edward H. Meyers</a> (October 20, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathryn_C._Davis" title="Kathryn C. Davis">Kathryn C. Davis</a> (December 16, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Somers" title="Zachary Somers">Zachary Somers</a> (December 22, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_Michael_Dietz" class="mw-redirect" title="Thompson Michael Dietz">Thompson Michael Dietz</a> (December 22, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_S._Schwartz" title="Stephen S. Schwartz">Stephen S. Schwartz</a> (December 22, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armando_Bonilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Armando Bonilla">Armando Bonilla</a> (February 17, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_N._Lerner" title="Carolyn N. Lerner">Carolyn N. Lerner</a> (February 17, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molly_Silfen" title="Molly Silfen">Molly Silfen</a> (June 13, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Hadji" title="Philip Hadji">Philip Hadji</a> (September 28, 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_M._Meriweather" title="Robin M. Meriweather">Robin M. Meriweather</a> (August 8, 2024)</li></ol></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One-star_rank#United_States_one-star_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="One-star rank">One-star military officers</a> (in order of seniority: retired officers rank with but after active-duty officers)</li> <li>Directors of offices of executive departments</li> <li>Consuls general of foreign governments accredited to the United States</li> <li>Counselor-rank officials assigned to foreign bilateral diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.</li> <li>Members of the <a href="/wiki/Senior_Executive_Service_(United_States)" title="Senior Executive Service (United States)">Senior Executive Service</a> not holding previously listed positions (by date of appointment, unless ranked differently as determined by the respective executive department)</li> <li>Members of other federal boards, councils, and commissions not previously listed</li> <li>Desk officers of executive departments</li> <li>First Secretary-rank officials assigned to foreign bilateral diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_order_of_precedence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-note1-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-note1_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-note1_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-note1_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-note1_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Spouses of the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, governors in their own state and mayors in their own cities are afforded the same rank and courtesy that accompanies their spouses' positions at official functions. Spouses of other federal, state, or municipal government officials are accorded the same rank as the principal at official functions when they are attending together, and they are seated accordingly. This seating courtesy is the only ranking a spouse without title receives in the United States, unless the spouse himself or herself holds a separate position on the order of precedence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note2-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note2_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The American Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives or Representatives to international organizations with Chief of Mission authority include the following: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Mission_to_the_United_Nations" title="United States Mission to the United Nations">U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN)</a> – <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>; <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a>; <a href="/wiki/United_States_Mission_to_the_Organization_for_Security_and_Cooperation_in_Europe" title="United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe">U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe with the rank of Ambassador (OSCE)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a>; <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_at_Vienna" title="United Nations Office at Vienna">U.S. Mission to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (UNVIE)</a> – Vienna; <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USNATO)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>; <a href="/wiki/OECD" title="OECD">U.S. Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development with the rank of Ambassador (USOECD)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>; <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Office_at_Geneva" title="United Nations Office at Geneva">U.S. Mission to the UN and Other International Organizations</a> – <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>; <a href="/wiki/United_States_Mission_to_the_European_Union" title="United States Mission to the European Union">U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU)</a> – Brussels; <a href="/wiki/ASEAN" title="ASEAN">U.S. Mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (USASEAN)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a>; <a href="/wiki/Organization_of_American_States" title="Organization of American States">U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States (USOAS)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, DC</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note3-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note3_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Diplomatic missions refer to all bilateral missions and the delegations of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-noteSCOUTS-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-noteSCOUTS_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See <a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States#Retired_associate_justices" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States">Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States § Retired associate justices</a> for more details about retirement of Associate Justices, as opposed to resignation. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note4-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note4_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For the purposes of the Order of Precedence, any reference to "executive department" shall mean the Cabinet Departments led by the Cabinet Secretaries.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note5-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note5_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The President may make changes in his or her administration to the Cabinet-rank positions.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note3b-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note3b_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The American Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives or Representatives to international organizations who do not hold Chief of Mission authority, and are given an Ambassador-rank only for the time served in the role, include the following: U.S. Representative to the <a href="/wiki/Conference_on_Disarmament" title="Conference on Disarmament">Conference on Disarmament</a> – <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>; Representative to the <a href="/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" title="International Civil Aviation Organization">International Civil Aviation Organization</a> (ICAO) – <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>; U.S. Representative to the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council" title="United Nations Human Rights Council">UN Human Rights Council</a> (UNHRC) – Geneva; U.S. Representative to the <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization</a> (UNESCO) – Paris; U.S. Representative to the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons" title="Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons">Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons</a> (OPCW) – The Hague; U.S. Representative to the <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture</a> (FAO) – Rome.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_order_of_precedence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMary_Mel_French2010" class="citation book cs1">Mary Mel French (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=4P2RuXD0QjwC&pg=PA15"><i>United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette</i></a>. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 15ff. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781442203204" title="Special:BookSources/9781442203204"><bdi>9781442203204</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=United+States+Protocol%3A+The+Guide+to+Official+Diplomatic+Etiquette&rft.pages=15ff&rft.pub=Rowman+%26+Littlefield&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=9781442203204&rft.au=Mary+Mel+French&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D4P2RuXD0QjwC%26pg%3DPA15&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+order+of+precedence" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sdregs-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sdregs_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sdregs_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fam.state.gov/FAM/02FAM/02FAM0320.html">"U.S. State Department Foreign Affairs Manual Volume 2 Section 320 "Precedence"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 13,</span> 2015</span>. <q>Precedence Lists establish the order or ranking of a country's government, military, and, in some cases, civic leaders for diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events, at home and abroad. The president, through the Office of the Chief of Staff, establishes the United States Order of Precedence.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=U.S.+State+Department+Foreign+Affairs+Manual+Volume+2+Section+320+%22Precedence%22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffam.state.gov%2FFAM%2F02FAM%2F02FAM0320.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+order+of+precedence" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/United-States-Order-of-Precedence-February-2022.pdf">United States Department of State</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sdocp-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sdocp_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/cpr/51328.htm">"What Does the Office of the Chief of Protocol Do?"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" title="United States Department of State">U.S. State Department</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 25,</span> 2009</span>. <q>21. Maintain and update the United States Order of Precedence List.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+Does+the+Office+of+the+Chief+of+Protocol+Do%3F&rft.pub=U.S.+State+Department&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2F2009-2017.state.gov%2Fs%2Fcpr%2F51328.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+order+of+precedence" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-official-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-official_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/United-States-Order-of-Precedence-February-2022.pdf">"2022-Order of Precedence-February-2022.pdf"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 3,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2022-Order+of+Precedence-February-2022.pdf&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.state.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F02%2FUnited-States-Order-of-Precedence-February-2022.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+order+of+precedence" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_order_of_precedence&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMary_Mel_French2010" class="citation book cs1">Mary Mel French (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=4P2RuXD0QjwC&pg=PA15"><i>United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette</i></a>. 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