Washington – With the inauguration of the country’s 46th president rapidly approaching, President elect Joe Biden prepared in the weeks after the elections to take over from the federal government.
In addition to rolling out objectives to combat the coronavirus pandemic during his first 100 days in office, the president-elect has begun filling key positions in his administration, naming candidates who, if confirmed, will serve in his cabinet, and appointees for top positions in his White House.
To date, Mr. Biden has announced, or is expected to announce more than a dozen nominees to serve in key roles in the federal government, rolling out his choices first for his national security and foreign policy teams, followed by those who will help be executive economic and health agendas. However, several crucial posts remain vacant, including who will serve as Attorney General.
Mr. Biden has hailed his cabinet as one of the “first”, with nine of his nominees ready to break through barriers if confirmed by the Senate.
“By the end of this process, this cabinet will be the most representative of any cabinet in US history,” Mr. Biden said Wednesday. ‘We will have more people of color than any cabinet ever. We will have more women than any cabinet ever. We will have a cabinet of barrier breakers. A cabinet of firsts. ‘
These are the people Mr. Biden tapped to serve at the top of his administration:
Cabinet
Vice President: Kamala Harris
White House Chief of Staff: Ron Klain
Agriculture: Tom Vilsack
Defense: Retired General Lloyd Austin
Energy: Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm
Health and human services: Attorney General Xavier Becerra in California
Homeland Security: Alejandro Mayorkas
Housing and urban development: Congressman Marcia Fudge from Ohio
Interior: Deb Haaland
State: Tony Blinken
Transport: Pete Buttigieg
Treasury: Janet Yellen
Veterans Affairs: Denis McDonough
Cabinet level
Council of Economic Advisers: Cecilia Rouse
Office of Administration and Budget: Neera Teeth
Director of National Intelligence: Avril Haines
US Trade Representative: Katherine Tai
US Ambassador to the United Nations: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Environmental protection Agency: Michael Regan
Unfilled
Trade
Education
Justice
Labor
C.I.A
Small Business Administration