On September 26, 2019, the Senate confirmed McCarthy as Army Secretary. President Trump appointed Esper Acting Defense Secretary and nominated him for Defense Secretary.

Jan 20, 2025 · Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce.

Jan 20, 2025 · To the Senate of the United States, I nominate Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Lester Martinez-Lopez. Jayanta President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments ...

This is a list of political appointments of officeholders made by the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump. Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation. Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate. Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation. Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

President-elect Donald Trump made a flurry of Defense appointments on Sunday afternoon in support his embattled Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.

Jan 20, 2025 · Pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including but not limited to 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., I hereby direct the

President Trump appointed Esper Acting Defense Secretary and nominated him for Defense Secretary. By law, Esper could not serve as Acting Secretary during the confirmation process, so Spencer was Acting Defense Secretary for a brief period.

Dec 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has announced his picks for key Pentagon positions, including deputy secretary of defense and undersecretaries for the policy, acquisition and sustainment and research and engineering offices.

5 days ago · President-elect Donald Trump has the ability to fill roughly 4,000 politically appointed positions in the executive branch and independent agencies, including more than 1,300 that require Senate ...

Department of Defense. Office Nominee Assumed office Left office Secretary of Defense: Chris Miller: November 9, 2020 January 20, 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense: David Norquist: January 2, 2019 July 23, 2019 ... List of short-tenure Donald Trump political appointments;