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The American President's Cabinet. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, 1996. ISBN 0-333-60691-4. A study of the U.S. Cabinet from Kennedy to Clinton. Grossman, Mark. Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet (Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO; three volumes, 2000; reprint, New York: Greyhouse Publishing; two volumes, 2010). A ...
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
Hillary Clinton takes oath-of-office as United States Secretary of State. Bill Clinton also pictured. Administering the oath is Judge Kathryn A. Oberly.. According to the United States Office of Government Ethics, a political appointee is "any employee who is appointed by the President, the Vice President, or agency head". [1]
Tom Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was recruited as Trump's "border czar" to help carry out the president-elect's controversial plan for the largest ...
Ratcliffe previously was a House member from Texas before serving as director of national intelligence at the end of Trump's first presidency. Trump names former intelligence chief to head CIA
President's history: Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) New Castle County Councilman (1971–1973) Vice President: Kamala Harris: Total no. of members: 25 (incl. Cabinet-level members) Member party Democratic Party: Status in legislature: Majority government (2021–2023) Divided ...
Although not a Cabinet position, this is a key role in the White House. Mike Waltz, 50, has been chosen for National Security Advisor. He is a Florida Congressman, a retired Army National Guard ...
In presidential systems such as the United States, members of the cabinet are chosen by the president, and may also have to be confirmed by one or both of the houses of the legislature (in the case of the U.S., it is the Senate that confirms members with a simple majority vote).