1. CABINETS (15)& AGENCIES -Advisors to President

2. APPOINTS WITH 2/3 SENATE APPROVAL

3. JOHN KERRY SECRETARY OF STATE (1789) Advocates for US interests around the world Embassies, consulates, diplomatic missions

4. ERIC HOLDER JR (resigned, but won’t leave until replacement is found) ATTORNEY GENERAL (JUSTICE DEPARTMENT - 1870) Agencies : FBI DEA ATF BOP (Prisons) USMS (Marshalls) Anti-Trust Division http://www.usdoj.gov

5. CHUCK HAGEL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT (1947) BUDGET: $613.9 BILLION $177 MILLION A DAY ; 7.4 MILLION AN HOUR Joint Chiefs of Staff

6. JACOB LEW DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY (1789)  *Oversees the production of coins and currency  *The disbursement of payments to the public  Revenue collection (IRS) and the funds to run the federal government.  Deals with Federal finance

7. PENNY PRITZKER DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (1903)  Oversees all trade – international as well as between states  Also heads up federal programs to encourage growth in commerce

8. SALLY JEWEL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (1849) National Park Service Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management USGS Bureau of Reclamation

9. THOMAS PEREZ DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (1913) Federal labor laws including: guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay freedom from employment discrimination unemployment insurance and other income support. EEOC

10. SYLVIA MATTHEWS BURWELL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ( 1980) FDA CDC NIH Affordable Health Care Act Medicare & Medicaid Mental Health Civil Rights ** Obama to nominate Sylvia Matthews Burrell from OMB

11. ERNEST MONIZ DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (1977) Nuclear energy Science Energy efficiency & renewable resources Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

12. ANTHONY FOXX DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (1966) FAA FRA FTA NHTSA Deals with the transportation infrastructure of the country

13. JULIAN CASTRO DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (1965) Public and Indian Housing Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Community Planning and Development

14. THOMAS VILSACK DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (1889)

15. ROBERT MCDONALD DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN’S AFFAIRS (1989) Health Care Disability/ Pensions Education Life Insurance Home Loans Burial Services

16. ARNE DUNCAN SECRETARY OF EDUCATION (1979) Establishes policies related to federal education funding, administers distribution of funds and monitors their use. Collects data and oversees research on America's schools. Identifies major issues in education and focuses national attention on them. Enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in programs that receive federal funds.

17. JEH JOHNSON HOMELAND SECURITY (2002) AGENCIES: SECRET SERVICE COAST GUARD FEMA BORDER PATROL CYBER SECURITY ICE TSA BUDGET: $ 60 BILLION

18. CABINET LEVEL AGENCIES Chief of Staff Denis McDonough EPA Gina McCarthy Office of Management & Budget Shaun L.S. Donovan US Mission to UN Samantha Power US Trade Representative Michael Froman Council of Economic Advisors Jason Furman Small Business Administration Maria Contreras Sweet