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Barbara BarrettSecretary of the Air Force, Department of DefenseResignation announced
Thomas E. AyresGeneral counsel of the Air Force, Department of DefenseResignation announced
William RoperAssistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, logistics, Department of DefenseResignation announced
John P. RothAssistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Department of DefenseResignation announced
John HendersonAssistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy, Department of DefenseResignation announced
Shon J. ManascoAssistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, Department of DefenseResignation announced
Makan DelrahimAssistant attorney general for the antitrust division, Department of JusticeResignation announced
Chad F. WolfUnder Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland SecurityResignation announced
Christopher Ashley FordAssistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of StateResignation announced
Betsy DeVosSecretary, Department of EducationResignation announced
Elinore F. McCance-KatzAdministrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human ServicesResignation announced
Elaine ChaoSecretary, Department of TransportationResignation announced
Barbera Hale ThornhillAmbassador, Singapore, Department of StateReferred to Foreign Relations committee
Jason AbendInspector general, Department of DefenseReferred to Armed Services committee
Chad F. WolfSecretary, Department of Homeland SecurityWithdrawn by president
William Patrick Joseph KimmittCommissioner, United States International Trade CommissionReferred to Finance committee
C.J. MahoneyLegal adviser, Department of StateReturned to president
Marshall BillingsleaUndersecretary for arms control and international security affairs, Department of StateReturned to president
Ryan Michael TullyAssistant secretary for arms control, verification, and compliance, Department of StateReturned to president
David L. FogelAssistant secretary for economic and business affairs, Department of StateReturned to president
Of 757 key positions requiring Senate confirmation …
228
No nominee
4
Awaiting nomination
9
Formally nominated
524
Confirmed

This tracker of Donald Trump’s presidential appointees is up-to-date as of Jan. 15, 2021. It will no longer be updated. As is typical for an outgoing administration, most Trump appointees intended to resign ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. We’re now tracking Biden’s nominees to roughly 800 executive branch positions.

The Post and Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, are tracking roughly 700 key executive branch nominations through the confirmation process. These positions include Cabinet secretaries, deputy and assistant secretaries, chief financial officers, general counsel, heads of agencies, ambassadors and other critical leadership positions. These are a portion of the roughly 1,200 positions that require Senate confirmation.

The Senate can only act on nominations that have been formally submitted by the Trump administration. Those marked “awaiting nomination” above have been announced but not yet submitted, while those marked “formally nominated” are awaiting action by the Senate.

Share of key positions filled, by agency

Filled
Nomination pending Senate approval
A
Acting secretary
Energy 
 
83%
State 
 
80%
Health and Human Services 
 
78%
Interior 
 
78%
Veterans Affairs 
 
75%
Labor 
 
71%
Agriculture 
 
69%
Treasury 
 
65%
Transportation A
 
64%
Housing and Urban Development 
 
62%
Commerce 
 
57%
Environmental Protection Agency 
 
57%
Education A
 
50%
Defense A
 
49%
Justice A
 
34%
Homeland Security A
 
24%

Note: Cabinet-level departments with 12 or more tracked positions are included.

This page updates weekly on Monday mornings. For data questions, please contact tracker@ourpublicservice.org.

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Department of State225 positions

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Rex Tillerson

Secretary

Serves as chief foreign policy adviser, foreign policy coordinator, senior negotiator and senior Cabinet officer, and leads the department, which had nearly $26.5 billion in budget outlays in fiscal 2015, and 10,500 nonseasonal full time permanent employees in fiscal 2016

Nomination timeline

Dec. 13, 2016

Appointment announced »

Jan. 11, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 23, 2017

Reported out favorably

Feb. 1, 2017

Confirmed

March 31, 2018

Resigned

Rex Tillerson

ConfirmedDetails

Michael Pompeo

Secretary

Serves as chief foreign policy adviser, foreign policy coordinator, senior negotiator and senior Cabinet officer, and leads the department, which had nearly $26.5 billion in budget outlays in fiscal 2015, and 10,500 nonseasonal full time permanent employees in fiscal 2016

Nomination timeline

March 13, 2018

Appointment announced

March 20, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 23, 2018

Reported out favorably

April 26, 2018

Confirmed

Michael Pompeo

Confirmed and resignedDetails

John J. Sullivan (To Serve Concurrently as Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources)

Deputy secretary

Serves as the department's principal deputy, as acting secretary in the secretary's absence and as the secretary's principal adviser, and assists in the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy, playing a senior role in international affairs and diplomatic relations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

April 11, 2017

Appointment announced

April 25, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 16, 2017

Reported out favorably

May 24, 2017

Confirmed

Dec. 23, 2019

Resigned

John J. Sullivan (To Serve Concurrently as Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources)

ConfirmedDetails

Stephen E. Biegun

Deputy secretary

Serves as the department's principal deputy, as acting secretary in the secretary's absence and as the secretary's principal adviser, and assists in the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy, playing a senior role in international affairs and diplomatic relations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 31, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 31, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 11, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Stephen E. Biegun

Confirmed and resignedDetails

John J. Sullivan (Confirmed as Deputy Secretary)

Deputy secretary for management and resources

Serves as chief operating officer of a department that has about $26 billion in outlays and 10,000 total employment, and as the secretary's principal adviser on overall supervision and direction of State's resource allocation and management activities Download for more information

Nomination timeline

April 11, 2017

Appointment announced

April 25, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 16, 2017

Reported out favorably

May 24, 2017

Confirmed

Dec. 23, 2019

Resigned

John J. Sullivan (Confirmed as Deputy Secretary)

No nominee

Deputy secretary for management and resources

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Jennifer Gillian Newstead

Legal adviser

Advises on domestic and international legal issues arising in the department's work, assists State's principals and policy officers in formulating and implementing U.S. foreign policies, and promotes development of international law and its institutions as a fundamental element of those policies Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2017

Confirmed

April 30, 2019

Resigned

Jennifer Gillian Newstead

ReturnedDetails

C.J. Mahoney

Legal adviser

Advises on domestic and international legal issues arising in the department's work, assists State's principals and policy officers in formulating and implementing U.S. foreign policies, and promotes development of international law and its institutions as a fundamental element of those policies Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 3, 2020

Appointment announced

Jan. 6, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

C.J. Mahoney

No nominee

Legal adviser

No nominee

Chief financial officer

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Andrea L. Thompson

Undersecretary for arms control and international security affairs

Manages global U.S. security policy in areas of nonproliferation, arms control, regional security and defense relations, arms transfers and security assistance; oversees negotiation, implementation and verification of international arms control and security agreements Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Dec. 12, 2017

Appointment announced

Dec. 19, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 20, 2018

Reported out favorably

April 26, 2018

Confirmed

Sept. 20, 2019

Resigned

Andrea L. Thompson

ReturnedDetails

Marshall Billingslea

Undersecretary for arms control and international security affairs

Manages global U.S. security policy in areas of nonproliferation, arms control, regional security and defense relations, arms transfers and security assistance; oversees negotiation, implementation and verification of international arms control and security agreements Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Marshall Billingslea

No nominee

Undersecretary for arms control and international security affairs

ReturnedDetails

Marshall Billingslea

Undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights

Coordinates U.S. foreign policy on transnational issues, including humanitarian efforts; human rights and labor issues; combating terrorism, trafficking in persons and illicit drug activity; and the documentation of war crimes and atrocities Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Aug. 21, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 27, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 19, 2019

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

Marshall Billingslea

WithdrawnDetails

Eric M. Ueland

Undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights

Coordinates U.S. foreign policy on transnational issues, including humanitarian efforts; human rights and labor issues; combating terrorism, trafficking in persons and illicit drug activity; and the documentation of war crimes and atrocities Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 29, 2020

Appointment announced

July 29, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Hearing held

Dec. 30, 2020

Withdrawn by president

Eric M. Ueland

No nominee

Undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights

ConfirmedDetails

Keith Krach

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment

Nomination timeline

Jan. 18, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 24, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 20, 2019

Confirmed

Keith Krach

WithdrawnDetails

Eric M. Ueland

Undersecretary for management

Oversees the department's people, resources, facilities, technology and security, and serves as one of the secretary's principal advisers on management issues and allocation of department operating resources, including control of positions, funds and other worldwide department resources Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 9, 2017

Appointment announced

June 15, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 5, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Feb. 7, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 18, 2018

Withdrawn by president

Eric M. Ueland

ConfirmedDetails

Brian J. Bulatao

Undersecretary for management

Oversees the department's people, resources, facilities, technology and security, and serves as one of the secretary's principal advisers on management issues and allocation of department operating resources, including control of positions, funds and other worldwide department resources Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 12, 2018

Appointment announced

June 18, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 18, 2018

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 2, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 16, 2019

Confirmed

Brian J. Bulatao

ConfirmedDetails

David Hale

Undersecretary for political affairs

Serve as the department's fourth-highest official and as day-to-day manager of overall regional and bilateral policy issues; oversees the bureaus of Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Near East, South and Central Asia, the Western Hemisphere and International Organizations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 10, 2018

Appointment announced

July 18, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Aug. 28, 2018

Confirmed

David Hale

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Irwin Steven Goldstein

Undersecretary for public diplomacy

Serves as the principal foreign policy adviser to the secretary and deputy secretaries in the formulation, conduct and coordination of a comprehensive outreach and public affairs strategy that supports key diplomatic policies, priorities and initiatives worldwide Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 15, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 28, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 14, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 16, 2017

Confirmed

March 13, 2018

Resigned

Irwin Steven Goldstein

No nomineeDetails

Undersecretary for public diplomacy

Serves as the principal foreign policy adviser to the secretary and deputy secretaries in the formulation, conduct and coordination of a comprehensive outreach and public affairs strategy that supports key diplomatic policies, priorities and initiatives worldwide Download for more information

ConfirmedDetails

Tibor Peter Nagy Jr.

Assistant secretary for African affairs

Focuses on the development and management of U.S. policy concerning the African continent; works to strengthen democratic institutions, support economic growth and development, advance peace and security, and promote opportunity and development Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 10, 2018

Appointment announced

May 10, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 28, 2018

Confirmed

Tibor Peter Nagy Jr.

ReturnedDetails

Yleem D. S. Poblete

Assistant secretary for arms control, verification, and compliance

Directs policy and resources on matters of verification of compliance with international arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament agreements; coordinates missile defense cooperation, and diplomatic efforts to support national security space activities and cyber confidence-building measures Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 10, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 16, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 5, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

April 26, 2018

Confirmed

Yleem D. S. Poblete

ReturnedDetails

Ryan Michael Tully

Assistant secretary for arms control, verification, and compliance

Directs policy and resources on matters of verification of compliance with international arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament agreements; coordinates missile defense cooperation, and diplomatic efforts to support national security space activities and cyber confidence-building measures Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 4, 2020

Appointment announced

Sept. 8, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Ryan Michael Tully

No nominee

Assistant secretary for arms control, verification, and compliance

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Denise Natali

Assistant secretary for conflict and stabilization operations

Serves as senior adviser on conflict and instability issues in fragile states, and works to advance U.S. national security, by breaking cycles of violent conflict and mitigating crises; advances our understanding of violent conflict through monitoring, analysis and targeted in-country efforts Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 24, 2018

Appointment announced

May 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

Dec. 18, 2020

Resigned

Denise Natali

No nominee

Assistant secretary for conflict and stabilization operations

ConfirmedDetails

Carl C. Risch

Assistant secretary for consular affairs

Protects the lives and interests of U.S. citizens abroad and strengthens the security of U.S. borders; leads 13,000 consular professionals in nearly 300 locations worldwide; manages a budget of approximately $4.3 billion; administers the department's visa and passport programs Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 21, 2017

Appointment announced

June 26, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Carl C. Risch

ConfirmedDetails

Robert A. Destro

Assistant secretary for democracy, human rights and labor

Helps newly formed democracies implement democratic principles, helps advocates establish democracies in their countries, and develops policies to address governments that deny citizens the right to choose their leaders in fair elections; oversees publication of State's annual Human Rights Report Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 20, 2018

Appointment announced

June 25, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 2, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 18, 2019

Confirmed

Robert A. Destro

ConfirmedDetails

Michael T. Evanoff

Assistant secretary for diplomatic security

Oversees the department's security programs for protecting U.S. government employees and facilities overseas from terrorist, criminal or technical attack; ensures the integrity of classified national security information produced and stored in these facilities Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Aug. 25, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Michael T. Evanoff

WithdrawnDetails

Susan A. Thornton

Assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs

Directs, coordinates and supervises U.S. government activities in the region on political, economic, consular, public diplomacy and administrative management issues; conducts diplomacy and negotiates with East Asian and Pacific governments Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Dec. 19, 2017

Appointment announced

Dec. 19, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Feb. 15, 2018

Hearing held

Aug. 16, 2018

Withdrawn by president

Susan A. Thornton

ConfirmedDetails

David Stilwell

Assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs

Directs, coordinates and supervises U.S. government activities in the region on political, economic, consular, public diplomacy and administrative management issues; conducts diplomacy and negotiates with East Asian and Pacific governments Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 17, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 13, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 13, 2019

Confirmed

David Stilwell

ConfirmedDetails

Manisha Singh

Assistant secretary for economic and business affairs

Promotes economic security and prosperity at home and abroad, and a coherent economic policy across the U.S. government; serves as State's senior economic official; provides guidance to the department's 1,600 economic officers around the world Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 7, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 11, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Manisha Singh

ReturnedDetails

David L. Fogel

Assistant secretary for economic and business affairs

Promotes economic security and prosperity at home and abroad, and a coherent economic policy across the U.S. government; serves as State's senior economic official; provides guidance to the department's 1,600 economic officers around the world Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Nov. 24, 2020

Appointment announced

Nov. 30, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

David L. Fogel

ConfirmedDetails

Marie Royce

Assistant secretary for educational and cultural affairs

Oversees a wide range of academic, cultural, private sector, professional, youth and sports exchange programs to increase mutual understanding between Americans and people of other countries; builds private-public partnerships to bring resources to enhance the bureau's work Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 3, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 20, 2018

Reported out favorably

March 22, 2018

Confirmed

Marie Royce

ConfirmedDetails

Francis R. Fannon

Assistant secretary for energy resources

Serves as the secretary's principal adviser on incorporating energy security strategy, policy, operations and programs into U.S. foreign policy, and leads the department in a government-wide effort to promote international energy security Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 12, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 18, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 16, 2018

Reported out favorably

May 24, 2018

Confirmed

Francis R. Fannon

Confirmed and resignedDetails

A. Wess Mitchell

Assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs

Oversees and advises on U.S. foreign policy and relations with European and Eurasian states; works with regional organizations, such as NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the E.U. and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, to enhance the U.S.'s work Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 19, 2017

Appointment announced

July 25, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Sept. 28, 2017

Confirmed

Feb. 15, 2019

Resigned

A. Wess Mitchell

No nomineeDetails

Assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs

Oversees and advises on U.S. foreign policy and relations with European and Eurasian states; works with regional organizations, such as NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the E.U. and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, to enhance the U.S.'s work Download for more information

ConfirmedDetails

Ellen E. McCarthy

Assistant secretary for intelligence and research

Serves as intelligence adviser to department principals, supervises all department intelligence activities, and represents State within the intelligence community, serving as the primary liaison with the director of national intelligence Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 12, 2018

Appointment announced

June 18, 2018

Referred to Select Committee on Intelligence committee

July 31, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Ellen E. McCarthy

ConfirmedDetails

Kirsten Dawn Madison

Assistant secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement

Formulates policies to combat international crime and administers programs to reduce illegal drug importation; oversees a budget that in fiscal 2015 was $1.292 billion; leads production of the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 29, 2018

Appointment announced

Feb. 5, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 23, 2018

Reported out with no recommendation

April 26, 2018

Confirmed

Kirsten Dawn Madison

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Kevin Edward Moley

Assistant secretary for international organization affairs

Develops and implements U.S. policy in the U.N., its specialized agencies on world health, food and agriculture and more, and other international organizations; helps coordinate information, instructions and policy in international organizations and develop strategies to get their support Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 4, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 20, 2018

Reported out favorably

March 22, 2018

Confirmed

Nov. 29, 2019

Resigned

Kevin Edward Moley

No nominee

Assistant secretary for international organization affairs

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Christopher Ashley Ford

Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation

Assists the secretary and undersecretary for arms control and international security in directing international security and nonproliferation issues; develops and implements policies to curb the proliferation of WMD; represents the U.S. in bilateral and multilateral negotiations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 31, 2017

Appointment announced

Nov. 2, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 5, 2017

Reported out favorably

Dec. 21, 2017

Confirmed

Jan. 9, 2021

Resigned

Christopher Ashley Ford

No nominee

Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Mary Elizabeth Taylor

Assistant secretary for legislative affairs

Coordinates legislative activity, acting as State's "diplomat to Congress," advises the secretary and other department principals on legislative strategy, and reviews proposed legislation and foreign policy statements Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Aug. 7, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee as requested by a member of the Senate

Oct. 11, 2018

Committee requested information was received (Foreign Relations)

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

June 18, 2020

Resigned

Mary Elizabeth Taylor

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Mary Kirtley Waters

Assistant secretary for legislative affairs

Coordinates legislative activity, acting as State's "diplomat to Congress," advises the secretary and other department principals on legislative strategy, and reviews proposed legislation and foreign policy statements Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 10, 2017

Appointment announced

July 11, 2017

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section

July 11, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee as requested by a member of the Senate

Sept. 11, 2017

Committee requested information was received (Foreign Relations)

Dec. 12, 2017

Confirmed

Aug. 31, 2018

Resigned

Mary Kirtley Waters

No nominee

Assistant secretary for legislative affairs

ConfirmedDetails

David Schenker

Assistant secretary for Near Eastern affairs

Handles U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in the region and focuses on issues including Iraq, Middle East peace, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and political and economic reform; provides instructions to ambassadors in the region Download for more information

Nomination timeline

April 9, 2018

Appointment announced

April 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 14, 2018

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 2, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 5, 2019

Confirmed

David Schenker

ReturnedDetails

Andrew J. Lawler

Assistant secretary for oceans and international, environmental and scientific affairs

Nomination timeline

Aug. 20, 2020

Appointment announced

Sept. 8, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Andrew J. Lawler

No nominee

Assistant secretary for oceans and international, environmental and scientific affairs

ConfirmedDetails

R. Clarke Cooper

Assistant secretary for political-military affairs

Serves as State's principal liaison to the Department of Defense; provides policy direction on international security, security assistance programs, military operations, defense strategy and plans, and commercial defense trade Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 28, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 1, 2018

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

April 30, 2019

Confirmed

R. Clarke Cooper

ReturnedDetails

Ronald Mortensen

Assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration

Advances U.S. humanitarian, population and migration policies; guides programs related to the protection and assistance of refugees and other victims of conflict; draws policy attention to and enhances international cooperation on migration, population and reproductive health care issues Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 24, 2018

Appointment announced

May 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

March 2, 2020

Appointment announced

March 2, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Ronald Mortensen

No nominee

Assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration

WithdrawnDetails

Robert Williams

Assistant secretary for South Asian affairs

Nomination timeline

Dec. 12, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 3, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 11, 2019

Withdrawn by president

Robert Williams

No nominee

Assistant secretary for South Asian affairs

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Kimberly Breier

Assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs

Manages U.S. interests in the region by supporting democracy, trade and sustainable economic development, and by fostering cooperation on regional issues, such as narcotics, migration, border security, civil liberties and human rights, social inclusion and justice, anti-corruption and more Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 5, 2018

Appointment announced

March 12, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

Aug. 7, 2019

Resigned

Kimberly Breier

ReturnedDetails

Carlos Trujillo

Assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs

Manages U.S. interests in the region by supporting democracy, trade and sustainable economic development, and by fostering cooperation on regional issues, such as narcotics, migration, border security, civil liberties and human rights, social inclusion and justice, anti-corruption and more Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 17, 2020

Appointment announced

March 18, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Carlos Trujillo

No nominee

Assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Sean P. Lawler

Chief of protocol

Advises department and White House officials on the protocol policies and practices involved in planning, hosting and officiating official events for visiting chiefs of state and heads of government; serves as the president's official liaison to the Washington diplomatic corps Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 15, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 28, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 14, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 16, 2017

Confirmed

July 8, 2019

Resigned

Sean P. Lawler

ReturnedDetails

Katherine Camille Henderson

Chief of protocol

Advises department and White House officials on the protocol policies and practices involved in planning, hosting and officiating official events for visiting chiefs of state and heads of government; serves as the president's official liaison to the Washington diplomatic corps Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Feb. 13, 2020

Appointment announced

March 5, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Katherine Camille Henderson

No nominee

Chief of protocol

ConfirmedDetails

Nathan Alexander Sales

Coordinator for Counterterrorism

Forges partnerships with foreign governments, multilateral organizations and nonstate actors to advance the U.S.'s counterterrorism objectives and national security; serves as an adviser to department officials on counterterrorism policy, strategy, threats and operations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 9, 2017

Appointment announced

June 15, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Nathan Alexander Sales

No nominee

Coordinator for threat reduction programs

WithdrawnDetails

Stephen Akard

Director General, Foreign Service

Oversees recruitment, assignment evaluation, promotion, discipline, career development and retirement policies and programs for the department's foreign and civil service employees; leads a team of 800 civil and foreign service employees; negotiates with department unions Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 10, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 16, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 20, 2018

Withdrawn by president

Stephen Akard

ConfirmedDetails

Carol Z. Perez

Director General, Foreign Service

Oversees recruitment, assignment evaluation, promotion, discipline, career development and retirement policies and programs for the department's foreign and civil service employees; leads a team of 800 civil and foreign service employees; negotiates with department unions Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 31, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 1, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Carol Z. Perez

ConfirmedDetails

John Cotton Richmond

Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking with the rank of ambassador at large

Leads the country's global engagement against human trafficking, and supports the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts across government; pursues policies, partnerships and practices that help prosecute traffickers, protect victims and prevent trafficking Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 3, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

John Cotton Richmond

ConfirmedDetails

Stephen Akard

Director, Office of Foreign Missions

Serves as the liaison with foreign governments that have a presence in the U.S., and ensures equity in benefits, privileges and services provided to foreign diplomatic personnel assigned here and U.S. personnel assigned overseas; enforces the Foreign Missions Act Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 19, 2018

Appointment announced

March 20, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 11, 2019

Confirmed

Stephen Akard

No nominee

Inspector general

ConfirmedDetails

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Permanent representative of the United States on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations

Nomination timeline

June 29, 2017

Appointment announced

June 29, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Kay Bailey Hutchison

ConfirmedDetails

Carlos Trujillo

Permanent representative of the United States to the Organization of American States

Promotes democracy and democratic institutions, ensures free and fair elections, and supports the efforts of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to promote and protect these rights in the member states Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 26, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 30, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

March 22, 2018

Confirmed

Carlos Trujillo

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Thomas L. Carter

Representative of the U.S. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with rank of ambassador

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Feb. 27, 2020

Resigned

Thomas L. Carter

AnnouncedDetails

Sean Doocey

Representative of the U.S. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with rank of ambassador

Nomination timeline

April 10, 2020

Appointment announced

Awaiting referral to Foreign Relations committee

Sean Doocey

ReturnedDetails

John Linder

Representative of the United States to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Nomination timeline

March 8, 2019

Appointment announced

March 11, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

John Linder

ReturnedDetails

Eldon P. Regua

Representative of the United States to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Nomination timeline

Nov. 24, 2020

Appointment announced

Dec. 2, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Eldon P. Regua

No nominee

Representative of the United States to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Gordon D. Sondland

Representative of the United States to the European Union

Manages all aspects of U.S. relations with the European Union and the U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU), which hosts representatives from 10 U.S. government agencies and various departments, who report to the USEU chief of mission Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 10, 2018

Appointment announced

May 10, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 28, 2018

Confirmed

Feb. 7, 2020

Resigned

Gordon D. Sondland

No nominee

Representative of the United States to the European Union

ReturnedDetails

Pamela Bates

Representative of the United States to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Nomination timeline

Sept. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

Pamela Bates

ReturnedDetails

Manisha Singh

Representative of the United States to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Nomination timeline

April 24, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Manisha Singh

No nominee

Representative of the United States to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

ConfirmedDetails

James S. Gilmore

Representative of the United States to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Nomination timeline

Nov. 7, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 2, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 23, 2019

Confirmed

James S. Gilmore

ConfirmedDetails

Jackie Wolcott

Representative of the United States to the Vienna office of the United Nations and representative of the United States to the International Atomic Energy Agency

Conducts multilateral diplomacy with seven major international organizations in Vienna, including the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, to design and implement global approaches to reduce global threats Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 12, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 18, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 16, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 24, 2018

Confirmed

Jackie Wolcott

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Kelley Eckels Currie

Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Nomination timeline

June 21, 2017

Appointment announced

June 26, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Feb. 15, 2019

Resigned

Kelley Eckels Currie

WithdrawnDetails

Jennifer Yue Barber

Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Nomination timeline

Dec. 9, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 6, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 5, 2020

Hearing held

Sept. 8, 2020

Withdrawn by president

Jennifer Yue Barber

No nominee

Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

ConfirmedDetails

Cherith Norman Chalet

Representative to the United Nations for management and reform

Nomination timeline

May 15, 2018

Appointment announced

May 21, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 12, 2018

Confirmed

Cherith Norman Chalet

No nominee

Special envoy for North Korea human rights issues

ConfirmedDetails

Jeffrey L. Eberhardt

Special representative of the president for nuclear nonproliferation, with the rank of ambassador

Nomination timeline

Sept. 19, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 28, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 22, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 20, 2019

Confirmed

Jeffrey L. Eberhardt

ConfirmedDetails

Jessica E. Lapenn (Career Member)

U.S. Representative to the African Union

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2019

Appointment announced

May 6, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Jessica E. Lapenn (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Andrew P. Bremberg

U.S. representative to the Office of the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva

Nomination timeline

Sept. 26, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 28, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

Oct. 22, 2019

Confirmed

Andrew P. Bremberg

ConfirmedDetails

Joseph Manso

United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Nomination timeline

Oct. 11, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 17, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

Joseph Manso

ConfirmedDetails

Kip Tom

U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

Nomination timeline

July 11, 2018

Appointment announced

July 18, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

April 11, 2019

Confirmed

Kip Tom

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Nikki Haley

United States representative to the United Nations

Leads the U.S. delegation to the U.N., representing the U.S. particularly in the U.N. Security Council; advances U.S. interests around international peace and security, and advances international cooperation to solve global problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian nature Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Nov. 23, 2016

Appointment announced »

Jan. 18, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 24, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 24, 2017

Confirmed

Dec. 31, 2018

Resigned

Nikki Haley

ConfirmedDetails

Kelly Craft

United States representative to the United Nations

Leads the U.S. delegation to the U.N., representing the U.S. particularly in the U.N. Security Council; advances U.S. interests around international peace and security, and advances international cooperation to solve global problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian nature Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Feb. 22, 2019

Appointment announced

May 2, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

July 31, 2019

Confirmed

Kelly Craft

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Jonathan R. Cohen

United States deputy representative to the United Nations

Serves as the second most senior American diplomat before the U.N. General Assembly and the Security Council in New York, and serves as the permanent representative in his or her absence

Nomination timeline

Feb. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Feb. 13, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 16, 2018

Reported out favorably

May 24, 2018

Confirmed

Sept. 10, 2019

Resigned

Jonathan R. Cohen

ConfirmedDetails

Richard M. Mills, Jr.

United States deputy representative to the United Nations

Serves as the second most senior American diplomat before the U.N. General Assembly and the Security Council in New York, and serves as the permanent representative in his or her absence

Nomination timeline

Jan. 3, 2020

Appointment announced

Jan. 6, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

Richard M. Mills, Jr.

ReturnedDetails

Jay Patrick Murray

Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador

Nomination timeline

May 8, 2017

Appointment announced

May 10, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 3, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jay Patrick Murray

ReturnedDetails

Austin M. Smith

Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador

Nomination timeline

Aug. 27, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 12, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Austin M. Smith

ReturnedDetails

Alex Nelson Wong

Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador

Nomination timeline

Feb. 11, 2020

Appointment announced

Feb. 25, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Alex Nelson Wong

No nominee

Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador

ConfirmedDetails

Kelley Eckels Currie

Ambassador-at-large for global women's issues

Nomination timeline

March 8, 2019

Appointment announced

June 5, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Kelley Eckels Currie

ConfirmedDetails

Samuel Dale Brownback

Ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom

Nomination timeline

July 26, 2017

Appointment announced

July 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 24, 2018

Confirmed

Samuel Dale Brownback

ConfirmedDetails

Morse H. Tan

Ambassador-At-Large for Global Criminal Justice

Nomination timeline

April 5, 2019

Appointment announced

April 11, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Morse H. Tan

Confirmed and resignedDetails

John R. Bass (Career Member)

Ambassador, Afghanistan

Nomination timeline

July 20, 2017

Appointment announced

July 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 19, 2017

Reported out favorably

Sept. 28, 2017

Confirmed

Jan. 6, 2020

Resigned

John R. Bass (Career Member)

ReturnedDetails

William Ruger

Ambassador, Afghanistan

Nomination timeline

Sept. 10, 2020

Appointment announced

Sept. 10, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

William Ruger

No nominee

Ambassador, Afghanistan

ReturnedDetails

Kathleen Ann Kavalec (Career Member)

Ambassador, Albania

Nomination timeline

July 3, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Kathleen Ann Kavalec (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Yuri Kim

Ambassador, Albania

Nomination timeline

June 28, 2019

Appointment announced

July 8, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Yuri Kim

ConfirmedDetails

John P. Desrocher (Career Member)

Ambassador, Algeria

Nomination timeline

June 21, 2017

Appointment announced

June 26, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 3, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

John P. Desrocher (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Nina Maria Fite (Career Member)

Ambassador, Angola

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Nina Maria Fite (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Edward Charles Prado

Ambassador, Argentine Republic

Nomination timeline

Jan. 17, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 19, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 20, 2018

Reported out favorably

March 22, 2018

Confirmed

Edward Charles Prado

ConfirmedDetails

Lynne M. Tracy

Ambassador, Armenia

Nomination timeline

Sept. 21, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 28, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Lynne M. Tracy

WithdrawnDetails

Harry B. Harris Jr.

Ambassador, Australia

Nomination timeline

Feb. 9, 2018

Appointment announced

Feb. 13, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 23, 2018

Withdrawn by president

Harry B. Harris Jr.

ConfirmedDetails

Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr.

Ambassador, Australia

Nomination timeline

Nov. 5, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr.

ConfirmedDetails

Trevor D. Traina

Ambassador, Austria

Nomination timeline

Jan. 22, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 22, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 20, 2018

Reported out favorably

March 22, 2018

Confirmed

Trevor D. Traina

ConfirmedDetails

Earle D. Litzenberger (Career Member)

Ambassador, Azerbaijan

Nomination timeline

Sept. 4, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 12, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Earle D. Litzenberger (Career Member)

WithdrawnDetails

Doug Manchester

Ambassador, Bahamas

Nomination timeline

May 15, 2017

Appointment announced

May 16, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 19, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 20, 2019

Hearing held

Nov. 13, 2019

Withdrawn by president

Doug Manchester

NominatedDetails

William A. Douglass

Ambassador, Bahamas

Nomination timeline

May 15, 2020

Appointment announced

May 21, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Jan. 3, 2021

Appointment announced

Jan. 3, 2021

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

William A. Douglass

ConfirmedDetails

Justin Hicks Siberell (Career Member)

Ambassador, Bahrain

Nomination timeline

July 24, 2017

Appointment announced

July 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Sept. 28, 2017

Confirmed

Justin Hicks Siberell (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Earl Robert Miller (Career Member)

Ambassador, Bangladesh

Nomination timeline

July 17, 2018

Appointment announced

July 23, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

Earl Robert Miller (Career Member)

ReturnedDetails

Leandro Rizzuto

Ambassador, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Nomination timeline

Jan. 4, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

Leandro Rizzuto

No nominee

Ambassador, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

ConfirmedDetails

Julie D. Fisher

Ambassador, Belarus

Nomination timeline

April 20, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Dec. 15, 2020

Confirmed

Julie D. Fisher

WithdrawnDetails

Jamie McCourt

Ambassador, Belgium

Nomination timeline

June 22, 2017

Appointment announced

June 26, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 2, 2017

Withdrawn by president

Jamie McCourt

ConfirmedDetails

Ronald Gidwitz

Ambassador, Belgium

Nomination timeline

May 18, 2018

Appointment announced

May 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 28, 2018

Confirmed

Ronald Gidwitz

ReturnedDetails

André Bauer

Ambassador, Belize

Nomination timeline

July 17, 2020

Appointment announced

July 21, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

André Bauer

No nominee

Ambassador, Belize

ConfirmedDetails

Patricia Mahoney (Career Member)

Ambassador, Benin

Nomination timeline

Sept. 5, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 12, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Patricia Mahoney (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Eric George Nelson (Career Member)

Ambassador, Bosnia

Nomination timeline

Aug. 23, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 27, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Eric George Nelson (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Craig Lewis Cloud (Career Member)

Ambassador, Botswana

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Craig Lewis Cloud (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Todd C. Chapman (Career Member)

Ambassador, Brazil

Nomination timeline

Oct. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 30, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 15, 2020

Reported out favorably

Feb. 11, 2020

Confirmed

Todd C. Chapman (Career Member)

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Matthew John Matthews (Career Member)

Ambassador, Brunei

Nomination timeline

Aug. 23, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 27, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

May 20, 2020

Resigned

Matthew John Matthews (Career Member)

No nominee

Ambassador, Brunei

ConfirmedDetails

Herro Mustafa (Career Member)

Ambassador, Bulgaria

Nomination timeline

June 17, 2019

Appointment announced

June 24, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 26, 2019

Confirmed

Herro Mustafa (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Sandra E. Clark (Career Member)

Ambassador, Burkino Faso

Nomination timeline

Aug. 6, 2019

Appointment announced

Sept. 9, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

Sandra E. Clark (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Thomas Laszlo Vajda (Career Member)

Ambassador, Burma

Nomination timeline

May 4, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Nov. 18, 2020

Confirmed

Thomas Laszlo Vajda (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Melanie Harris Higgins (Career Member)

Ambassador, Burundi

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2020

Appointment announced

May 19, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Nov. 18, 2020

Confirmed

Melanie Harris Higgins (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

John Jefferson Daigle (Career Member)

Ambassador, Cabo Verde

Nomination timeline

March 18, 2019

Appointment announced

March 26, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 22, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 23, 2019

Confirmed

John Jefferson Daigle (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

W. Patrick Murphy (Career Member)

Ambassador, Cambodia

Nomination timeline

Aug. 10, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 4, 2018

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 19, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

W. Patrick Murphy (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Peter Henry Barlerin (Career Member)

Ambassador, Cameroon

Nomination timeline

July 17, 2017

Appointment announced

July 19, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Peter Henry Barlerin (Career Member)

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Kelly Knight Craft

Ambassador, Canada

Nomination timeline

June 14, 2017

Appointment announced

June 15, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Sept. 10, 2019

Resigned

Kelly Knight Craft

ReturnedDetails

Aldona Z. Wos

Ambassador, Canada

Nomination timeline

Feb. 11, 2020

Appointment announced

Feb. 25, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Aldona Z. Wos

No nominee

Ambassador, Canada

ConfirmedDetails

Lucy Tamlyn (Career Member)

Ambassador, Central African Republic

Nomination timeline

July 27, 2018

Appointment announced

July 31, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Lucy Tamlyn (Career Member)

ReturnedDetails

Steven Christopher Koutsis (Career Member)

Ambassador, Chad

Nomination timeline

July 24, 2019

Appointment announced

Aug. 1, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Steven Christopher Koutsis (Career Member)

No nominee

Ambassador, Chad

WithdrawnDetails

Andrew Gellert

Ambassador, Chile

Nomination timeline

Jan. 4, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 16, 2018

Withdrawn by president

Andrew Gellert

ReturnedDetails

Leora Rosenberg Levy

Ambassador, Chile

Nomination timeline

Oct. 15, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 15, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

May 4, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Leora Rosenberg Levy

No nominee

Ambassador, Chile

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Terry Branstad

Ambassador, China

Nomination timeline

Dec. 7, 2016

Appointment announced

Jan. 20, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 9, 2017

Reported out favorably

May 22, 2017

Confirmed

Oct. 2, 2020

Resigned

Terry Branstad

No nominee

Ambassador, China

ReturnedDetails

Joseph E. Macmanus (Career Member)

Ambassador, Colombia

Nomination timeline

Nov. 21, 2017

Appointment announced

Nov. 29, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 4, 2019

Returned to president

Joseph E. Macmanus (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Philip S. Goldberg (Career Member)

Ambassador, Colombia

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2019

Appointment announced

May 6, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Philip S. Goldberg (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Michael A. Hammer (Career Member)

Ambassador, Congo

Nomination timeline

June 18, 2018

Appointment announced

June 20, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Michael A. Hammer (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Todd Philip Haskell (Career Member)

Ambassador, Congo Republic

Nomination timeline

Feb. 28, 2017

Appointment announced

Feb. 28, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 9, 2017

Reported out favorably

May 18, 2017

Confirmed

Todd Philip Haskell (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Sharon Day

Ambassador, Costa Rica

Nomination timeline

June 14, 2017

Appointment announced

June 15, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Sharon Day

ConfirmedDetails

Richard K. Bell (Career Member)

Ambassador, Cote d'ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Nomination timeline

Nov. 26, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 3, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Richard K. Bell (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

W. Robert Kohorst

Ambassador, Croatia

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

W. Robert Kohorst

No nominee

Ambassador, Cuba

ConfirmedDetails

Judith Gail Garber (Career Member)

Ambassador, Cyprus

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Judith Gail Garber (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Stephen B. King

Ambassador, Czech Republic

Nomination timeline

July 10, 2017

Appointment announced

July 11, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 19, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 5, 2017

Confirmed

Stephen B. King

ConfirmedDetails

Carla Sands

Ambassador, Denmark

Nomination timeline

Sept. 7, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 11, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Carla Sands

ConfirmedDetails

Larry Edward Andre Jr. (Career Member)

Ambassador, Djibouti

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Larry Edward Andre Jr. (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Jonathan Pratt (Career Member)

Ambassador, Djibouti

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2020

Appointment announced

May 19, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Dec. 17, 2020

Confirmed

Jonathan Pratt (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Robin S. Bernstein

Ambassador, Dominican Republic

Nomination timeline

Oct. 31, 2017

Appointment announced

Nov. 2, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 28, 2018

Confirmed

Robin S. Bernstein

ConfirmedDetails

Michael J. Fitzpatrick (Career Member)

Ambassador, Ecuador

Nomination timeline

Aug. 16, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 21, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 23, 2019

Confirmed

Michael J. Fitzpatrick (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Jonathan R. Cohen (Career Member)

Ambassador, Egypt

Nomination timeline

April 11, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 12, 2019

Appointment announced

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Jonathan R. Cohen (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Ronald Douglas Johnson

Ambassador, El Salvador

Nomination timeline

Oct. 2, 2018

Appointment announced

Oct. 5, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 27, 2019

Confirmed

Ronald Douglas Johnson

ConfirmedDetails

Susan N. Stevenson (Career Member)

Ambassador, Equatorial Guinea

Nomination timeline

Sept. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Susan N. Stevenson (Career Member)

WithdrawnDetails

Admiral Edward Masso

Ambassador, Estonia

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 24, 2018

Withdrawn by president

Admiral Edward Masso

ConfirmedDetails

William Ellison Grayson

Ambassador, Estonia

Nomination timeline

Sept. 13, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 15, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

Jan. 28, 2020

Appointment announced

Jan. 28, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

William Ellison Grayson

ConfirmedDetails

Jeanne Marie Maloney (Career Member)

Ambassador, Kingdom of Eswatini

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2020

Appointment announced

May 19, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Nov. 18, 2020

Confirmed

Jeanne Marie Maloney (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Michael Arthur Raynor (Career Member)

Ambassador, Ethiopia

Nomination timeline

May 22, 2017

Appointment announced

May 25, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 3, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Michael Arthur Raynor (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Geeta Pasi (Career Member)

Ambassador, Ethiopia

Nomination timeline

June 15, 2020

Appointment announced

June 18, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 22, 2020

Discharged

Dec. 22, 2020

Confirmed

Geeta Pasi (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Joseph Cella

Ambassador, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu

Nomination timeline

Feb. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Feb. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 24, 2019

Confirmed

Joseph Cella

ConfirmedDetails

Robert Frank Pence

Ambassador, Finland

Nomination timeline

Nov. 13, 2017

Appointment announced

Nov. 14, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 20, 2018

Reported out favorably

March 22, 2018

Confirmed

Robert Frank Pence

ConfirmedDetails

Jamie McCourt

Ambassador, France and Monaco

Nomination timeline

Aug. 2, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 3, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Jamie McCourt

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Joel Danies (Career Member)

Ambassador, Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe

Nomination timeline

Oct. 27, 2017

Appointment announced

Nov. 1, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Feb. 15, 2018

Confirmed

March 1, 2019

Resigned

Joel Danies (Career Member)

No nominee

Ambassador, Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe

ConfirmedDetails

Richard Carlton Paschall III (Career Member)

Ambassador, Gambia

Nomination timeline

Aug. 16, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 21, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Richard Carlton Paschall III (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Kelly C. Degnan (Career Member)

Ambassador, Georgia

Nomination timeline

Sept. 3, 2019

Appointment announced

Sept. 9, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Kelly C. Degnan (Career Member)

ReturnedDetails

Richard Grenell

Ambassador, Germany

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

April 26, 2018

Confirmed

Richard Grenell

ReturnedDetails

Douglas Macgregor

Ambassador, Germany

Nomination timeline

July 27, 2020

Appointment announced

July 29, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Douglas Macgregor

No nominee

Ambassador, Germany

ConfirmedDetails

Stephanie Sanders Sullivan (Career Member)

Ambassador, Ghana

Nomination timeline

June 28, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Stephanie Sanders Sullivan (Career Member)

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Luis E. Arreaga (Career Member)

Ambassador, Guatemala

Nomination timeline

June 27, 2017

Appointment announced

June 29, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Aug. 6, 2020

Resigned

Luis E. Arreaga (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

William W. Popp (Career Member)

Ambassador, Guatemala

Nomination timeline

May 28, 2020

Appointment announced

June 2, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

William W. Popp (Career Member)

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Simon Henshaw (Career Member)

Ambassador, Guinea

Nomination timeline

Aug. 10, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

June 9, 2020

Resigned

Simon Henshaw (Career Member)

No nominee

Ambassador, Guinea

ConfirmedDetails

Sarah-Ann Lynch (Career Member)

Ambassador, Guyana

Nomination timeline

Sept. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Sarah-Ann Lynch (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Michele Jeanne Sison (Career Member)

Ambassador, Haiti

Nomination timeline

July 20, 2017

Appointment announced

July 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Michele Jeanne Sison (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Callista L. Gingrich

Ambassador, Holy See

Nomination timeline

May 19, 2017

Appointment announced

May 25, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 16, 2017

Confirmed

Callista L. Gingrich

ReturnedDetails

Francisco Luis Palmieri (Career Member)

Ambassador, Honduras

Nomination timeline

July 3, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Francisco Luis Palmieri (Career Member)

No nominee

Ambassador, Honduras

ConfirmedDetails

David B. Cornstein

Ambassador, Hungary

Nomination timeline

Feb. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Feb. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 16, 2018

Reported out favorably

May 24, 2018

Confirmed

David B. Cornstein

ConfirmedDetails

Jeffrey Ross Gunter

Ambassador, Iceland

Nomination timeline

Aug. 21, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 21, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 23, 2019

Confirmed

Jeffrey Ross Gunter

ConfirmedDetails

Kenneth Ian Juster

Ambassador, India

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Kenneth Ian Juster

ConfirmedDetails

Sung Y. Kim (Career Member)

Ambassador, Indonesia

Nomination timeline

July 11, 2019

Appointment announced

July 17, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 11, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

Sung Y. Kim (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Matthew H. Tueller (Career Member)

Ambassador, Iraq

Nomination timeline

Nov. 7, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 16, 2019

Confirmed

Matthew H. Tueller (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Edward F. Crawford

Ambassador, Ireland

Nomination timeline

Oct. 22, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 13, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 2, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 13, 2019

Confirmed

Edward F. Crawford

ConfirmedDetails

David Friedman

Ambassador, Israel

Nomination timeline

Dec. 15, 2016

Appointment announced »

Jan. 20, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

March 9, 2017

Reported out favorably

March 23, 2017

Confirmed

David Friedman

ConfirmedDetails

Lewis Eisenberg

Ambassador, Italy and San Marino

Nomination timeline

July 10, 2017

Appointment announced

July 11, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Lewis Eisenberg

ConfirmedDetails

Donald R. Tapia

Ambassador, Jamaica

Nomination timeline

May 17, 2018

Appointment announced

May 21, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

July 18, 2019

Confirmed

Donald R. Tapia

Confirmed and resignedDetails

William Francis Hagerty IV

Ambassador, Japan

Nomination timeline

March 23, 2017

Appointment announced

March 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 7, 2017

Reported out favorably

July 13, 2017

Confirmed

July 21, 2019

Resigned

William Francis Hagerty IV

ReturnedDetails

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Ambassador, Japan

Nomination timeline

March 13, 2020

Appointment announced

March 18, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Kenneth R. Weinstein

No nominee

Ambassador, Japan

ConfirmedDetails

Henry T. Wooster (Career Member)

Ambassador, Jordan

Nomination timeline

Nov. 13, 2019

Appointment announced

Nov. 19, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

Henry T. Wooster (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

William H. Moser (Career Member)

Ambassador, Kazakhstan

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

William H. Moser (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Kyle McCarter

Ambassador, Kenya

Nomination timeline

March 28, 2018

Appointment announced

May 10, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Kyle McCarter

ConfirmedDetails

Philip S. Kosnett (Career Member)

Ambassador, Kosovo

Nomination timeline

July 5, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Philip S. Kosnett (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Alina L. Romanowski

Ambassador, Kuwait

Nomination timeline

July 25, 2019

Appointment announced

Aug. 1, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Alina L. Romanowski

ConfirmedDetails

Donald Lu (Career Member)

Ambassador, Kyrgyzstan

Nomination timeline

May 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 25, 2018

Appointment announced

July 10, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Donald Lu (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Peter M. Haymond (Career Member)

Ambassador, Laos

Nomination timeline

Sept. 3, 2019

Appointment announced

Sept. 9, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Peter M. Haymond (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

John Leslie Carwile (Career Member)

Ambassador, Latvia

Nomination timeline

May 8, 2019

Appointment announced

May 14, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 26, 2019

Confirmed

John Leslie Carwile (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Dorothy Shea (Career Member)

Ambassador, Lebanon

Nomination timeline

Oct. 11, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 17, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 15, 2020

Reported out favorably

Feb. 11, 2020

Confirmed

Dorothy Shea (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Rebecca Eliza Gonzales (Career Member)

Ambassador, Lesotho

Nomination timeline

Sept. 7, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 11, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 14, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 16, 2017

Confirmed

Rebecca Eliza Gonzales (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Michael A. McCarthy (Career Member)

Ambassador, Liberia

Nomination timeline

May 27, 2020

Appointment announced

June 2, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Nov. 18, 2020

Confirmed

Michael A. McCarthy (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Richard B. Norland (Career Member)

Ambassador, Libya

Nomination timeline

April 2, 2019

Appointment announced

April 4, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Richard B. Norland (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Robert S. Gilchrist (Career Member)

Ambassador, Lithuania

Nomination timeline

July 22, 2019

Appointment announced

Aug. 1, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Robert S. Gilchrist (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

James Randolph Evans

Ambassador, Luxembourg

Nomination timeline

Sept. 21, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 28, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 5, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

May 24, 2018

Confirmed

James Randolph Evans

ConfirmedDetails

Kate Marie Byrnes (Career Member)

Ambassador, Macedonia

Nomination timeline

Nov. 7, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 10, 2019

Withdrawn by president

April 10, 2019

Appointment announced

April 10, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 2, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 23, 2019

Confirmed

Kate Marie Byrnes (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Michael Peter Pelletier (Career Member)

Ambassador, Madagascar & Comoros

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Michael Peter Pelletier (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Robert K. Scott (Career Member)

Ambassador, Malawi

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 24, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 24, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

April 11, 2019

Confirmed

Robert K. Scott (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Brian D. McFeeters (Career Member)

Ambassador, Malaysia

Nomination timeline

July 21, 2020

Appointment announced

July 21, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 22, 2020

Discharged

Dec. 22, 2020

Confirmed

Brian D. McFeeters (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Dennis B. Hankins (Career Member)

Ambassador, Mali

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Dennis B. Hankins (Career Member)

ReturnedDetails

Christine J. Toretti

Ambassador, Malta

Nomination timeline

May 18, 2018

Appointment announced

May 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

Christine J. Toretti

No nominee

Ambassador, Malta

ConfirmedDetails

Roxanne Cabral (Career Member)

Ambassador, Marshall Islands

Nomination timeline

April 29, 2019

Appointment announced

May 2, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Roxanne Cabral (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Michael James Dodman (Career Member)

Ambassador, Mauritania

Nomination timeline

July 20, 2017

Appointment announced

July 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Michael James Dodman (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Cynthia Kierscht (Career Member)

Ambassador, Mauritania

Nomination timeline

June 15, 2020

Appointment announced

June 18, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 22, 2020

Discharged

Dec. 22, 2020

Confirmed

Cynthia Kierscht (Career Member)

Confirmed and resignedDetails

David Dale Reimer (Career Member)

Ambassador, Mauritius and Seychelles

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Dec. 21, 2020

Resigned

David Dale Reimer (Career Member)

No nominee

Ambassador, Mauritius and Seychelles

ConfirmedDetails

Christopher Landau

Ambassador, Mexico

Nomination timeline

March 18, 2019

Appointment announced

March 26, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Christopher Landau

ConfirmedDetails

Carmen G. Cantor (Career Member)

Ambassador, Micronesia

Nomination timeline

July 15, 2019

Appointment announced

July 17, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Carmen G. Cantor (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Dereck J. Hogan (Career Member)

Ambassador, Moldova

Nomination timeline

June 22, 2018

Appointment announced

June 25, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Dereck J. Hogan (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Michael S. Klecheski (Career Member)

Ambassador, Mongolia

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Michael S. Klecheski (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Judy Rising Reinke

Ambassador, Montenegro

Nomination timeline

July 27, 2018

Appointment announced

July 31, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 22, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Judy Rising Reinke

ConfirmedDetails

David T. Fischer

Ambassador, Morocco

Nomination timeline

Nov. 21, 2017

Appointment announced

Dec. 1, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 23, 2018

Hearing held

Jan. 4, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

David T. Fischer

ConfirmedDetails

Dennis Walter Hearne (Career Member)

Ambassador, Mozambique

Nomination timeline

Aug. 31, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 6, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Dennis Walter Hearne (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Lisa A. Johnson (Career Member)

Ambassador, Namibia

Nomination timeline

Oct. 5, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 14, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 16, 2017

Confirmed

Lisa A. Johnson (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Randy W. Berry

Ambassador, Nepal

Nomination timeline

May 10, 2018

Appointment announced

May 10, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 10, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Randy W. Berry

ConfirmedDetails

Peter Hoekstra

Ambassador, Netherlands

Nomination timeline

July 24, 2017

Appointment announced

July 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 9, 2017

Confirmed

Peter Hoekstra

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Scott Brown

Ambassador, New Zealand & Samoa

Nomination timeline

April 20, 2017

Appointment announced

April 25, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 25, 2017

Reported out favorably

June 8, 2017

Confirmed

Dec. 17, 2020

Resigned

Scott Brown

No nominee

Ambassador, New Zealand & Samoa

ConfirmedDetails

Kevin K. Sullivan

Ambassador, Nicaragua

Nomination timeline

July 11, 2018

Appointment announced

July 17, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

Kevin K. Sullivan

ConfirmedDetails

Eric P. Whitaker (Career Member)

Ambassador, Niger

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Eric P. Whitaker (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Mary Beth Leonard (Career Member)

Ambassador, Nigeria

Nomination timeline

June 17, 2019

Appointment announced

June 24, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Mary Beth Leonard (Career Member)

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Kenneth J. Braithwaite

Ambassador, Norway

Nomination timeline

Oct. 19, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 23, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 5, 2017

Reported out favorably

Dec. 21, 2017

Confirmed

Nov. 25, 2019

Resigned

Kenneth J. Braithwaite

ReturnedDetails

J. Mark Burkhalter

Ambassador, Norway

Nomination timeline

May 15, 2020

Appointment announced

May 21, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

J. Mark Burkhalter

No nominee

Ambassador, Norway

ConfirmedDetails

Leslie Meredith Tsou (Career Member)

Ambassador, Oman

Nomination timeline

June 18, 2019

Appointment announced

June 24, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Leslie Meredith Tsou (Career Member)

ReturnedDetails

William E. Todd

Ambassador, Pakistan

Nomination timeline

Feb. 25, 2020

Appointment announced

Feb. 27, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

William E. Todd

No nominee

Ambassador, Pakistan

ConfirmedDetails

John Hennessey-Niland (Career Member)

Ambassador, Palau

Nomination timeline

Oct. 15, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 15, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 15, 2020

Reported out favorably

Feb. 11, 2020

Confirmed

John Hennessey-Niland (Career Member)

ReturnedDetails

Erik Paul Bethel

Ambassador, Panama

Nomination timeline

April 20, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Erik Paul Bethel

No nominee

Ambassador, Panama

ConfirmedDetails

Erin Elizabeth McKee (Career Member)

Ambassador, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Vanuatu

Nomination timeline

May 16, 2019

Appointment announced

May 23, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 26, 2019

Confirmed

Erin Elizabeth McKee (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

M. Lee McClenny (Career Member)

Ambassador, Paraguay

Nomination timeline

Oct. 26, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 30, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 5, 2017

Reported out favorably

Dec. 21, 2017

Confirmed

M. Lee McClenny (Career Member)

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Krishna R. Urs (Career Member)

Ambassador, Peru

Nomination timeline

June 28, 2017

Appointment announced

June 29, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

July 29, 2020

Resigned

Krishna R. Urs (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Lisa S. Kenna (Career Member)

Ambassador, Peru

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2020

Appointment announced

May 6, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Nov. 18, 2020

Confirmed

Lisa S. Kenna (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Georgette Mosbacher

Ambassador, Poland

Nomination timeline

Feb. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Feb. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

July 12, 2018

Confirmed

Georgette Mosbacher

ConfirmedDetails

George Edward Glass

Ambassador, Portugal

Nomination timeline

June 19, 2017

Appointment announced

June 19, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

George Edward Glass

ReturnedDetails

Mary Catherine Phee

Ambassador, Qatar

Nomination timeline

Oct. 17, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 13, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Mary Catherine Phee

ReturnedDetails

Eric P. Wendt

Ambassador, Qatar

Nomination timeline

Sept. 15, 2020

Appointment announced

Sept. 22, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Eric P. Wendt

No nominee

Ambassador, Qatar

ConfirmedDetails

Adrian Zuckerman

Ambassador, Romania

Nomination timeline

July 24, 2018

Appointment announced

July 31, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Nov. 20, 2019

Confirmed

Adrian Zuckerman

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Jon Huntsman Jr.

Ambassador, Russia

Nomination timeline

July 18, 2017

Appointment announced

July 20, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Sept. 28, 2017

Confirmed

Oct. 2, 2019

Resigned

Jon Huntsman Jr.

ConfirmedDetails

John J. Sullivan

Ambassador, Russia

Nomination timeline

Oct. 11, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 17, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 12, 2019

Confirmed

John J. Sullivan

ConfirmedDetails

Peter Hendrick Vrooman (Career Member)

Ambassador, Rwanda

Nomination timeline

Oct. 26, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 30, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Feb. 7, 2018

Reported out favorably

Feb. 15, 2018

Confirmed

Peter Hendrick Vrooman (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

John P. Abizaid

Ambassador, Saudi Arabia

Nomination timeline

Nov. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

April 10, 2019

Confirmed

John P. Abizaid

ConfirmedDetails

Tulinabo Mushingi (Career Member)

Ambassador, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

Nomination timeline

Feb. 28, 2017

Appointment announced

Feb. 28, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 9, 2017

Reported out favorably

May 18, 2017

Confirmed

Tulinabo Mushingi (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Anthony F. Godfrey (Career Member)

Ambassador, Serbia

Nomination timeline

June 18, 2019

Appointment announced

June 24, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 26, 2019

Confirmed

Anthony F. Godfrey (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Maria E. Brewer (Career Member)

Ambassador, Sierra Leone

Nomination timeline

June 22, 2017

Appointment announced

June 26, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Aug. 3, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Maria E. Brewer (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

David Reimer (Career Member)

Ambassador, Sierra Leone

Nomination timeline

June 10, 2020

Appointment announced

June 22, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 22, 2020

Discharged

Dec. 22, 2020

Confirmed

David Reimer (Career Member)

WithdrawnDetails

Kathleen Troia "K. T." McFarland

Ambassador, Singapore

Nomination timeline

May 19, 2017

Appointment announced

June 15, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 19, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Feb. 5, 2018

Withdrawn by president

Kathleen Troia "K. T." McFarland

NominatedDetails

Barbera Hale Thornhill

Ambassador, Singapore

Nomination timeline

Oct. 15, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 15, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

March 2, 2020

Appointment announced

March 2, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Jan. 6, 2021

Appointment announced

Jan. 6, 2021

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Barbera Hale Thornhill

ConfirmedDetails

Bridget A. Brink (Career Member)

Ambassador, Slovakia

Nomination timeline

March 18, 2019

Appointment announced

March 26, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 22, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 23, 2019

Confirmed

Bridget A. Brink (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Lynda Blanchard

Ambassador, Slovenia

Nomination timeline

June 20, 2018

Appointment announced

June 25, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

July 18, 2019

Confirmed

Lynda Blanchard

ConfirmedDetails

Donald Y. Yamamoto (Career Member)

Ambassador, Somalia

Nomination timeline

July 11, 2018

Appointment announced

July 18, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

Donald Y. Yamamoto (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Lana J. Marks

Ambassador, South Africa

Nomination timeline

Nov. 14, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 15, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 26, 2019

Confirmed

Lana J. Marks

ConfirmedDetails

Harry B. Harris Jr.

Ambassador, South Korea

Nomination timeline

May 18, 2018

Appointment announced

May 23, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 28, 2018

Confirmed

Harry B. Harris Jr.

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Thomas J. Hushek (Career Member)

Ambassador, South Sudan

Nomination timeline

Aug. 3, 2017

Appointment announced

Aug. 3, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 23, 2018

Reported out favorably

April 26, 2018

Confirmed

July 17, 2020

Resigned

Thomas J. Hushek (Career Member)

No nominee

Ambassador, South Sudan

ConfirmedDetails

Richard Duke Buchan III

Ambassador, Spain & Andorra

Nomination timeline

Aug. 3, 2017

Appointment announced

Aug. 3, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Richard Duke Buchan III

ConfirmedDetails

Alaina B. Teplitz (Career Member)

Ambassador, Sri Lanka and Maldives

Nomination timeline

May 24, 2018

Appointment announced

May 24, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 10, 2018

Reported out favorably

Sept. 6, 2018

Confirmed

Alaina B. Teplitz (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Karen L. Williams (Career Member)

Ambassador, Suriname

Nomination timeline

June 28, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Oct. 11, 2018

Confirmed

Karen L. Williams (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Kenneth A. Howery

Ambassador, Sweden

Nomination timeline

Oct. 16, 2018

Appointment announced

Nov. 13, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 22, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 17, 2019

Confirmed

Kenneth A. Howery

ConfirmedDetails

Edward T. McMullen Jr.

Ambassador, Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Edward T. McMullen Jr.

ConfirmedDetails

John Mark Pommersheim (Career Member)

Ambassador, Tajikistan

Nomination timeline

Sept. 4, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 12, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

John Mark Pommersheim (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Donald Wright

Ambassador, Tanzania

Nomination timeline

Oct. 15, 2019

Appointment announced

Oct. 15, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 15, 2020

Reported out favorably

Feb. 11, 2020

Confirmed

Donald Wright

ConfirmedDetails

Michael George DeSombre

Ambassador, Thailand

Nomination timeline

July 15, 2019

Appointment announced

July 17, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 20, 2019

Reported out favorably

Jan. 6, 2020

Confirmed

Michael George DeSombre

ConfirmedDetails

Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick (Career Member)

Ambassador, Timor-Leste

Nomination timeline

July 19, 2017

Appointment announced

July 25, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

C. Kevin Blackstone (Career Member)

Ambassador, Timor-Leste

Nomination timeline

May 28, 2020

Appointment announced

June 2, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 22, 2020

Discharged

Dec. 22, 2020

Confirmed

C. Kevin Blackstone (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Eric Williams Stromayer (Career Member)

Ambassador, Togo

Nomination timeline

Aug. 16, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 21, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Eric Williams Stromayer (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Joseph N. Mondello

Ambassador, Trinidad and Tobago

Nomination timeline

March 19, 2018

Appointment announced

March 19, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 28, 2018

Confirmed

Joseph N. Mondello

ConfirmedDetails

Donald Armin Blome (Career Member)

Ambassador, Tunisia

Nomination timeline

Aug. 13, 2018

Appointment announced

Aug. 16, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Nov. 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Donald Armin Blome (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

David Michael Satterfield (Career Member)

Ambassador, Turkey

Nomination timeline

Feb. 15, 2019

Appointment announced

Feb. 25, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 2, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 27, 2019

Confirmed

David Michael Satterfield (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Matthew S. Klimow (Career Member)

Ambassador, Turkmenistan

Nomination timeline

March 18, 2019

Appointment announced

March 26, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

May 22, 2019

Reported out favorably

May 23, 2019

Confirmed

Matthew S. Klimow (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

John Rakolta, Jr.

Ambassador, United Arab Emirates

Nomination timeline

March 28, 2018

Appointment announced

May 21, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 17, 2019

Confirmed

John Rakolta, Jr.

ReturnedDetails

Keith W. Dayton

Ambassador, Ukraine

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2020

Appointment announced

May 14, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Keith W. Dayton

No nominee

Ambassador, Ukraine

ConfirmedDetails

Natalie E. Brown (Career Member)

Ambassador, Uganda

Nomination timeline

July 30, 2019

Appointment announced

Aug. 1, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 29, 2020

Reported out favorably

Aug. 6, 2020

Confirmed

Natalie E. Brown (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Robert Wood Johnson IV

Ambassador, United Kingdom

Nomination timeline

June 22, 2017

Appointment announced

June 26, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Robert Wood Johnson IV

ConfirmedDetails

Kenneth S. George

Ambassador, Uruguay

Nomination timeline

March 23, 2018

Appointment announced

April 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2019

Confirmed

Kenneth S. George

ConfirmedDetails

Daniel N. Rosenblum (Career Member)

Ambassador, Uzbekistan

Nomination timeline

June 28, 2018

Appointment announced

July 9, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

April 11, 2019

Confirmed

Daniel N. Rosenblum (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

James Broward Story

Ambassador, Venezuela

Nomination timeline

May 6, 2020

Appointment announced

May 19, 2020

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Sept. 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Nov. 18, 2020

Confirmed

James Broward Story

ConfirmedDetails

Daniel J. Kritenbrink (Career Member)

Ambassador, Vietnam

Nomination timeline

July 26, 2017

Appointment announced

July 27, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 26, 2017

Confirmed

Daniel J. Kritenbrink (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Christopher Paul Henzel

Ambassador, Yemen

Nomination timeline

Sept. 21, 2018

Appointment announced

Sept. 28, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Dec. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Christopher Paul Henzel

ConfirmedDetails

Daniel L. Foote (Career Member)

Ambassador, Zambia

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

Oct. 26, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 2, 2017

Confirmed

Daniel L. Foote (Career Member)

ConfirmedDetails

Brian A. Nichols (Career Member)

Ambassador, Zimbabwe

Nomination timeline

June 4, 2018

Appointment announced

June 4, 2018

Referred to Foreign Relations committee

June 26, 2018

Reported out favorably

June 28, 2018

Confirmed

Brian A. Nichols (Career Member)

Department of Agriculture13 positions

ConfirmedDetails

Sonny Perdue

Secretary

Oversees the USDA and its nearly 100,000 employees, providing leadership on issues concerning food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition and related issues

Nomination timeline

Jan. 18, 2017

Appointment announced »

March 9, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

March 30, 2017

Reported out favorably

April 24, 2017

Confirmed

Sonny Perdue

ConfirmedDetails

Stephen Censky

Deputy secretary

Functions as chief operation officer of the nearly 100,000-employee agency, managing day-to-day operations and, depending on his or her strengths, interacting frequently with Congress, industry, food safety advocates and other stakeholders; may travel domestically and abroad to advance USDA's goals Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 13, 2017

Appointment announced

July 19, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Oct. 2, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Stephen Censky

ConfirmedDetails

Stephen Alexander Vaden

General counsel

Operates as USDA's chief law officer, providing legal services for all USDA programs, operations and activities; oversees 300 legal professionals working at headquarters, in four regional offices and in field offices throughout the country Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Dec. 11, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 27, 2018

Confirmed

Stephen Alexander Vaden

ReturnedDetails

Scott Soles

Chief financial officer

Nomination timeline

March 29, 2019

Appointment announced

April 4, 2019

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section

April 4, 2019

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee as requested by a member of the Senate

June 18, 2019

Committee requested information was received (Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Scott Soles

No nominee

Chief financial officer

ConfirmedDetails

William Northey

Undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services

Provides policy direction and leadership to keep U.S. farmers and ranchers in business as they face weather and market uncertainties; oversees USDA agencies delivering commodity, credit, conservation, and disaster and emergency assistance programs to improve the agricultural economy's stability Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Oct. 19, 2017

Reported out favorably

Feb. 27, 2018

Confirmed

William Northey

ConfirmedDetails

Mindy Brashears

Undersecretary for food safety

Ensures commercial supply of meat, poultry and egg products is safe and properly labeled and packaged, in part by overseeing U.S. food inspectors; supervises policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, which is responsible for food safety in interstate commerce or when exported Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 4, 2018

Appointment announced

May 10, 2018

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Dec. 5, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

May 14, 2019

Reported out favorably

March 23, 2020

Confirmed

Mindy Brashears

ReturnedDetails

Brandon Lipps

Undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services

Nomination timeline

Dec. 9, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 6, 2020

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Brandon Lipps

No nominee

Undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services

ConfirmedDetails

Gregory Ibach

Undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs

Assists the secretary to facilitate domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products, pursues improved agricultural productivity and competitiveness, and ensures the health and welfare of animals and plants Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Oct. 19, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 26, 2017

Confirmed

Gregory Ibach

ConfirmedDetails

James E. Hubbard

Undersecretary for natural resources and environment

Promotes the conservation and sustainable use of the nation's natural resources, oversees the nearly 40,000 employees of the Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service, and advises the secretary on natural resource conservation policy Download for more information

Nomination timeline

April 14, 2018

Appointment announced

April 24, 2018

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

July 31, 2018

Reported out favorably

Aug. 28, 2018

Confirmed

James E. Hubbard

ReturnedDetails

Samuel H. Clovis, Jr.

Undersecretary for research, education and economics

Serves as the department's chief scientist, is responsible for distributing research grant funding, and oversees department programs that finance research and education through USDA-owned research facilities, land-grant universities and the private sector Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 19, 2017

Appointment announced

July 25, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Samuel H. Clovis, Jr.

ReturnedDetails

Scott Hutchins

Undersecretary for research, education and economics

Serves as the department's chief scientist, is responsible for distributing research grant funding, and oversees department programs that finance research and education through USDA-owned research facilities, land-grant universities and the private sector Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 16, 2018

Appointment announced

July 18, 2018

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Dec. 5, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

May 14, 2019

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2020

Returned to president

May 4, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Scott Hutchins

No nominee

Undersecretary for research, education and economics

ConfirmedDetails

Ted McKinney

Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

Identifies challenges in rural communities and examines ways the department's rural development programs can help with utilities, housing, emergency and health services, agriculture and energy

Nomination timeline

July 19, 2017

Appointment announced

Aug. 2, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Oct. 2, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Ted McKinney

No nominee

Assistant secretary for civil rights

ConfirmedDetails

Kenneth Steven Barbic

Assistant secretary for congressional relations

Coordinates all congressional matters and acts as the department's liaison with members of Congress, House and Senate committees and their staffs, as well as with state, county, local and tribal government officials and other stakeholders involved in USDA issues Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 12, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 18, 2018

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section

Jan. 18, 2018

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee as requested by a member of the Senate

March 22, 2018

Committee requested information was received (Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)

April 26, 2018

Confirmed

Kenneth Steven Barbic

Department of Commerce21 positions

ConfirmedDetails

Wilbur Ross

Secretary

Oversees a department that in fiscal 2015 had nearly $9 billion in outlays and about 35,000 employees in its mission to create conditions for economic growth and opportunity and advises president on federal policy and programs affecting industrial and commercial segments of the national economy

Nomination timeline

Nov. 30, 2016

Appointment announced »

Jan. 18, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Jan. 24, 2017

Reported out favorably

Feb. 27, 2017

Confirmed

Wilbur Ross

WithdrawnDetails

Todd M. Ricketts

Deputy secretary

Serves as chief operating officer of a department that in fiscal 2015 had nearly $9 billion in outlays and about 35,000 employees, and carries out the secretary's strategic plan by managing department operations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Nov. 30, 2016

Appointment announced

Jan. 20, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

April 25, 2017

Withdrawn by president

Todd M. Ricketts

ConfirmedDetails

Karen Dunn Kelley

Deputy secretary

Serves as chief operating officer of a department that in fiscal 2015 had nearly $9 billion in outlays and about 35,000 employees, and carries out the secretary's strategic plan by managing department operations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 4, 2018

Appointment announced

June 4, 2018

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

June 27, 2018

Reported out favorably

Nov. 28, 2018

Confirmed

Karen Dunn Kelley

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Peter B. Davidson

General counsel

Serves as the department's chief legal officer, providing legal services to the secretary and the department's operating units, and managing the work of more than 325 lawyers Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 29, 2017

Appointment announced

June 29, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Aug. 2, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Aug. 12, 2019

Resigned

Peter B. Davidson

ReturnedDetails

Michael J. Walsh, Jr.

General counsel

Serves as the department's chief legal officer, providing legal services to the secretary and the department's operating units, and managing the work of more than 325 lawyers Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 1, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

July 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Michael J. Walsh, Jr.

No nominee

General counsel

ConfirmedDetails

Thomas F. Gilman

Chief financial officer and assistant secretary for administration

Oversees the department's facilities and financial and human resources; establishes policies for implementing administrative functions, such as accounting and financial management systems, and monitors how they are carried out; and implements department and government-wide management initiatives Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 27, 2018

Appointment announced

July 31, 2018

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section

July 31, 2018

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee as requested by a member of the Senate

Oct. 10, 2018

Committee requested information was received (Commerce, Science, and Transportation)

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Thomas F. Gilman

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Karen Dunn Kelley

Undersecretary for economic affairs

Leads the Economics and Statistics Administration, providing economic analysis to the department's leadership, and oversees multiple offices, including the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 25, 2017

Appointment announced

May 25, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Aug. 2, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Nov. 28, 2018

Resigned

Karen Dunn Kelley

ReturnedDetails

Mary A. Toman

Undersecretary for economic affairs

Leads the Economics and Statistics Administration, providing economic analysis to the department's leadership, and oversees multiple offices, including the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 20, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

July 22, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Mary A. Toman

No nominee

Undersecretary for economic affairs

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Mira Radielovic Ricardel

Undersecretary for industry and security

Seeks to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy and economic objectives by ensuring the system for export control and treaty compliance is effective, and promoting continued U.S. technology leadership Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 30, 2017

Appointment announced

April 28, 2017

Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee

May 23, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

Nov. 14, 2018

Resigned

Mira Radielovic Ricardel

ReturnedDetails

Nazak Nikakhtar

Undersecretary for industry and security

Seeks to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy and economic objectives by ensuring the system for export control and treaty compliance is effective, and promoting continued U.S. technology leadership Download for more information

Nomination timeline

April 11, 2019

Appointment announced

April 11, 2019

Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee

June 5, 2019

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Nazak Nikakhtar

No nominee

Undersecretary for industry and security

ConfirmedDetails

Andrei Iancu

Undersecretary for intellectual property and director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Leads an agency of more than 12,000 employees, who are mostly technical professionals and lawyers, in examining patent and trademark applications, guides domestic and international intellectual property policy, and provides information to help businesses Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Aug. 25, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Judiciary committee

Dec. 14, 2017

Reported out favorably

Feb. 5, 2018

Confirmed

Andrei Iancu

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Gilbert B. Kaplan

Undersecretary for international trade

Works to strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promotes trade and investment, and seeks to ensure fair trade by enforcing trade laws and agreements Download for more information

Nomination timeline

April 11, 2017

Appointment announced

May 25, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Sept. 7, 2017

Reported out favorably

March 13, 2018

Confirmed

Sept. 19, 2019

Resigned

Gilbert B. Kaplan

No nomineeDetails

Undersecretary for international trade

Works to strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promotes trade and investment, and seeks to ensure fair trade by enforcing trade laws and agreements Download for more information

WithdrawnDetails

Barry Lee Myers

Undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere and administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Oversees the 11,000-employee, nearly $6 billion agency, whose mission is to advance data, research and understanding of the ocean, coasts, Great Lakes, weather, atmosphere and related ecosystems, for the benefit of businesses and individuals Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 11, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 16, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Dec. 13, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Jan. 18, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

April 3, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 2, 2019

Withdrawn by president

Barry Lee Myers

ReturnedDetails

Neil Jacobs

Undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere and administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Oversees the 11,000-employee, nearly $6 billion agency, whose mission is to advance data, research and understanding of the ocean, coasts, Great Lakes, weather, atmosphere and related ecosystems, for the benefit of businesses and individuals Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Dec. 18, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 6, 2020

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

May 20, 2020

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Neil Jacobs

No nominee

Undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere and administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ConfirmedDetails

Walter Copan

Undersecretary for standards and technology

Advises the secretary on technological development and oversees the National Institute of Standards and Technology which, with a $964 million budget and 3,400 employees, works to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 12, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 14, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Oct. 4, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 5, 2017

Confirmed

Walter Copan

Confirmed and resignedDetails

David J. Redl

Assistant secretary for communications and information

Oversees the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which works to expand broadband Internet access and adoption in the U.S. and expand the use of spectrum Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 16, 2017

Appointment announced

May 18, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Aug. 2, 2017

Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee

Aug. 2, 2017

Reported out favorably (Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)

Oct. 4, 2017

Reported out favorably (Commerce, Science, and Transportation)

Nov. 7, 2017

Confirmed

May 9, 2019

Resigned

David J. Redl

No nomineeDetails

Assistant secretary for communications and information

Oversees the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which works to expand broadband Internet access and adoption in the U.S. and expand the use of spectrum Download for more information

ConfirmedDetails

John Fleming

Assistant secretary for economic development

Oversees the department's domestic economic development activities and proposes policies related to improving undeveloped or underdeveloped portions of the country, for example by designating or terminating economic development districts Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 20, 2018

Appointment announced

June 20, 2018

Referred to Environment and Public Works committee

Aug. 1, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Environment and Public Works committee

Feb. 5, 2019

Reported out favorably

March 7, 2019

Confirmed

John Fleming

ConfirmedDetails

Jeffrey Kessler

Assistant secretary for enforcement and compliance

Ensures access to enforcement and compliance services to remedy unfair trade practices, negotiates with foreign manufacturers or governments to address these unfair practices, represents commercial interests in trade and investment negotiations, and ensures compliance with certain trade arrangements

Nomination timeline

Oct. 31, 2017

Appointment announced

Nov. 2, 2017

Referred to Finance committee

June 28, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 4, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Finance committee

Feb. 5, 2019

Reported out favorably

April 3, 2019

Confirmed

Jeffrey Kessler

ConfirmedDetails

Neil Jacobs

Assistant secretary for environmental observation and prediction

Provides direction to the department on matters related to weather, water, climate, and ocean observations and forecasts Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 30, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 3, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Nov. 8, 2017

Reported out favorably

Feb. 15, 2018

Confirmed

Neil Jacobs

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Richard Ashooh

Assistant secretary for export administration

Assists and advises the undersecretary for industry and security in developing policies on export administration issues Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 19, 2017

Appointment announced

May 25, 2017

Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

July 16, 2020

Resigned

Richard Ashooh

No nominee

Assistant secretary for export administration

WithdrawnDetails

Jeffrey Nadaner

Assistant secretary for export enforcement

Assists the undersecretary for industry and security with developing policy and administering programs for enforcing anti-boycott and export-control laws and regulations Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Feb. 5, 2018

Appointment announced

Feb. 13, 2018

Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee

May 15, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Jan. 16, 2019

Appointment announced

Jan. 16, 2019

Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee

March 12, 2019

Reported out favorably

June 12, 2019

Withdrawn by president

Jeffrey Nadaner

No nomineeDetails

Assistant secretary for export enforcement

Assists the undersecretary for industry and security with developing policy and administering programs for enforcing anti-boycott and export-control laws and regulations Download for more information

ConfirmedDetails

Nazak Nikakhtar

Assistant secretary for industry and analysis

Serves as the department's primary liaison with U.S. industry and trade associations, to help address industry concerns and support U.S. competitiveness, and advises on trade and investment policy and issues that affect the global competitiveness of U.S. businesses Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Sept. 28, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 2, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Nov. 8, 2017

Reported out favorably

March 19, 2018

Confirmed

Nazak Nikakhtar

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Michael Platt Jr.

Assistant secretary for legislative and intergovernmental affairs

Provides guidance and oversight of the department's congressional relations and activities, and develops a plan to collect, coordinate and distribute information on those congressional interactions to the secretary and the department Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 19, 2017

Appointment announced

June 19, 2017

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section

June 19, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee as requested by a member of the Senate

July 17, 2017

Committee requested information was received (Commerce, Science, and Transportation)

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

July 8, 2019

Resigned

Michael Platt Jr.

ReturnedDetails

Daniel Huff

Assistant secretary for legislative and intergovernmental affairs

Provides guidance and oversight of the department's congressional relations and activities, and develops a plan to collect, coordinate and distribute information on those congressional interactions to the secretary and the department Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 21, 2020

Appointment announced

July 21, 2020

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section

Aug. 6, 2020

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee as requested by a member of the Senate

Dec. 2, 2020

Reported out favorably (Commerce, Science, and Transportation)

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Daniel Huff

No nominee

Assistant secretary for legislative and intergovernmental affairs

ConfirmedDetails

Timothy Gallaudet

Assistant secretary for oceans and atmosphere

Serves as the deputy administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and performs duties prescribed by the undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere

Nomination timeline

Sept. 2, 2017

Appointment announced

Sept. 5, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

Oct. 4, 2017

Reported out favorably

Oct. 5, 2017

Confirmed

Timothy Gallaudet

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Elizabeth Erin Walsh

Assistant Secretary for Global Markets and Director General for the United States and Foreign Commercial Service

Serves as CEO of the U.S. Commercial and Foreign Commercial Service, oversees the management of staff across the U.S. and in more than 70 other countries, engages governments on trade promotion and policy issues and advocates for U.S. business interests abroad Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 18, 2017

Appointment announced

June 12, 2017

Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee

June 12, 2017

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably (Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)

Aug. 2, 2017

Reported out favorably (Commerce, Science, and Transportation)

Aug. 3, 2017

Confirmed

May 3, 2018

Resigned

Elizabeth Erin Walsh

ConfirmedDetails

Ian Paul Steff

Assistant Secretary for Global Markets and Director General for the United States and Foreign Commercial Service

Serves as CEO of the U.S. Commercial and Foreign Commercial Service, oversees the management of staff across the U.S. and in more than 70 other countries, engages governments on trade promotion and policy issues and advocates for U.S. business interests abroad Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Feb. 1, 2019

Appointment announced

Feb. 27, 2019

Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee

Feb. 27, 2019

Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee

June 18, 2019

Reported out favorably (Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)

Nov. 13, 2019

Reported out favorably (Commerce, Science, and Transportation)

Nov. 21, 2019

Confirmed

Ian Paul Steff

ConfirmedDetails

Steven Dillingham

Director, Census Bureau

Oversees the bureau, which is the leading source of data on the social and economic activities and characteristics of the U.S. population, and coordinates its statistical programs and scientific activities with those of other federal statistical agencies Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 18, 2018

Appointment announced

July 23, 2018

Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee

Nov. 14, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 2, 2019

Confirmed

Steven Dillingham

Department of Defense59 positions

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Mark T. Esper

Secretary

Serves as the principal national policy adviser to the president in his role as commander in chief, and leads the department, which has more than 2.1 million active and reserve service members, 742,000 civilian personnel and, in fiscal 2016, had a budget of about $576 billion Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 21, 2019

Appointment announced

July 15, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

July 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

July 23, 2019

Confirmed

Nov. 9, 2020

Resigned

Mark T. Esper

Confirmed and resignedDetails

James Mattis

Secretary

Serves as the principal national policy adviser to the president in his role as commander in chief, and leads the department, which has more than 2.1 million active and reserve service members, 742,000 civilian personnel and, in fiscal 2016, had a budget of about $576 billion Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Dec. 1, 2016

Appointment announced

Jan. 12, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

Jan. 18, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 20, 2017

Confirmed

Dec. 31, 2018

Resigned

James Mattis

Confirmed

Gen. Jim Mattis

Secretary

Gen. Jim Mattis

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Barbara Barrett

Secretary of the Air Force

Oversees all the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including activities to organize, train, equip and provide for the welfare of the department's nearly 660,000 active duty, guard, reserve and civilian airmen, and their families Download for more information

Nomination timeline

May 21, 2019

Appointment announced

Sept. 9, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

Oct. 16, 2019

Confirmed

Jan. 19, 2021

Resigned

Barbara Barrett

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Heather Wilson

Secretary of the Air Force

Oversees all the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including activities to organize, train, equip and provide for the welfare of the department's nearly 660,000 active duty, guard, reserve and civilian airmen, and their families Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 23, 2017

Appointment announced

March 21, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

April 5, 2017

Reported out favorably

May 8, 2017

Confirmed

May 31, 2019

Resigned

Heather Wilson

No nominee

Secretary of the Air Force

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Mark T. Esper

Secretary of the Army

Leads and oversees all matters related to the Department of the Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, communications, financial management, and weapons systems and equipment acquisition Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 19, 2017

Appointment announced

July 25, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

Nov. 7, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 15, 2017

Confirmed

June 24, 2019

Resigned

Mark T. Esper

WithdrawnDetails

Vincent Viola

Secretary of the Army

Leads and oversees all matters related to the Department of the Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, communications, financial management, and weapons systems and equipment acquisition Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Dec. 19, 2016

Appointment announced »

Jan. 20, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

March 21, 2017

Withdrawn by president

Vincent Viola

ConfirmedDetails

Ryan McCarthy

Secretary of the Army

Leads and oversees all matters related to the Department of the Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, communications, financial management, and weapons systems and equipment acquisition Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 21, 2019

Appointment announced

Sept. 9, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported out favorably

Sept. 26, 2019

Confirmed

Ryan McCarthy

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Richard V. Spencer

Secretary of the Navy

Oversees all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, with its annual budget of more than $170 billion and nearly 900,000 sailors, marines and civilians, which includes recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing and demobilizing forces Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 2, 2017

Appointment announced

June 6, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

July 13, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2017

Confirmed

Nov. 24, 2019

Resigned

Richard V. Spencer

ConfirmedDetails

Kenneth J. Braithwaite

Secretary of the Navy

Oversees all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, with its annual budget of more than $170 billion and nearly 900,000 sailors, marines and civilians, which includes recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing and demobilizing forces Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Feb. 28, 2020

Appointment announced

March 2, 2020

Referred to Armed Services committee

May 19, 2020

Reported out favorably

May 21, 2020

Confirmed

Kenneth J. Braithwaite

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Patrick Shanahan

Deputy secretary

Serves as chief operating officer of a department that had a $576 billion budget in fiscal 2016 and has more than 2.1 million active and reserve service members and 742,000 civilian personnel; acts as the department's chief management officer, a position Congress created in 2016 Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 16, 2017

Appointment announced

June 7, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

June 28, 2017

Reported out favorably

July 18, 2017

Confirmed

June 23, 2019

Resigned

Patrick Shanahan

ConfirmedDetails

David Norquist

Deputy secretary

Serves as chief operating officer of a department that had a $576 billion budget in fiscal 2016 and has more than 2.1 million active and reserve service members and 742,000 civilian personnel; acts as the department's chief management officer, a position Congress created in 2016 Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 21, 2019

Appointment announced

July 23, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

July 25, 2019

Reported out favorably

July 30, 2019

Confirmed

David Norquist

ConfirmedDetails

Paul C. Ney Jr.

General counsel

Serves as the principal legal adviser to the secretary of defense and as the director of the Defense Legal Services Agency, which provides legal advice and services for the defense agencies and the department's field activities Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 9, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 10, 2018

Referred to Armed Services committee

Feb. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

July 12, 2018

Confirmed

Paul C. Ney Jr.

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Thomas E. Ayres

General counsel of the Air Force

Serves as the Air Force's chief legal and ethics officer, and collaborates with the judge advocate general to provide the department legal advice, Air Force senior leaders to resolve crises, make acquisitions and carry out special projects, and other DOD general counsel on issues of common concern Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Jan. 12, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 18, 2018

Referred to Armed Services committee

Feb. 13, 2018

Reported out favorably

Feb. 15, 2018

Confirmed

Jan. 19, 2021

Resigned

Thomas E. Ayres

WithdrawnDetails

David G. Ehrhart

General counsel of the Air Force

Serves as the Air Force's chief legal and ethics officer, and collaborates with the judge advocate general to provide the department legal advice, Air Force senior leaders to resolve crises, make acquisitions and carry out special projects, and other DOD general counsel on issues of common concern Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 9, 2017

Appointment announced

June 12, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

Sept. 28, 2017

Withdrawn by president

David G. Ehrhart

No nominee

General counsel of the Air Force

Confirmed and resignedDetails

James E. McPherson

General counsel of the Army

Coordinates legal and policy advice to staff at Army headquarters; determines the Army's position on legal questions or procedures, and serves as the Army's designated ethics official Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Oct. 13, 2017

Appointment announced

Oct. 16, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

Nov. 16, 2017

Reported out favorably

Dec. 20, 2017

Confirmed

March 23, 2020

Resigned

James E. McPherson

WithdrawnDetails

Ryan Dean Newman

General counsel of the Army

Coordinates legal and policy advice to staff at Army headquarters; determines the Army's position on legal questions or procedures, and serves as the Army's designated ethics official Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 21, 2017

Appointment announced

April 28, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

Sept. 28, 2017

Withdrawn by president

Ryan Dean Newman

ReturnedDetails

Michele A. Pearce

General counsel of the Army

Coordinates legal and policy advice to staff at Army headquarters; determines the Army's position on legal questions or procedures, and serves as the Army's designated ethics official Download for more information

Nomination timeline

April 9, 2020

Appointment announced

May 4, 2020

Referred to Armed Services committee

Aug. 4, 2020

Hearing held

Jan. 3, 2021

Returned to president

Michele A. Pearce

No nominee

General counsel of the Army

ReturnedDetails

Charles Douglas Stimson

General counsel of the Navy

Serves as the Navy's chief legal officer, providing legal advice and services to both the Navy and Marine Corps; assists in overseeing the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; provides solutions to legal issues in areas that include acquisition law, business and commercial law, and more Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 5, 2017

Appointment announced

June 6, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

July 20, 2017

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2018

Returned to president

Jan. 8, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 8, 2018

Referred to Armed Services committee

May 23, 2018

Reported out favorably

Jan. 3, 2019

Returned to president

Charles Douglas Stimson

ConfirmedDetails

Robert John Sander

General counsel of the Navy

Serves as the Navy's chief legal officer, providing legal advice and services to both the Navy and Marine Corps; assists in overseeing the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; provides solutions to legal issues in areas that include acquisition law, business and commercial law, and more Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Aug. 26, 2019

Appointment announced

Sept. 9, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

Nov. 19, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Robert John Sander

Confirmed and resignedDetails

David Norquist

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Serves as the principal adviser to the secretary of defense on all budgetary and fiscal matters, including the development and execution of the department's annual budget, which was $576 billion in fiscal 2016 Download for more information

Nomination timeline

March 16, 2017

Appointment announced

April 6, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

May 23, 2017

Reported out favorably

May 25, 2017

Confirmed

July 31, 2019

Resigned

David Norquist

WithdrawnDetails

Elaine A. McCusker

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Serves as the principal adviser to the secretary of defense on all budgetary and fiscal matters, including the development and execution of the department's annual budget, which was $576 billion in fiscal 2016 Download for more information

Nomination timeline

Nov. 6, 2019

Appointment announced

Nov. 13, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

March 2, 2020

Withdrawn by president

Elaine A. McCusker

No nomineeDetails

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Serves as the principal adviser to the secretary of defense on all budgetary and fiscal matters, including the development and execution of the department's annual budget, which was $576 billion in fiscal 2016 Download for more information

ConfirmedDetails

Dana S. Deasy

Chief Information Officer

Nomination timeline

June 25, 2019

Appointment announced

June 26, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

Nov. 19, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Dana S. Deasy

Confirmed and resignedDetails

John H. Gibson II

Chief Management Officer

Nomination timeline

Jan. 18, 2018

Appointment announced

Jan. 22, 2018

Referred to Armed Services committee

Jan. 30, 2018

Reported out favorably

Feb. 15, 2018

Confirmed

Nov. 9, 2018

Resigned

John H. Gibson II

ConfirmedDetails

Lisa W. Hershman

Chief Management Officer

Nomination timeline

July 15, 2019

Appointment announced

July 22, 2019

Referred to Armed Services committee

Nov. 19, 2019

Reported out favorably

Dec. 19, 2019

Confirmed

Lisa W. Hershman

ConfirmedDetails

Ellen M. Lord

Undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics

Functions as DOD's chief administrative officer, overseeing military construction and the management of installations, occupational health, utilities and energy, as well as directing business management modernization, document services, and nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs Download for more information

Nomination timeline

June 27, 2017

Appointment announced

June 29, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

July 27, 2017

Reported out favorably

Aug. 1, 2017

Confirmed

Ellen M. Lord

Confirmed and resignedDetails

Joseph Kernan

Undersecretary for intelligence

Oversees all DOD intelligence organizations: the National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, Defense Security Service and intelligence components of the combatant commands and military services Download for more information

Nomination timeline

July 17, 2017

Appointment announced

July 19, 2017

Referred to Armed Services committee

Nov. 7, 2017

Reported out favorably

Nov. 16, 2017

Confirmed

Nov. 10, 2020

Resigned