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The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text)), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to appoint persons to these positions: [7] Parts of the act went into effect immediately, while other parts took effect ...
Export–Import Bank of the United States; President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States Kimberly A. Reed [80] May 9, 2019 (Confirmed May 8, 2019, 79–17) [81] Member of the Board of Directors of the Export–Import Bank of the United States Spencer Bachus [82] May 9, 2019 (Confirmed May 8, 2019, 72–22) [83] Vacant Judith Pryor ...
President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets Bo Hines [46] January 20, 2025 President's Intelligence Advisory Board; Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board: Devin Nunes [47] January 20, 2025 Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board ...
The core White House staff appointments, and most Executive Office of the President officials generally, are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with a handful of exceptions (e.g., the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the United States trade ...
The core White House staff positions and most Executive Office positions are generally not required to be confirmed by the Senate. The positions that require Senate confirmation include: the director of the Office of Management and Budget , the chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers , and the United States trade representative .
Member Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers Edward B. Montgomery [16] 2009–Unknown bank bailout czar, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) czar United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability, Senior Advisor to Secretary of the Treasury Neel Kashkari [17]
The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution. Before confirmation and during congressional hearings a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis.
In 1833, President Andrew Jackson used a recess appointment to name Roger B. Taney, who was serving as Attorney General, as the Secretary of the Treasury. Jackson wanted Taney to help him dismantle the Second Bank of the United States. He helped Jackson draft a statement on the veto of the bank's renewal, and agreed to withdraw money from the ...