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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.
The State Department moved several times throughout the capital in the ensuing decades, including six buildings in September 1800; [52] the War Office Building west of the White House the following May; [53] the Treasury Building once more from September 1819 to November 1866; [54] [note 2] [53] the Washington City Orphan Home from November ...
On September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act which changed the name of the office from Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Secretary of State, changed the name of the department to the Department of State, and added several domestic powers and responsibilities to both the office of secretary and the department.
Each department is headed by a secretary whose title echoes the title of their respective department, with the exception of the Department of Justice, whose head is known as the attorney general. The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the president and take office after confirmation by the United States Senate , and serve at ...
The position holds a rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary. [2] [3] Each Executive Secretary is appointed by the Secretary of State. [2] The Executive Secretary serves as the liaison and the clearinghouse between the State Department’s bureaus and the leadership offices of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretaries, and the Director of Policy ...
The customary method by which agencies of the United States government are created, abolished, consolidated, or divided is through an act of Congress. [2] The presidential reorganization authority essentially delegates these powers to the president for a defined period of time, permitting the President to take those actions by decree. [3]
(Department of Defense) Carol L. Dobak [196] (Department of Education) Tara M. Jamison [196] (Department of Justice) Robert D. Hogue [196] (Department of the Navy) Angela Billups [196] (Department of Veterans Affairs) Scott Calisti [196] (Department of the Air Force) July 19, 2023 [199] American Battle Monuments Commission — Secretary of the