2015 The President’s Cabinet. Department of State Advises President on foreign policy Negotiates agreements with foreign countries Represents the U.S.

2015The President’s Cabinet

Department of StateDepartment of StateAdvises President on Advises President on foreign policyforeign policy

Negotiates agreements Negotiates agreements with foreign countrieswith foreign countries

Represents the U.S. in Represents the U.S. in international international organizations organizations

Agencies: Foreign Agencies: Foreign Service, Bureau of Service, Bureau of Diplomatic SecurityDiplomatic Security

Hillary Clinton

http://www.state.gov/travel/index.htm

JOHN KERRY

Department of TreasuryDepartment of Treasury Jack LewJack Lew

Timothy

Geithner

Produces coins and bills

Collects taxes

Manages public debt

Agencies: *U.S. Mint*Internal Revenue Service (IRS)*Bureau of the Public Debt

Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense

Ashton CarterAshton Carter

Provides military forces to protect our countries security

Agencies: Joint Chiefs of Staff

Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force

Department of JusticeDepartment of Justice

Legal advice to PresidentLegal advice to President

Represents U.S. in CourtRepresents U.S. in Court

Enforces Federal lawsEnforces Federal laws

Operates Federal PrisonsOperates Federal Prisons

Agencies: Agencies:

Criminal Division, Criminal Division,

Civil Rights Division, Civil Rights Division,

FBIFBI, U.S. Marshals, , U.S. Marshals, ATFATF

Eric Holder

Former

Attorney General

Nominee Loretta Lynch

Department of InteriorDepartment of InteriorManages national parks, public Manages national parks, public lands, and wildlife refugeslands, and wildlife refuges

Assists Native Americans with Assists Native Americans with their affairstheir affairs

Operates hydroelectric power Operates hydroelectric power plantsplants

Agencies: Agencies:

*U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service*U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

*Bureau of Indian Affairs*Bureau of Indian Affairs

*National Park*National Park ServiceService

Sally Jewell

Department of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture

Inspects foodInspects food

Manages national Manages national forestsforests

Administers Administers food food stamp and school stamp and school lunch programslunch programs

Agencies: Agencies: Farm Service Farm Service Agency, Food and Nutrition Agency, Food and Nutrition Service, Rural DevelopmentService, Rural Development

Tom Vilsack

Department of CommerceDepartment of Commerce

Grants patents and Grants patents and registers trademarksregisters trademarks

Conducts the Conducts the CENSUSCENSUS

Agencies: Bureau of Agencies: Bureau of Census, Patent and Census, Patent and Trademark OfficeTrademark Office

Penny Pritzker

Department of LaborDepartment of LaborEnforces laws on Enforces laws on MINIMUM WAGES, MINIMUM WAGES, maximum hours, working maximum hours, working conditionsconditions

Operates job training Operates job training programsprograms

Administers Administers unemployment insurance, unemployment insurance, and workers and workers compensation programscompensation programsAgencies: Bureau of Agencies: Bureau of Labor StatisticsLabor Statistics

THOMAS PEREZ

Http://www.dol.gov/

Department of Health & Human Department of Health & Human ServicesServices

Administers Administers Medicare and Medicare and MedicaidMedicaidConducts programs Conducts programs to prevent & control to prevent & control diseasediseaseEnforces pure food Enforces pure food and drug lawsand drug lawsAgencies: Food & Agencies: Food & Drug Administration, Drug Administration, National Institutes of National Institutes of HealthHealth

Sylvia Mathews BurwellSylvia Mathews Burwell

Department of Housing & Urban Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDevelopment

Enforces fair housing lawsEnforces fair housing laws

Operates home-financing Operates home-financing and public housing and public housing programsprograms

Agencies: Agencies:

Office of HousingOffice of Housing

Office of Fair Housing Office of Fair Housing

and Equal Opportunityand Equal Opportunity

Government National Government National

Mortgage AssociationMortgage Association

Julian Castro

Department of TransportationDepartment of TransportationAdministers programs to Administers programs to promote and regulate promote and regulate highways, mass transit, highways, mass transit, railroads, waterways, air railroads, waterways, air travel, and oil and gas travel, and oil and gas pipelinespipelines

Agencies: Agencies:

Federal Highway Federal Highway AdministrationAdministration

Aviation and Railroad Aviation and Railroad AdministrationAdministration

Maritime AdministrationMaritime Administration ANTHONY FOXX

Department of EnergyDepartment of Energy

Promotes production Promotes production of renewable energy, of renewable energy, fossil fuels, and fossil fuels, and nuclear energynuclear energyConducts nuclear Conducts nuclear weapons research weapons research and productionand productionAgencies: Office of Agencies: Office of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Energy, Science, and Science, and technology, Regional technology, Regional Power AdministrationPower Administration

Ernest Moniz

Department of EducationDepartment of Education

Conducts educational Conducts educational researchresearch

Administers federal aid Administers federal aid to schoolsto schools

Agencies: Office of Agencies: Office of Elementary and Elementary and Secondary Education, Secondary Education, Office of Postsecondary Office of Postsecondary EducationEducation

Arne Duncan

Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs

Administers benefits, Administers benefits, pensions, and medical pensions, and medical programs to Veterans of programs to Veterans of the armed forcesthe armed forces

Agencies: Veterans Agencies: Veterans Benefits Administration, Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Veterans Health Administration Administration

Robert McDonaldRobert McDonald

Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland SecurityBorder and transportation Border and transportation securitysecurityChemical, biological, Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear radiological, and nuclear defensedefenseEmergency preparedness Emergency preparedness and response and response

Agencies: Agencies: Coast GuardCoast GuardSecret Service, Secret Service, TSATSAU.S. Citizenship and U.S. Citizenship and immigration services, immigration services, customs enforcement customs enforcement Jeh Johnson

Cabinet Department videoCabinet Department video

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The Situation RoomThe Situation Room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ch13ZuMu8&list=FLGQwD21o9I7LyOe8uG_EdbQ&index=1&feature=plpp_videov=T7ch13ZuMu8&list=FLGQwD21o9I7LyOe8uG_EdbQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video

White House Staff

Chief of Staff Denis McDonoughChief of Staff Denis McDonough

Deputy Chief of Staff Nancy-Ann DeParle

Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco

Counselor to the President Peter Rouse

Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett

Senior Advisor David Plouffe

WHITE HOUSE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFFCHIEF OF STAFF

Denis Denis McDonoughMcDonough

President President Obama’s right Obama’s right hand man!hand man!

Most Powerful in Most Powerful in the White House the White House OfficeOffice

Executive Office of the PresidentExecutive Office of the PresidentEvery day, the President of the United States is faced with scores of decisions, each with important consequences for America’s future. To provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad.

Overseen by the Overseen by the White House Chief of Staff, the EOP has traditionally been home , the EOP has traditionally been home to many of the President’s closest advisors.to many of the President’s closest advisors.The following entities exist within the Executive Office of the President:The following entities exist within the Executive Office of the President:Council of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality Executive Residence Executive Residence National Security Staff Office of Administration Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of the United States Trade Representative Office of the Vice President

The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:

White House Chief of StaffWhite House Chief of StaffDenis McDonough

Environmental Protection AgencyEnvironmental Protection AgencyAdministrator Gina McCarthyAdministrator Gina McCarthyhttp://www.epa.gov

Office of Management & BudgetOffice of Management & BudgetDirector Sylvia BurwellDirector Sylvia Burwellwhitehouse.gov/omb

United States Trade RepresentativeUnited States Trade RepresentativeAmbassador Michael FromanAmbassador Michael Fromanwww.ustr.gov

United States Mission to the United NationsUnited States Mission to the United NationsAmbassador Samantha PowerAmbassador Samantha Powerusun.state.gov/

Council of Economic AdvisersCouncil of Economic AdvisersChairman Jason FurmanChairman Jason Furmanwww.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/

Small Business AdministrationSmall Business AdministrationActing Administrator Jeanne Hulit Acting Administrator Jeanne Hulit www.sba.gov/

Domestic Policy Council Office of National AIDS Policy Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Office of Social Innovation and Civic ParticipationOffice of Social Innovation and Civic Participation

National Security AdvisorNational Security Advisor National Economic CouncilNational Economic Council Office of Cabinet AffairsOffice of Cabinet Affairs Office of the Chief of StaffOffice of the Chief of Staff Office of Communications Office of Communications

Office of the Press Secretary Office of the Press Secretary Media Affairs Media Affairs Research Research SpeechwritingSpeechwriting

Office of Digital StrategyOffice of Digital Strategy

White House OfficeWhite House OfficeIn addition, the following entities exist within In addition, the following entities exist within

the White House Office:the White House Office:

Office of the First Lady Office of the Social Secretary

Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Management and Administration

White House Personnel White House Operations Telephone Office Visitors Office

Oval Office Operations Office of Presidential Personnel Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs

Office of Public Engagement Council on Women and Girls

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of Urban Affairs

Office of Scheduling and Advance Office of the Staff Secretary

Presidential Correspondence Executive Clerk Records Management

Office of the White House Counsel

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMANFEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN

Janet Yellin has been nominated by Janet Yellin has been nominated by President Obama but needs to go President Obama but needs to go through the Senate Committee hearings through the Senate Committee hearings and then be voted on by the Senate.and then be voted on by the Senate. JANET YELLINJANET YELLIN

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White House White House PRESS SECRETARYPRESS SECRETARY

JOSH EARNESTJOSH EARNESThttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xATrFN-hMWU&feature=relmfuhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xATrFN-hMWU&feature=relmfu