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The '''[[Cabinet|Cabinet of the United States]]''' is the principal official advisory body to the [[president of the United States]]. The Cabinet generally meets with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet. The vice president of the United States serves in the Cabinet by statute. The heads of departments, appointed by the president and confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]], are members of the Cabinet, and acting department heads also participate in Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially nominated for Senate confirmation. The president may designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]] as members of the Cabinet. | The '''[[Cabinet|Cabinet of the United States]]''' is the principal official advisory body to the [[president of the United States]]. The Cabinet generally meets with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet. The vice president of the United States serves in the Cabinet by statute. The heads of departments, appointed by the president and confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]], are members of the Cabinet, and acting department heads also participate in Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially nominated for Senate confirmation. The president may designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]] as members of the Cabinet. | ||
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* [[Portal:Cabinet#Portals|Cabinet Portals]] | * [[Portal:Cabinet#Portals|Cabinet Portals]] | ||
* [[Portal:Cabinet|Cabinet members]] | * [[Portal:Cabinet|Cabinet members]] | ||
* [[Portal:Cabinet|Agencies]] | * [[Portal:Cabinet|Agencies]] | ||
* [[Portal:Cabinet#Officals|Cabinet-level officials]] | * [[Portal:Cabinet#Officals|Cabinet-level officials]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:00, 7 December 2024
The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The Cabinet generally meets with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet. The vice president of the United States serves in the Cabinet by statute. The heads of departments, appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, are members of the Cabinet, and acting department heads also participate in Cabinet meetings whether or not they have been officially nominated for Senate confirmation. The president may designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as members of the Cabinet.
