List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation

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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.

These "PAS" (Presidential Appointment needing Senate confirmation)[1] positions, as well as other types of federal government positions, are published in the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book), which is released after each United States presidential election.[2] A 2012 Congressional Research Service study estimated that approximately 1200–1400 positions require Senate confirmation.[3]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Department of Agriculture

Independent agencies

Committee on Armed Services

Department of Defense

  • Military Officers (commissions and promotions) – Officers receive a commission assigning them to the officer corps from the President (with the consent of the Senate). Promotions of all commissioned military officers are also commissioned by the President (with the consent of the Senate).

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Deputy Secretary of Defense
General Counsel of the Department of Defense
Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
Chief Information Officer (New Position as of the 116th Congress)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (announced October 30, 2020)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (New Position as of January 2018)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment

Department of the Air Force

Department of the Army

Department of the Navy

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Department of Energy

Independent agencies

Judicial branch

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Department of Commerce

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Department of Transportation

Department of the Treasury

Executive Office of the President

Independent agencies

Committee on the Budget

Executive Office of the President

Office of Management and Budget

  • Director
  • Deputy Director

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Department of Commerce

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Transportation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Executive Office of the President

Office of Science and Technology Policy

  • Director
  • Associate Director for Science
  • Associate Director for Technology
  • Associate Director for National Security & International Affairs
  • Associate Director for Energy & Environment

Independent agencies

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Department of Energy

Department of the Interior

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Department of Commerce

  • Assistant Secretary for Economic Development

Department of Defense

  • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

Department of the Interior

Department of Transportation

Executive Office of the President

Environmental Protection Agency

  • Administrator
  • Deputy Administrator
  • Assistant Administrator
  • Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management
  • Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
  • Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
  • Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information
  • Assistant Administrator for International Affairs
  • Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
  • Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
  • Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
  • Assistant Administrator for Water
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • General Counsel
  • Inspector General

Other independent agencies

Committee on Finance

Department of Commerce

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Homeland Security

Department of the Treasury

Executive Office of the President

Office of the United States Trade Representative

  • U.S. Trade Representative
  • 3 Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives
  • Chief Agricultural Negotiator
  • Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator

Other independent agencies

Judicial branch

Committee on Foreign Relations

Department of State

Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice
Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with rank of Ambassador-at-Large
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
Coordinator for Sanctions (new position as of the 117th United States Congress)
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security
Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with rank of Ambassador
Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Reports directly to the Secretary & Deputy Secretary:
Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large
U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
Inspector General of the Department of State
Legal Adviser of the Department of State
Chief of Protocol of the United States, with rank of Ambassador
188[4] Ambassadors
Foreign Service Officers (commissions and promotions)

United States Mission to the United Nations

United States Agency for International Development

  • Administrator
  • Assistant Administrator — Asia and Near East
  • Assistant Administrator — Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
  • Assistant Administrator — Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade
  • Assistant Administrator — Europe and Eurasia
  • Assistant Administrator — Global Health
  • Assistant Administrator — Latin America and Caribbean
  • Assistant Administrator — Legislative and Public Affairs
  • Assistant Administrator — Policy and Program Coordination
  • Assistant Administrator — Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Deputy Administrator
  • Inspector General

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

  • U.S. Executive Director two-year term of office; full-time
  • U.S. Alternate Executive Director
  • Governor
  • Alternate Governor

International Development Association

International Finance Corporation

Other independent agencies

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Department of Education

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Labor

Independent agencies

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Department of Commerce

Department of Homeland Security

Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Resilience)
  • General Counsel
  • Chief Financial Officer

Department Inspectors General

Executive Office of the President

  • National Cyber Director (position established April 12, 2021)

Office of Management and Budget

Office of Personnel Management

Independent agencies

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Committee on Indian Affairs

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of the Interior

Select Committee on Intelligence

Department of Justice

Department of State

Department of the Treasury

  • Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis

Central Intelligence Agency

  • Director
  • General Counsel
  • Inspector General

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Committee on the Judiciary

Department of Commerce

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Justice

Executive Office of the President

Office of National Drug Control Policy

  • Director of National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar")
  • Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy
  • Deputy Director for Demand Reduction
  • Deputy Director for Supply Reduction
  • Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs

Independent agencies

Judicial branch

Committee on Rules and Administration

Independent agencies

Legislative branch

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Small Business Administration

Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Department of Labor

  • Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training Service

Department of Veterans Affairs

Judicial branch

Former Senate-confirmed positions

There are a number of positions that required Senate confirmation of appointees in the past, but do not today. The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text) (PDF)), 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 on October 9, 2012, 60 days after enactment.[7]

  • Department of Agriculture:
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Services
all members of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation (7)
  • Department of Commerce:
Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Department of Defense:
All members of the National Security Education Board (6)
Director of the Selective Service System
  • Department of Education:
Assistant Secretary for Management
Commissioner for Education Statistics
  • Department of Health and Human Services:
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
  • Department of Homeland Security:
Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness
Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs, Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration
Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement
Chief Medical Officer
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
  • Housing and Urban Development:
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
  • Department of Justice:
Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
Director of the National Institute of Justice
Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Director of the Office for Victims of Crime
  • Department of Labor:
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Director of the Women's Bureau
  • Department of State
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Administration
  • Department of Transportation:
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
  • Department of the Treasury:
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Management
Treasurer of the United States
  • Department of Veterans Affairs:
Assistant Secretary for Management
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration
Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness
Alternative Federal Co-Chairman
all members (2), except the Chairperson
Managing directors (2)
All members, including the Chairperson
all members
all Board members
Deputy Directors
Commissioner
Assistant Administrator for Management
Administrator
all Commissioners (7)
all members (15)
all members (10)
all members (13)
all appointments and promotions (except Surgeon General)
all appointments and promotions

The act also eliminated entirely the positions of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.[7]

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