2015 the president’s cabinet. department of state advises president on foreign policy negotiates...
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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
Click pictureClick picture
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