MIAMI – Two of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations to lead the 15 executive departments are from Florida, Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi. These and about a dozen others require Senate confirmation.
Here is the list of the cabinet nominees in order of succession to the presidency after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance:
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SECRETARY OF STATE: Trump nominated Rubio to replace Antony Blinken.
TREASURY SECRETARY: Trump nominated Scott Bessent to replace Janet Yellen.
DEFENSE SECRETARY: Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to replace Lloyd Austin.
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Trump nominated Bondi to replace Merrick Garland.
INTERIOR SECRETARY: Trump nominated Doug Burgum to replace Deb Haaland.
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY: Trump nominated Brooke Rollins to replace Tom Vilsack.
COMMERCE SECRETARY: Trump nominated Howard Lutnick to replace Gina Raimondo.
LABOR SECRETARY: Trump nominated Lori Chavez-De Remer to replace Julie Su.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY: Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to replace Xavier Becerra.
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY: Trump nominated Scott Turner to succeed Marcia Fudge, who resigned.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: Trump nominated Sean Duffy to replace Pete Buttigieg.
ENERGY SECRETARY: Trump nominated Chris Wright to replace Jennifer Granholm.
EDUCATION SECRETARY: Trump nominated Linda McMahon to replace Miguel Cardona.
VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY: Trump nominated Doug Collins to replace Denis McDonough.
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: Trump nominated Kristi Noem to replace Alejandro Mayorkas
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR: Trump nominated Lee Zeldin to replace Michael Regan
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: Trump nominated Tulsi Gabbard to replace Avril Haines.
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE: (Pending) Trump has yet to nominate who will replace Katherine Tai
UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR: Trump nominated Elise Stefanik to replace Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS: (Pending) ) Trump has yet to nominate who will replace Jared Bernstein.
ADMINISTRATOR OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: (Pending) Trump has yet to nominate who will replace Isabel Guzman.
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET: Trump nominated Russell T. Vough to replace Shalanda Young.
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: (Pending) ) Trump has yet to nominate who will replace Arati Prabhakar.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DIRECTOR: Trump nominated John Ratcliffe to replace William Burns.
These nominations also require Senate confirmation:
NATO AMBASSADOR: Matthew G. Whitaker
SURGEON GENERAL: Janette Nesheiwat
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION DIRECTOR: Dave Weldon
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: Martin A. Makary
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ADMINISTRATOR: Dr. Mehmet Oz