Nominations Sent to the Senate


NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People’s

Republic of China.

Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Housing

and Urban Development.

Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of Transportation.

Jay Clayton, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and

Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2021, vice Daniel M.

Gallagher, Jr. (term expired).

Daniel Coats, of Indiana, to be Director of National

Intelligence, vice James R. Clapper, Jr.

Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of

Education.

David Friedman, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Israel.

Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be the Representative of

the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and

status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the

Representative of the United States of America in the Security

Council of the United Nations.

Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be Representative of the

United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of

the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of

the United States of America to the United Nations.

John F. Kelly, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland

Security.

 

Robert Lighthizer, of Florida, to be United States Trade

Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary.

James Mattis, of Washington, to be Secretary of Defense.

Linda E. McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Administrator of the

Small Business Administration, vice Maria Contreras-Sweet, resigned.

Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be Secretary of the

Treasury.

Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United States Governor

of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United

States Governor of the African Development Fund, and United States

Governor of the Asian Development Bank, vice Jacob Joseph Lew,

resigned.

Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United States Governor

of the International Monetary Fund, United States Governor of the

African Development Bank, United States Governor of the

Inter-American Development Bank, and United States Governor of the

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of

five years, vice Jacob Joseph Lew, resigned.

James Richard Perry, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy.

Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Director of the Central

Intelligence Agency, vice John Owen Brennan.

Thomas Price, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Health and Human

Services.

Scott Pruitt, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the

Environmental Protection Agency.

Andrew F. Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Labor.

Todd M. Ricketts, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of

Commerce.

Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Commerce.

Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General.

DavidĀ  J. Shulkin, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Veterans

Affairs.

Rex W. Tillerson, of Texas, to be Secretary of State.

Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Centers for

Medicare and Medicaid Services, vice Marilyn B. Tavenner.

Vincent Viola, of New York, to be Secretary of the Army, vice

Eric Kenneth Fanning.

Ryan Zinke, of Montana, to be Secretary of the Interior.