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.
David 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.