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The Executive Branch

The U.S. President
Carries Out the Laws Passed by Congress
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The Administration

President of the United States - First Lady of the United States (not an official position or member of the administration)

Vice President of the United States - Second Lady of the United States (not an official position or member of the administration)

The Cabinet (Reference: U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 2)

 

In Order of Succession to the President

Vice President of the United States
 

Secretary of State 

Department of State
 

Secretary of the Treasury

Department of the Treasury

Secretary of Defense

Department of Defense
 

United States Attorney General

Department of Justice
 

Secretary of the Interior

Department of the Interior
 
Secretary of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture


Secretary of Commerce

Department of Commerce

Secretary of Labor

Department of Labor

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Department of Health and Human Services

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Secretary of Transportation

Department of Transportation


Secretary of Energy

Department of Energy


Secretary of Education

Department of Education


Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs

Secretary of Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security

 

Cabinet Level Positions (not members of the Cabinet) 

 

White House Chief of Staff

 

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Administrator Gina McCarthy

 

Director of the Office of Management & Budget

Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Director Shaun L.S. Donovan

 

Ambassador/United States Trade Representative

United States Trade Representative

United States Ambassador to the United Nations

United States Mission to the United Nations
 

Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

Council of Economic Advisers
 

Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
Small Business Administration (SBA)

 

Executive Office of the President

Council of Economic Advisers

Council on Environmental Quality

Executive Residence

National Security Council

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

White House Office

Council of Economic Advisers

Council on Environmental Quality

Executive Residence

National Security Council

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

White House Office

Domestic Policy Council

Office of National AIDS Policy

Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation

White House Rural Council

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation

White House Rural Council

National Security Advisor

National Economic Council

Office of Cabinet Affairs

Office of the Chief of Staff

Office of Communications

Office of the Press Secretary

Media Affairs

Research

Speechwriting

Office of Digital Strategy

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

Senior White House Leadership

Chief of Staff

Deputy Chiefs of Staff

 

 

Senior Advisors

Other Advisory Boards

President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

 

President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board

 

President's Management Advisory Board

 

White House Council for Community Solutions

 

White House Initiative and President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

 

President's Global Development Council

 

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)


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