Tracker: Senior Official Appointments

In This Section

Updated: October 23, 2025

Total Appointments: 31
Career Appointments: 3/9.7%
Other Appointments: 28/90.3%

Names in italics are still awaiting confirmation. An asterisk (*) indicates that Senate confirmation is not required.

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Department of State

Name Position Career/Other
Marco Rubio Secretary of State Other
Christopher Landau Deputy Secretary of State Other
Michael J. Rigas Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Other
Michael Needham Counselor Other*
Mikael Anton Director of Policy Planning Other*
Allison Hooker U/S Political Affairs Other
Thomas DiNanno U/S Arms Control and International Security Other
  U/S Foreign Assistance and Human Rights  
Jacob Helberg U/S Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Other
Jason S. Evans U/S Management Career
Sarah Rogers U/S Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Other
  A/S Western Hemisphere Affairs  
  A/S European and Eurasian Affairs  
  A/S African Affairs  
Paul Kapur A/S South and Central Asian Affairs Other
Joel Rayburn A/S Near Eastern Affairs Other
Michael DeSombre A/S East Asian and Pacific Affairs Other
Morvared Namdarkhan A/S Consular Affairs Other
  A/S Legislative Affairs  
Todd Wilcox A/S Diplomatic Security Other
  A/S Administration *
Caleb Orr A/S Economic and Business Affairs Other
  A/S Emerging Threats  
  A/S Global Public Affairs *
Jeremy Carl A/S International Organization Affairs Other
Christopher Yeaw A/S Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Stability Other
  A/S Educational and Cultural Affairs  
  A/S Global Health Security and Diplomacy  
Frank Weiland A/S International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Other
  A/S Intelligence and Research  
  A/S Political-Military Affairs  
Riley Barnes A/S Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Other
Andrew Veprek A/S Population, Refugees and Migration Career
Wesley Brooks A/S Oceans and Intn'l Environmental and Scientific Affairs Other
  Director General of the Foreign Service  
Gregory LoGerfo Counterterrorism Coordinator Career
Reed Rubinstein Legal Adviser Other
Monica Crowley Chief of Protocol Other
  Director, Office of Foreign Missions  
  Inspector General  
  Special Envoy, Hostage Affairs  

U.S. Agency for International Development

Name Position Career/Other
  Administrator  
  Deputy Administrator, Policy and Programming  
  Deputy Administrator, Management and Resources  
  Assistant Administrator, Europe & Eurasia  
  Assistant Administrator, Middle East  
  Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean  
  Assistant Administrator, Asia  
  Assistant Administrator, Africa  
  Assistant Administrator, Legislative and Public Affairs  
  Assistant Administrator, Global Health  
  Assistant Administrator, Development, Democracy and Innovation  
  Inspector General  
  Assistant to the Administrator, Resilience and Food Security  
  Assistant to the Administrator, Humanitarian Assistance  
  Assistant to the Administrator, Conflict Prevention and Stabilization  
  Assistant Administrator, Management  
  Assistant to the Administrator, Policy, Planning and Learning  
  Assistant to the Administrator, HCTM  

Foreign Commercial Service

Name Position Career/Other
Howard Lutnick Secretary of Commerce Other
David Fogel FCS Director General Other
William Kimmitt Under Secretary, International Trade Other

Foreign Agricultural Service

Name Position Career/Other
Brooke Rollins Secretary of Agriculture Other
Luke Lindberg U/S Trade and Foreign Agricultural Services Other

U.S. Agency for Global Media

Name Position Career/Other
     
  Director, VOA  

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Name Position Career/Other
  N/A  

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Positions marked with ¹ do not require Senate confirmation.