Tracker: Senior Official Appointments

In This Section

Updated: January 20, 2025

Total Appointments: 9
Career Appointments: 0/0.0%
Other Appointments: 9/100.0%

Names in italics are still awaiting confirmation.

State | USAID | FCS | FAS | USAGM | APHIS

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
  U/S Political Affairs  
  U/S Arms Control and International Security  
  U/S Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights  
  U/S Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment  
  U/S Management  
  U/S Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs  
  A/S Western Hemisphere Affairs  
  A/S European and Eurasian Affairs  
  A/S African Affairs  
  A/S South and Central Asian Affairs  
  A/S Near Eastern Affairs  
  A/S East Asian and Pacific Affairs  
  A/S Consular Affairs  
  A/S Legislative Affairs  
  A/S Diplomatic Security  
  A/S Administration  
  A/S Economic and Business Affairs  
  A/S International Security and Non-Proliferation  
  A/S Global Public Affairs  
  A/S International Organization Affairs  
  A/S Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability  
  A/S Educational and Cultural Affairs  
  A/S Energy Resources  
  A/S International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs  
  A/S Intelligence and Research  
  A/S Conflict and Stabilization Operations  
  A/S Political-Military Affairs  
  A/S Democracy, Human Rights and Labor  
  A/S Population, Refugees and Migration  
  A/S Oceans and Intn'l Environmental and Scientific Affairs  
  Director General of the Foreign Service  
  Counterterrorism Coordinator  
  Legal Adviser  
Monica Crowley Chief of Protocol Other
  Director, Office of Foreign Missions  
  Inspector General  

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
  FCS Director General  
  Under Secretary, International Trade  

Foreign Agricultural Service

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

U.S. Agency for Global Media

Name Position Career/Other
  CEO  
Kari Lake Director, VOA Other

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.