{"id":2392891,"date":"2025-01-20T18:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/list-trump-names-acting-heads-of-government-agencies-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T18:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:27:00","slug":"list-trump-names-acting-heads-of-government-agencies-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/list-trump-names-acting-heads-of-government-agencies-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"List: Trump names acting heads of government agencies &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flist-trump-names-acting-heads-of-government-agencies-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392891&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">List: Trump names acting heads of government agencies<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1938671\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As one of his first acts, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> appointed 31 people to lead various government agencies on an acting basis while his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cabinet<\/a> nominees move through the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/confirmation-hearings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">confirmation process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The list of people Trump approved on Monday after he was sworn in will carry out the first acts of Trump&rsquo;s second term. Trump has vowed to undo many of the policies of outgoing President Joe Biden. Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/designation-of-acting-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the people<\/a> that Trump assigned to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">government<\/a> in the interim.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defense Department<\/h2>\n<p>Robert Salesses will serve as Trump&rsquo;s acting secretary of defense. Prior to his appointment to the acting role, Salesses served as deputy director of defense for Washington Headquarters Services. Salesses served as a Marine Corps officer and won a Bronze Star during the Gulf War.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State Department<\/h2>\n<p>Lisa Kenna was appointed acting secretary of state. She previously served as assistant secretary of State for intelligence and research and was the head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. During his first term, Trump nominated Kenna to be ambassador to Peru. She served under former President Joe Biden in that role.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treasury Department<\/h2>\n<p>Trump chose David Lebryk to serve as acting treasury secretary. Prior to his pick, Lebryk served as the Treasury&rsquo;s fiscal assistant secretary, which is the Treasury&rsquo;s most senior career position. He has served in that role since being appointed to it more than a decade ago. He has served in numerous policy and operations positions at the Treasury in his over 30 years there.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justice Department<\/h2>\n<p>Trump tapped Justice Department immigration attorney James McHenry to serve as his acting attorney general. McHenry is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/01\/20\/donald-trump-inauguration-day-news-updates-analysis\/donald-trump-acting-attorney-general-00199415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> viewed as a hard-liner on immigration and had been working in a Justice Department role overseeing immigration judges prior to his selection.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other acting choices<\/h2>\n<p>Benjamine Huffman, secretary of homeland security<\/p>\n<p>Stacey Dixon, director of national intelligence<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Sylvester, Jr., director of the CIA<\/p>\n<p>Brian Driscoll, director of the FBI<\/p>\n<p>Janet Petro, administrator of NASA<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Vaeth, director of the Office of Management and Budget<\/p>\n<p>Ingrid Kolb, secretary of energy<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy Fink, secretary of health and human services<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Ammon, secretary of housing and urban development<\/p>\n<p>Walter Cruickshank, secretary of the interior<\/p>\n<p>Gary Washington, secretary of agriculture<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Pelter, secretary of commerce<\/p>\n<p>Denise Carter, secretary of education<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Micone, secretary of labor<\/p>\n<p>Judith Kaleta, secretary of transportation<\/p>\n<p>Todd Hunter, secretary of veterans affairs<\/p>\n<p>James Payne, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency<\/p>\n<p>Everett Woodel, administrator of the Small Business Administration<\/p>\n<p>Juan Millan, U.S. trade representative<\/p>\n<p>Charles Ezell, director of the Office of Personnel Management<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Ehikian, administrator of General Services<\/p>\n<p>Michelle King, commissioner of Social Security<\/p>\n<p>Jason Gray, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Vitello, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/p>\n<p>Mark Averill, secretary of the Army<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Terence Emmert, secretary of the Navy<\/p>\n<p>Gary Ashworth, secretary of the Air Force<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1938671\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1938671\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List: Trump names acting heads of government agencies As one of his first acts, President Donald Trump appointed 31 people to lead various government agencies on an acting basis while his Cabinet nominees move through the Senate confirmation process. 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