List of Department of Defense appointments by Donald Trump
On September 26, 2019, the Senate confirmed McCarthy as Army Secretary. President Trump appointed Esper Acting Defense Secretary and nominated him for Defense Secretary.
Political appointments of the second Trump administration
This is a list of political appointments of officeholders made by the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Pentagon announces slate of new officials for second Trump term
Jan 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s top nominees to run the department are still awaiting approval from Capitol Hill, and these officials will help steer the department in the interim.
List: Trump names acting heads of government agencies - MSN
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 ...
Trump names his nominees for deputy defense secretary, other …
Dec 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has announced his picks for key Pentagon positions, including deputy secretary of defense and undersecretaries for the policy, acquisition and sustainment and research and engineering offices.
List of Department of Defense appointments by Donald Trump
Jul 23, 2019 · President Trump tweeted that General Mattis would be "retiring" at the end of February 2019; however, Mattis wrote a strongly worded resignation letter rebuking Trump foreign policy behavior, and thus became the first ever Secretary of Defense to resign in protest.
List of Department of Defense appointments by Donald Trump
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded. Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.
Trump Names Acting Secretary of Defense, Designates Acting …
Jan 21, 2025 · President Donald J. Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position.
Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking …
4 days ago · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, gives a thumbs up while leaving after his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
First cabinet of Donald Trump - Wikipedia
President Trump nominated Former Defense Undersecretary and VA Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie on May 18, 2018, to replace Shulkin. On July 23, 2018, Wilkie was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 86–9.