High-Level Presidential Appointments

Trump-Vance Administration 

Trump-Vance administration appointments and hiring of high-level staff are still in process. Lists below will be updated as more information is available and cabinet/cabinet-level confirmations occur.

Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Appointments

CAWP includes women who are appointed to positions designated as cabinet or cabinet-level, including vice president, by a presidential administration. This designation depends on each presidential administration. See CAWP’s fact sheet on Women in Presidential Cabinets for complete historical information. 

Susie Wiles

White House Chief of Staff
Assumed Role January 20, 2025
*Position does not require confirmation

Kristi Noem

Secretary of Homeland Security
Sworn in on January 26, 2025

Pam Bondi

Attorney General
Sworn in on February 5, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard

Director of National Intelligence
Sworn in on February 12, 2025

Brooke Rollins

Secretary of Agriculture
Sworn in on February 13. 2025

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Nominee for Secretary of Labor
Not Yet Confirmed

Kelly Loeffler

Nominee for Small Business Administrator
Not Yet Confirmed

Linda McMahon

Nominee for Secretary of Education
Not Yet Confirmed

Elise Stefanik

Nominee for U.N. Ambassador
Not Yet Confirmed

 

High-Level Staff in the Executive Office of the President

CAWP includes women who hold senior staff positions in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including: (1) women who head top-tier entities (offices and councils) in the EOP that are not designated as cabinet-level; (2) women who head top-tier entities (offices and councils) in the White House Office; (3) women serving as Senior Advisors and Counselors to the President; and (4) women who serve as Coordinators of or top-level Advisors to White House initiatives. We do not include deputy-level posts or staff positions other than Chiefs of Staff in the Office of the Vice President and the Office of the First Lady.

Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary 
Catherine Keller, Executive Secretary of the National Security Council
Alina Habba, Counselor to the President
Haley Harrison, Chief of Staff to the First Lady