Bush's Cabinet at a Glance
Sunday, December 31, 2000
As of Sunday, President-elect George W. Bush had just three slots left to fill in his Cabinet. Below is a list of the nominations he has made so far for both Cabinet posts and other key administration positions. All Cabinet nominations must be approved by the Senate.
SECRETARY OF STATE: Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, nominated Dec. 16.
TREASURY SECRETARY: Paul O'Neill, chairman of aluminum maker Alcoa, nominated Dec. 20.
COMMERCE SECRETARY: Bush campaign chairman Don Evans, nominated Dec. 20.
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY: Ann Veneman, former California agriculture director, nominated Dec. 20.
HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS SECRETARY: Mel Martinez, the elected chief executive of Orange County, Fla., and a Cuban immigrant, nominated Dec. 20.
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., defeated for re-election, nominated Dec. 22.
DEFENSE SECRETARY: Donald Rumsfeld, former defense secretary under Gerald Ford, nominated Dec. 28.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARy: Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, nominated Dec. 29.
INTERIOR SECRETARY: Two-term Colorado Attorney General Gale Norton, a veteran of Ronald Reagan's interior department who worked to open the Arctic Wildlife Refuge for drilling, nominated Dec. 29.
EDUCATION SECRETARY: Houston school superintendent Roderick Paige, nominated Dec. 29.
VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY: Former Deputy VA Secretary Anthony Prinicipi, nominated Dec. 29.
WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF: Andrew Card, former liaison to President Reagan and deputy chief of staff and transportation secretary under President George H. W. Bush. Chaired 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIRECTOR: New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman, nominated Dec. 22.
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: Stanford University scholar Condoleezza Rice, named Dec. 17.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET: Mitch Daniels, senior vice president of the drug giant Eli Lilly and Co., named Dec. 22.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN: Michael Powell, one of five FCC commissioners and the son of retired Gen. Colin Powell, the secretary of state-designate.
WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL: Alberto R. Gonzales, Texas Supreme Court justice, named Dec. 17.
WHITE HOUSE COUNSELOR: Bush campaign communications director Karen Hughes, named Dec. 17.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION: Former Sen. Harrison Schmitt, R-N.M., an Apollo 17 astronaut.
ENERGY SECRETARY: Potential nominees are Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, a Democrat who supports drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska; defeated Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash.; and Thomas Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute.
LABOR SECRETARY: Potential nominees are Rep. Jim Talent, R-Mo., defeated in race for Missouri governor; Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash.; former Reagan administration civil rights commissioner Linda Chavez; Republican consultant Rich Bond.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: Potential nominees are Elaine L. Chao, former deputy transportation secretary in first Bush administration and wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Dunn; defeated Sen. Spencer Abraham, R-Mich.; Thompson; Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, whose name is being pushed by the industry.
NAVY SECRETARY: Potential nominees are Retiring Rep. Tillie Fowler, R-Fla.; Navy veteran and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach; outgoing Rep. Steven Kuykendall, R-Calif., a Marine Corps veteran.
U.N. REPRESENTATIVE: Potential nominees are Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., also mentioned as a potential CIA director; Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge; John Whitehead, former diplomat who was head of the United Nations Association of the USA.
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE: Potential nominees are Robert Zoellick, former State Department official in the elder Bush's administration; Richard Parsons, president of Time Warner Inc.
— The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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