List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Joe Biden
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of September 16, 2022, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 13 nominees have been confirmed, 2 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 15 officeholders have been appointed to positions without Senate confirmation, 4 positions do not have nominees, and 3 positions do not have appointees.[1]
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Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.
Appointments[]
Leadership[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Alejandro Mayorkas[2] |
February 2, 2021 | — |
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 John Tien[5] |
June 24, 2021[6]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34)[7] |
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Office of the Secretary[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Jonathan Meyer |
October 6, 2021
(Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47)[8] |
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TBA | — | — |
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February 1, 2021[9] | — |
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 Pritesh Gandhi |
January 20, 2021[10] | — |
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August 2021[11] | — |
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February 8, 2021[12] | — |
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January 20, 2021[13] | — |
Under Secretaries of Homeland Security[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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 Kenneth L. Wainstein |
June 13, 2022
(Confirmed June 7, 2022, 63–35)[14] |
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TBA | — | — |
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 Dimitri Kusnezov[15] |
September 29, 2022
(Confirmed September 8, 2022 by voice vote)[16] |
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 Robert P. Silvers[5] |
August 10, 2021[17]
(Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote)[18] |
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Assistant Secretaries of Homeland Security[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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TBA | — | — |
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May 2022 | — |
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 Samantha Vinograd |
August 2022 | — |
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 [19] |
May 2021 | — |
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March 2021 | — | |
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TBA | — | — |
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August 1, 2022 | — |
Federal Emergency Management Agency[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Deanne Criswell |
April 26, 2021
(Confirmed April 22, 2021 by voice vote)[20] |
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 Erik Hooks[21] |
December 13, 2021[22]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote)[23] |
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| TBA | — | — | |
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March 7, 2022 | — |
Law Enforcement Agencies[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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| United States Customs and Border Protection | |||
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 Chris Magnus |
December 13, 2021[24]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50–47)[25] |
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 Raúl Ortiz |
August 15, 2021[26] | — |
| United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |||
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TBA | — | — |
| United States Secret Service | |||
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 Kimberly Cheatle[27] |
September 17, 2022 | — |
DHS Agencies & Administrations[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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| United States Fire Administration | |||
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 [28] |
October 25, 2021 | — |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | |||
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 Jen Easterly[29] |
July 13, 2021[30]
(Confirmed July 12, 2021 by voice vote)[31] |
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| United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |||
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 Ur Jaddou[5] |
August 3, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021, 47–34)[32] |
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| Transportation Security Administration | |||
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 David Pekoske (Reappointment) |
September 19, 2022
(Confirmed September 15, 2022, 77–18)[33] |
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| United States Coast Guard | |||
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 Linda L. Fagan |
June 1, 2022[34]
(Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote)[35] |
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 Steven D. Poulin |
May 31, 2022
(Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote)[35] |
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DHS Task Forces[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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| Task Force East | |||
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 Karl L. Schultz |
January 4, 2022 | — |
| Joint Interagency Task Force West | |||
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 Charles E. Fosse |
June 25, 2021 | — |
Previous officeholders[]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office | Notes |
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January 26, 2021[36] | September 2021[37] | ||
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January 21, 2021[38] | April 8, 2022[39] | |
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Linda L. Fagan |
June 18, 2021 | May 31, 2022[34] | Promoted to become Commandant of the Coast Guard. |
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 [40] |
May 26, 2021 | August 1, 2022 |
Withdrawn nominations[]
| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management) |
July 27, 2021 | May 17, 2022 | ||
— Deputy Administrator of FEMA (Resilience) |
 Alice Hill |
January 7, 2022 | May 17, 2022 | |
Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
Ed Gonzalez | April 27, 2021 | June 27, 2022 |
See also[]
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
References[]
- ^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Nominees and Appointees". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Perano, Ursula. "Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed as first Latino secretary of homeland security". Axios. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (2021-04-12). "Biden nominates a critic of Trump's immigration policies to lead Customs and Border Protection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "John K. Tien". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security". US Senate. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Eric Hysen". Department of Homeland Security. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Pritesh Gandhi, MD, MPH". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Menendez Applauds Chief Counsel's Appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration". Senator Bob Menendez. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Marsha (Catron) Espinosa". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Katherine Culliton-González". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Additional Nominees". 17 November 2021.
- ^ "PN1457 - Nomination of Dimitri Kusnezov for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Rob Silvers Sworn in as DHS Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans". Homeland Security Today. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "PN456 - Nomination of Robert Peter Silvers for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Serena Hoy". Department of Homeland Security. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "PN129 — Nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "FEMA Administrator Swears in Erik Hooks as Deputy Administrator". www.fema.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "PN941 — Erik Adrian Hooks — Department of Homeland Security 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Magnus sworn in as CBP Commissioner". www.cbp.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Chief, United States Border Patrol Raul L. Ortiz". United States Customs and Border Protection. United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Statement from President Biden on the Appointment of Kimberly Cheatle to be the Next Director of the United States Secret Service". The White House. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell U.S. Fire Administrator". U.S. Fire Administration. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Nakashima, Ellen. "Biden administration plans to name former senior NSA officials to White House cyber position and head of CISA". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Statement from New CISA Director Jen Easterly | CISA". www.cisa.gov. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "PN420 - Nomination of Jen Easterly for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Admiral Linda Fagan Sworn In As Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard, Becomes First Woman Leader of Any Branch of U.S. Armed Forces". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden's Nomination of Vice Adm. Fagan for USCG Vice Commandant". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump's immigration policies". WRAL.com. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Alvarez, Priscilla (2021-09-14). "Second official departs DHS as agency grapples with border surge and Afghanistan refugee influx". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "DHS Appoints New Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats". WSJ.
- ^ Alvarez, Priscilla (2022-04-01). "Acting DHS intelligence chief steps down as Biden appointee still awaits confirmation". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Eva A. Millona". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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