White House Cabinet Secretary

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White House Cabinet Secretary
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Incumbent
Evan Ryan
since January 20, 2021
White House Office
Reports toThe President
AppointerThe President
SuccessionNone
Salary$173,922 Annually[1]

The White House Cabinet secretary is a high-ranking position within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.[2] The White House Cabinet Secretary is the head of the Office of Cabinet Affairs within the White House Office[2] and the primary liaison between the President of the United States and the Cabinet Departments and Agencies. The position is usually held by a White House Commissioned Officer,[3] traditionally either a Deputy Assistant to the President or Assistant to the President.[4][5][6]

According to the White House website, the Cabinet secretary helps "to coordinate policy and communications strategy" and plays "a critical role in managing the flow of information between the White House and the federal departments and in representing the interests of the Cabinet to the White House."[4]

The White House Cabinet Secretary is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the President; the position does not require Senate confirmation. The White House Cabinet Secretary is among the twenty-two highest paid positions in the White House.[7] The current White House Cabinet Secretary is Evan Ryan.

List of cabinet secretaries[]

Name Term President
Max Rabb October 1953 – May 19, 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bob Gray May 19, 1958 – January 20, 1961
Fred Dutton January 20, 1961 – December 4, 1961 John F. Kennedy
James Connor[8] January 5, 1975 – January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
Jack Watson[9] January 20, 1977 – June 11, 1980 Jimmy Carter
June 11, 1980 – January 20, 1981
Craig L. Fuller September 14, 1981 – January 30, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Alfred H. Kingon January 30, 1985 – February 18, 1987
February 18, 1987 – January 20, 1989
Phillip D. Brady January 20, 1989 – June 26, 1989 George H. W. Bush
June 26, 1989 – April 20, 1991
June 10, 1991 – September 10, 1992
September 10, 1992 – January 20, 1993
Christine A. Varney January 20, 1993 – October 14, 1994 Bill Clinton
January 26, 1995 – February 7, 1997
Thurgood Marshall Jr. February 7, 1997 – January 20, 2001
January 20, 2001 – January 2003 George W. Bush
Brian D. Montgomery January 2003 – February 24, 2005
2005 – 2006

Acting 		2006
August 9, 2006 – January 20, 2009
Acting: August 9, 2006 – November 3, 2006
Chris Lu January 20, 2009 – January 25, 2013 Barack Obama
Danielle C. Gray January 25, 2013 – January 13, 2014
Broderick D. Johnson January 13, 2014 – January 20, 2017
Bill McGinley January 20, 2017 – July 19, 2019 Donald Trump

Acting 		July 19, 2019 – September 24, 2019
Kristan King Nevins September 24, 2019 – January 20, 2021
Evan Ryan January 20, 2021 – present Joe Biden

References[]

  1. ^ "White House Salaries". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2015 – via National Archives.
  2. ^ a b "Executive Office of the President". The White House. The White House. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ^ Hennessey, Keith. "Working in the West Wing: Senior Staff". Keith Hennessey. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  4. ^ a b "White House Author". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2015 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ "White House Author". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2015 – via National Archives.
  6. ^ "White House Author". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2015 – via National Archives.
  7. ^ Korte, Gregory (July 1, 2014). "22 White House staffers make $172,200 a year". USA Today. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum". www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  9. ^ "Jack H. Watson, Jr. Oral History | Miller Center". millercenter.org. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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