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 August 2023[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, 18 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation, and 1 position does not have an appointee.[1]
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Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Secretary
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Alejandro Mayorkas[2] |
February 2, 2021 | – |
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TBA | – | – |
.jpg) John Tien[4] |
June 24, 2021[5]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34)[RC 2] |
July 20, 2023[6] | |
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— |
 Jonathan Meyer |
October 6, 2021
(Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47)[RC 3] |
— |
Management Directorate
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
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TBA | — | — |
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— |
Jeff Rezmovic[7] | Announced July 11, 2023 | — |
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— |
 Eric Hysen |
February 1, 2021[8] | — |
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
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— |
 Robert P. Silvers[4] |
August 10, 2021[9]
(Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1] |
— |
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 Blas Nuñez-Neto | ||
| October 2021 | May 2023 | ||
| May 2023 | — | ||
| David Shahoulian | January 26, 2021[10] | September 2021[11] | |
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— |
 Iranga Kahangama |
May 2022 | — |
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— |
 Samantha Vinograd |
August 2022 | — |
 John D. Cohen |
January 21, 2021[12] | April 8, 2022[13] | |
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— |
 Serena Hoy[14] |
May 2021 | — |
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— |
Bridget McGovern | March 2021 | — |
Other officers
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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 Kenneth L. Wainstein |
June 13, 2022
(Confirmed June 7, 2022, 63–35)[RC 4] |
— |
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 Dimitri Kusnezov[15] |
September 29, 2022
(Confirmed September 8, 2022 by voice vote)[V 2] |
— |
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 Mary Ellen Callahan |
August 2023 | — |
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— |
Zephranie Buetow | March 2023 | — |
 Alice Lugo |
August 2021[16] | December 2022 | |
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 Brenda Abdelall |
August 1, 2022 | — |
 Eva A. Millona[17] |
May 26, 2021 | August 1, 2022 | |
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 Daniel Watson |
July 2023 | — |
 Marsha Espinosa |
February 8, 2021[18] | July 2023[18] | |
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 Heather Fong |
July 31, 2023 | — |
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 Pritesh Gandhi |
January 20, 2021[19] | January 2023[20] |
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— |
 Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia |
April 2023[21] | — |
 Katherine Culliton-González |
January 20, 2021[22] | September 2022[23] |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Deanne Criswell |
April 26, 2021
(Confirmed April 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3] |
— |
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— |
 Erik Hooks[24] |
December 13, 2021[25]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote)[V 4] |
— |
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| TBA | — | — | |
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 Pamela S. Williams |
March 7, 2022 | — |
Law Enforcement Agencies
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Customs and Border Protection | |||
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TBA | – | – |
 Chris Magnus |
December 13, 2021[26]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50–47)[RC 5] |
November 12, 2022[27] | |
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 Jason Owens |
June 30, 2023[28] | — |
 Raúl Ortiz |
August 15, 2021[29] | June 30, 2023 | |
| United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |||
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TBA | — | — |
| United States Secret Service | |||
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 Kimberly Cheatle[30] |
September 17, 2022 | — |
DHS Agencies & Administrations
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Fire Administration | |||
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 Lori Moore-Merrell[31] |
October 25, 2021 | — |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | |||
— |
 Jen Easterly[32] |
July 13, 2021[33]
(Confirmed July 12, 2021 by voice vote)[V 5] |
— |
| United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |||
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 Ur Jaddou[4] |
August 3, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021, 47–34)[RC 6] |
— |
| Transportation Security Administration | |||
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 David Pekoske (Reappointment) |
September 19, 2022
(Confirmed September 15, 2022, 77–18)[RC 7] |
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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)[V 6] |
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 Steven D. Poulin |
May 31, 2022
(Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote)[V 7] |
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Linda L. Fagan |
June 18, 2021
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote)[V 8] |
May 31, 2022 Promoted to become Commandant of the Coast Guard[34] | |
DHS Task Forces
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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| Task Force East | |||
— |
 Karl L. Schultz |
January 4, 2022 | — |
| Joint Interagency Task Force West | |||
— |
 Charles E. Fosse |
June 25, 2021 | — |
Withdrawn nominations
| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management) |
William Valdez | 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
Notes
Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security". US Senate. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security)". United States Senate. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "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 October 17, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- Confirmations by voice vote
- ^ "PN456 - Nomination of Robert Peter Silvers for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 9, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "PN1457 - Nomination of Dimitri Kusnezov for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "PN129 — Nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "PN941 — Erik Adrian Hooks — Department of Homeland Security 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "PN420 - Nomination of Jen Easterly for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "PN1947 — Adm. Linda L. Fagan — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "PN1946 — Vice Adm. Steven D. Poulin — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "PN424 — Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
References
- ^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Nominees and Appointees". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Perano, Ursula (February 2, 2021). "Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed as first Latino secretary of homeland security". Axios. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (April 12, 2021). "Biden nominates a critic of Trump's immigration policies to lead Customs and Border Protection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "John K. Tien". Department of Homeland Security. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Barr, Luke. "Homeland Security deputy secretary retiring". abcnews.com. ABC News. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Eric Hysen". Department of Homeland Security. February 25, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump's immigration policies". WRAL.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Alvarez, Priscilla (September 14, 2021). "Second official departs DHS as agency grapples with border surge and Afghanistan refugee influx". CNN. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "DHS Appoints New Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats". WSJ.
- ^ Alvarez, Priscilla (April 1, 2022). "Acting DHS intelligence chief steps down as Biden appointee still awaits confirmation". CNN. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "Serena Hoy". Department of Homeland Security. June 3, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Additional Nominees". November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Menendez Applauds Chief Counsel's Appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration". Senator Bob Menendez. August 23, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Eva A. Millona". Department of Homeland Security. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marsha (Catron) Espinosa". Department of Homeland Security. February 8, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Pritesh Gandhi, MD, MPH". Department of Homeland Security. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Pritesh G." LinkedIn. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Katherine Culliton-González". Department of Homeland Security. January 27, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "FEMA Administrator Swears in Erik Hooks as Deputy Administrator". www.fema.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Magnus sworn in as CBP Commissioner". www.cbp.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "US Customs and Border Protection commissioner resigns". CNN. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Homeland Security names Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency". NBC News. June 10, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Chief, United States Border Patrol Raul L. Ortiz". United States Customs and Border Protection. United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Statement from President Biden on the Appointment of Kimberly Cheatle to be the Next Director of the United States Secret Service". The White House. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell U.S. Fire Administrator". U.S. Fire Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ 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 April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Statement from New CISA Director Jen Easterly | CISA". www.cisa.gov. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ 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.
