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President Biden will make many appointments and nominations to serve in various roles in the Department of Defense. These include the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. Almost all of these nominations will need to be confirmed by the United States Senate before they can begin service. As was the case with Lloyd Austin, a waiver is required if the nominated person has not been out of service for at least seven years.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Defense by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of May 29, 2024[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 51 nominees have been confirmed, 3 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 9 positions do not have nominees, and 4 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.[1]
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Main article: Office of the Secretary of Defense |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Lloyd Austin |
January 22, 2021[2]
(Confirmed January 22, 2021, 93–2)[RC 1] |
— | |
Kathleen Hicks |
February 9, 2021[3]
(Confirmed February 8, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1] |
— | |
Chris Meagher |
September 9, 2022 | — | |
John Kirby[4] |
January 20, 2021 | May 27, 2022 Appointed to the National Security Council as coordinator for strategic communications[5] | |
Patrick S. Ryder[6] |
August 4, 2022 | — | |
— |
Kelly Magsamen[4] |
January 20, 2021 | — |
Michael B. Donley[7] |
May 5, 2021 | — | |
Caroline D. Krass[8] |
August 2, 2021[9]
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2] |
— | |
John Sherman[10] |
December 17, 2021[11]
(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3] |
— | |
Rheanne Wirkkala[12] |
December 2, 2022
(Confirmed November 17, 2022 by voice vote)[V 4] |
— | |
Robert Storch[13] |
December 6, 2022
(Confirmed November 30, 2022, 92–3)[RC 2] |
— |
Main article: Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Q. Brown Jr. |
October 1, 2023[14]
(Confirmed September 20, 2023, 83–11)[RC 3] |
— | |
Christopher W. Grady[15] |
December 20, 2021[16]
(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)[V 5] |
— | |
Randy A. George |
September 21, 2023[17]
(Confirmed September 21, 2023, 96–1)[RC 4] |
— | |
Eric M. Smith |
September 22, 2023[18]
(Confirmed September 21, 2023, 96–0)[RC 5] |
— | |
Lisa M. Franchetti[19] |
November 2, 2023[20]
(Confirmed November 2, 2023, 95–1)[RC 6] |
— | |
David W. Allvin[21] |
November 2, 2023[22]
(Confirmed November 2, 2023, 95–1)[RC 7] |
— | |
B. Chance Saltzman |
November 2, 2022[23]
(Confirmed September 29, 2022 by voice vote)[V 6] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Derek Chollet[24] |
Announced July 25, 2023 | — | |
Colin Kahl |
April 28, 2021
(Confirmed April 27, 2021, 49–45)[RC 8] |
July 17, 2023 | |
TBA | – | — | |
Sasha Baker[25] |
February 14, 2022
(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 75–21)[RC 9] |
April 26, 2024 | |
— |
Michael Sulmeyer[26] |
Announced March 21, 2024 | — |
— |
TBA | – | — |
Melissa Dalton[27] |
March 4, 2022
(Confirmed March 1, 2022 by voice vote)[V 7] |
May 29, 2024 | |
— |
Ely Ratner[28] |
July 25, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 8] |
— |
— |
Celeste Wallander[29] |
February 22, 2022
(Confirmed February 16, 2022, 83–13)[RC 10] |
— |
TBA | – | — | |
John F. Plumb[30] |
March 7, 2022
(Confirmed March 1, 2022 by voice vote)[V 9] |
May 20, 2024[31] | |
— |
Christopher Maier[32] |
August 12, 2021
(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[V 10] |
— |
— |
TBA | – | – |
Mara Karlin[33] |
August 23, 2021[34]
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[V 11] |
December 20, 2023 |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
— |
Michael J. McCord[35] |
June 2, 2021[36]
(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[V 12] |
— |
Kathleen Miller[37] |
August 20, 2021
(Confirmed August 6, 2021 by voice vote)[V 13] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
William LaPlante |
April 15, 2022[38]
(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[V 14] |
— | |
— |
TBA | – | – |
Radha Iyengar Plumb |
April 21, 2023[39]
(Confirmed April 18, 2023, 68–30)[RC 11] |
April 8, 2024[40] | |
Cara L. Abercrombie |
March 5, 2024[41]
(Confirmed February 27, 2024 by voice vote)[V 15] |
— | |
— |
Brendan Owens[12] |
January 26, 2023
(Confirmed January 23, 2023, 60–35)[RC 12] |
— |
— |
Laura D. Taylor-Kale[42] |
April 3, 2023
(Confirmed March 30, 2023, 63–27)[RC 13] |
— |
— |
Deborah Rosenblum[32] |
August 4, 2021
(Confirmed July 29, 2021 by voice vote)[V 16] |
— |
Christopher Lowman[43] |
June 10, 2022
(Confirmed May 18, 2022, 94–1)[RC 14] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Tonya P. Wilkerson | Announced May 2, 2024 | – | |
Ronald Moultrie[35] |
June 1, 2021
(Confirmed May 28, 2021 by voice vote)[V 17] |
February 29, 2024[44] | |
— |
Milancy Harris |
January 3, 2023[45]
(Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote)[V 18] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
TBA | — | — | |
Gil Cisneros[46] |
August 24, 2021[47]
(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[V 19] |
September 8, 2023[48] | |
— |
Ashish Vazirani[49] |
July 18, 2022
(Confirmed July 12, 2022, 73–21)[RC 15] |
— |
Lester Martínez López |
March 1, 2023
(Confirmed February 16, 2023, 61–34)[RC 16] |
— | |
— |
Ronald Keohane |
March 13, 2024
(Confirmed March 6, 2024, 69–30)[RC 17] |
— |
Shawn Skelly[32] |
July 22, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 20] |
– |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Heidi Shyu[50] |
July 25, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 21] |
— | |
— |
David A. Honey[51] |
March 1, 2022[52]
(Confirmed February 16, 2022, 94–1)[RC 18] |
— |
— |
TBA | — | — |
— |
TBA | — | — |
— |
March 29, 2024
(Confirmed February 28, 2024 by voice vote)[V 22] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Directorate | |||
Susanna Blume[46] |
August 5, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021 by voice vote)[V 23] |
— | |
Operational Test and Evaluation Directorate | |||
Douglas C. Schmidt[54] |
April 8, 2024
(Confirmed February 29, 2024 by voice vote)[V 24] |
— | |
Nickolas Guertin[10] |
December 20, 2021[55]
(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[V 25] |
December 20, 2023 | |
National Security Agency | |||
— |
TBA | — | — |
Permanent Joint Board on Defense | |||
— |
Melissa Dalton |
October 27, 2022[56] | — |
National Reconnaissance Office | |||
— |
Terrence Edwards |
December 28, 2022
(Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote)[V 26] |
— |
Main article: United States Department of the Army |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Christine Wormuth[57] |
May 28, 2021
(Confirmed May 27, 2021 by voice vote)[V 27] |
— | |
Gabe Camarillo |
February 8, 2022[58]
(Confirmed February 2, 2022 by voice vote)[V 28] |
— | |
Carrie Ricci |
January 3, 2022[59]
(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[V 29] |
— | |
— |
Douglas R. Bush[49] |
February 11, 2022
(Confirmed February 9, 2022, 93–2)[RC 19] |
— |
Michael L. Connor[8] |
November 29, 2021
(Confirmed November 4, 2021, 92–5)[RC 20] |
— | |
— |
Caral Spangler[60] |
August 17, 2021
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[V 30] |
— |
— |
Rachel Jacobson[61] |
April 4, 2022[62]
(Confirmed March 15, 2022 by voice vote)[V 31] |
— |
— |
Agnes Schaefer[63] |
December 23, 2022[64]
(Confirmed December 21, 2022, 68–26)[RC 21] |
— |
Main article: United States Department of the Air Force |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
Frank Kendall III[70] |
July 28, 2021
(Confirmed July 26, 2021 by voice vote)[V 36] |
— | |
Melissa Dalton[71] |
May 29, 2024
(Confirmed May 23, 2024, 56–39)[RC 25] |
– | |
Gina Ortiz Jones[70] |
July 26, 2021
(Confirmed July 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 37] |
March 6, 2023[72] | |
Peter Beshar[73] |
March 18, 2022
(Confirmed March 10, 2022 by voice vote)[V 38] |
— | |
— |
Andrew P. Hunter[74] |
February 7, 2022[75]
(Confirmed February 2, 2022 by voice vote)[V 39] |
— |
— |
Kristyn E. Jones[66] |
May 4, 2022
(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote)[V 40] |
— |
— |
Ravi Chaudhary[76] |
April 7, 2023[77]
(Confirmed March 15, 2023, 65–29)[RC 26] |
— |
— |
Alex Wagner[30] |
June 10, 2022
(Confirmed June 7, 2022, 76–21)[RC 27] |
— |
— |
Frank Calvelli[68] |
May 5, 2022
(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote)[V 41] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Brown[35] |
April 2, 2021 | July 20, 2021[78] | ||
— |
Brenda Sue Fulton |
April 23, 2021 | September 29, 2022[79] |