Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Interior by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of February 20, 2024[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 6 positions do not have nominees, and 2 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.[1]
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Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Deb Haaland[2] |
March 16, 2021 | — |
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TBA | – | – |
![]() Tommy Beaudreau[4] |
June 23, 2021
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, 88–9)[RC 2] |
October 27, 2023[5] | |
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![]() Robert Anderson[6] |
October 7, 2021
(Confirmed September 29, 2021, 53–44)[RC 3] |
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TBA | — | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Shannon Estenoz[7] |
July 12, 2021
(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1] |
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National Park Service | |||
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![]() Charles Sams[8] |
December 16, 2021
(Confirmed November 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2] |
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service | |||
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![]() Martha Williams[9] |
March 8, 2022
(Confirmed February 17, 2022 by voice vote)[V 3] |
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Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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![]() Bryan Newland[10] |
September 8, 2021
(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[V 4] |
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![]() Carmen Cantor |
August 4, 2022
(Confirmed July 20, 2022 by voice vote)[V 5] |
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TBA | – | — |
Bureau of Land Management | |||
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![]() Tracy Stone-Manning[10] |
October 7, 2021
(Confirmed September 30, 2021, 50–45)[RC 4] |
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | |||
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![]() Elizabeth Klein |
January 19, 2023[11] | — |
![]() Amanda Lefton[12] |
February 2, 2021 | January 19, 2023[11] | |
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | |||
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![]() Kevin M. Sligh[13] |
March 24, 2022 | — |
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement | |||
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TBA | — | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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TBA | — | — |
![]() Tanya Trujillo[7] |
June 25, 2021[14]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote)[V 6] |
July 17, 2023[15] | |
Bureau of Reclamation | |||
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![]() M. Camille Calimlim Touton |
December 15, 2021
(Confirmed November 4, 2021 by voice vote)[V 7] |
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United States Geological Survey | |||
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![]() David Applegate |
August 15, 2022
(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)[V 8] |
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Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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![]() Elizabeth Klein |
January 18, 2021 | March 22, 2021[16] | Her nomination was not formally sent to the Senate. |
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![]() Winnie Stachelberg[7] |
April 14, 2021 | January 3, 2022 | Her nomination was not resent upon expiration; she was instead appointed as infrastructure coordinator at the Department of the Interior in December 2021.[17] |
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![]() Laura Daniel-Davis[18] |
June 18, 2021 | November 1, 2023[19] |