The Obama administration

ADMINISTRATION: THE CABINET (April 2009):

President Barack Obama
Vice President Joe Biden
First lady Michelle Obama
Dr. Jill Biden

The Cabinet
White House Staff
Executive Office of the President

THE CABINET
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.

In order of succession to the Presidency:

Vice President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden

Department of State
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
http://www.state.gov/

Department of the Treasury
Secretary Timothy F. Geithner
http://www.treasury.gov/

Department of Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates
http://www.defenselink.mil/

Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
http://www.usdoj.gov/

Department of the Interior
Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar
http://www.doi.gov/

Department of Agriculture
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
http://www.usda.gov/

Department of Commerce
Secretary Gary F. Locke
http://www.commerce.gov/

Department of Labor
Secretary Hilda L. Solis
http://www.dol.gov/

Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
http://www.hhs.gov/

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan
http://www.hud.gov/

Department of Transportation
Secretary Raymond L. LaHood
http://www.dot.gov/

Department of Energy
Secretary Steven Chu
http://www.energy.gov/

Department of Education
Secretary Arne Duncan
http://www.ed.gov/

Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
http://www.va.gov/

Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Janet A. Napolitano
http://www.dhs.gov/

The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:

Council of Economic Advisers
Chair Christina Romer
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/

Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
http://www.epa.gov/

Office of Management & Budget
Director Peter R. Orszag
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb

United States Trade Representative
Ambassador Ronald Kirk
http://www.ustr.gov/

United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Ambassador Susan Rice

White House Chief of Staff
Rahm I. Emanuel

Surgeon General: Dr. Regina Benjamin

For more information, go to WhiteHouse.gov