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Biden Administration: Here Are His Cabinet Members And Key Advisers

NPR | By Elena Moore,
Audrey Carlsen, Benjamin Swasey
Published November 18, 2020 at 1:45 PM EST

Updated May 28, 2021 at 2:50 PM ET

The U.S. Senate continues to take up President Biden's nominees for key roles.

The top figures in an administration are made up of a combination of Cabinet and high-ranking nominees who require Senate confirmation, and senior advisers tapped by the president, who don't require congressional approval.

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Below, see who Biden's chosen for:

  • top national security roles;

  • key economic policy jobs;

  • additional Cabinet positions;

  • a handful of other top posts;

  • and key White House advisers.

    • Note that Biden's original nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, withdrew from consideration on March 2.

    National security: These officials oversee U.S. intelligence and defense, and spearhead relations with world leaders and international coalitions.

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    Economic policy: These picks direct Biden's economic and trade policies, and the government's financial oversight.

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    Additional members of Biden's Cabinet: These nominees, who all require Senate confirmation, help carry out Biden's policy agenda on issues ranging from health care to climate change.

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    Other key positions: These top roles include officials who help in the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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    White House: These are the top aides Biden counts on to run his White House and advise him on top policy initiatives. Most did not need confirmation by the Senate.

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    Corrected: December 8, 2020 at 12:00 AM EST
    An earlier version of this story incorrectly indicated that the CDC director position requires Senate confirmation. It does not.
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    Elena Moore
    Elena Moore is a production assistant for the NPR Politics Podcast. She also fills in as a reporter for the NewsDesk. Moore previously worked as a production assistant for Morning Edition. During the 2020 presidential campaign, she worked for the Washington Desk as an editorial assistant, doing both research and reporting. Before coming to NPR, Moore worked at NBC News. She is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is originally and proudly from Brooklyn, N.Y.
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    Ben Swasey is an editor on the Washington Desk who mostly covers politics and voting.
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