The core White House staff appointments, and most Executive Office of the President officials generally, are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with a handful of exceptions (e.g., the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the United States trade representative). There are about 4,000 positions in the Executive Office of the President.

Color key Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.

Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office White House Office Office of the Chief of Staff White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles January 20, 2025 White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino White House Deputy Chief of Staff(Policy) Stephen Miller White House Deputy Chief of Staff(Legislative, Political and Public Affairs) James Blair White House Deputy Chief of Staff(Communications and Personnel) Taylor Budowich September 26, 2025 White House Deputy Chief of Staff(Strategic Implementation) Nick Luna White House Deputy Chief of Staff(Operations) Beau Harrison Senior Advisors and Counselors to the President Counselor to the President Alina Habba January 20, 2025 March 28, 2025 Senior Counselor to the President Peter Navarro January 20, 2025 Senior Counselor to the President Stanley Woodward January 20, 2025 November 14, 2025Senior Advisor to the President on Government EfficiencyElon Musk January 20, 2025 May 30, 2025 Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs Massad Boulos January 20, 2025 Assistant to the President for Policy Robert Gabriel Jr. January 20, 2025 May 23, 2025 Assistant to the President Beau Harrison January 20, 2025 Special Assistant to the President for International Economic Relations Emory Cox January 20, 2025 Office of Communications White House Communications Director Steven Cheung January 20, 2025 Office of the Press Secretary White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt January 20, 2025 August 27, 2026 Office of the First Lady Chief of Staff to the First Lady Hayley Harrison January 20, 2025 White House Director of Legislative Affairs White House Director of Legislative Affairs James Braid January 20, 2025 Office of Public Liaison Director of the Office of Public Liaison Jim Goyer January 20, 2025 Office of Political Affairs Director of the Office of Political Affairs Matt Brasseaux January 20, 2025 Deputy Director of the Office of Political Affairs Trevor Naglieri February 19, 2025 Western Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs Christopher Escobedo Southeast Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs Jon George Midwest Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs Marshall Moreau Northeast Regional Political Director of the Office of Political Affairs Ashley Walukevich Staff Assistant in the Office of Political Affairs Samantha Feldman Political Coordinator of the Office of Political Affairs Jack Mahoney Deputy Political Coordinator of the Office of Political Affairs Trey Senecal Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Alex Meyer February 19, 2025 Deputy Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Jared Borg Deputy Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs for Local and Tribal Governments Christine Serrano Glassner Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Connor Reardon Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Chase Wilson Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Michael Silvio Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Sam Martinez Deputy Associate Director in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Hope Moreland Coordinator in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Finley Varughese Staff Assistant in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Elizabeth McAlindon Office of the White House Counsel White House Counsel David Warrington January 20, 2025 September 1, 2026 Physician to the President Physician to the President Sean Barbabella March 7, 2025 Presidential Personnel OfficeDirector of Presidential Personnel Office Dan Scavino October 13, 2025 Sergio Gor January 20, 2025 October 13, 2025 National Economic Council Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett January 20, 2025 National Energy Council Chair of the National Energy Council Doug Burgum January 20, 2025 Domestic Policy Council Director of the Domestic Policy Council Vince Haley January 20, 2025 Special Government Employee and Senior Advisor of the White House Faith Office Paula White February 7, 2025 Deputy Assistant to the President and Faith Director of the White House Faith Office Jennifer S. Korn Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Faith Engagement Jackson Lane National Security CouncilNational Security Advisor Marco Rubio September 22, 2026 May 1, 2025 September 22, 2026 Michael Waltz January 20, 2025 May 1, 2025Deputy National Security Advisor Michael Needham May 20, 2026 Andy Baker May 23, 2025 Robert Gabriel Jr. May 23, 2025 May 20, 2026 Alex Nelson Wong January 20, 2025 May 1, 2025 Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller January 20, 2025 Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Anthony Salisbury Senior Director on the National Security Council(Counterterrorism) Sebastian Gorka Office of the Staff Secretary White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf January 20, 2025 September 1, 2026 Council on Environmental QualityChair of the Council on Environmental QualityKatherine Scarlett September 18, 2025 January 20, 2025 September 18, 2025 Office of Science and Technology PolicyDirector of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyMichael Kratsios March 25, 2025 January 20, 2025 March 25, 2025 Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Lynne ParkerJanuary 20, 2025 Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Ethan Klein January 19, 2026 Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology David O. SacksJanuary 20, 2025 Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence Sriram KrishnanPresident's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets Bo Hines January 20, 2025 August 9, 2025 President's Intelligence Advisory Board Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Devin Nunes January 20, 2025 Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Reince PriebusFebruary 11, 2025 Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Brad Wenstrup Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Katie Miller May 30, 2025 Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Robert C. O'Brien Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Amaryllis Fox Kennedy Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Thomas O. Hicks Jr. Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Scott Glabe Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Sander R. Gerber Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Wayne Berman Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Jeremy Katz Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Joshua Lobel Council of Economic AdvisersChair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christopher Phelan August 10, 2026 Pierre Yared September 16, 2025July 6, 2026 Stephen Miran March 13, 2025February 3, 2026 Office of the National Cyber Director National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross August 4, 2025 Office of National Drug Control PolicyDirector of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Sara Carter Bailey January 9, 2026 Office of Management and BudgetDirector of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought February 7, 2025 Matthew Vaeth January 20, 2025 February 7, 2025Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Hal Duncan TBD Dan Bishop April 3, 2025 November 12, 2025 Deputy Director of Management of the Office of Management and Budget Eric Ueland May 21, 2025Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget for Intelligence and International AffairsAmaryllis Fox KennedyFebruary 11, 2025 General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget Mark Paoletta January 20, 2025 Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Jeffrey Clark March 5, 2025 March 4, 2026 Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator for Federal Procurement PolicyKevin RhodesOctober 15, 2025 Office of the United States Trade Representative Trade Representative Jamieson Greer February 27, 2025 Juan Millán January 20, 2025 February 27, 2025 Deputy Trade Representative (Geneva Office) Joseph Barloon October 14, 2025 Deputy Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property) Bryan SwitzerSeptember 19, 2025 Deputy United States Trade Representative (Africa, Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, Environment, Labor, and Industrial Competitiveness Jeffrey Goettman TBD Chief Agricultural Negotiator of Office of the United States Trade Representative Julie Callahan December 31, 2025 Council of Governors Co-Chair of the Council of Governors Glenn YoungkinFebruary 19, 2025January 17, 2026 Henry McMaster February 19, 2026 Co-Chair of the Council of Governors Josh Stein February 19, 2025 Member of the Council of Governors Ron DeSantis Member of the Council of Governors Kathy Hochul Member of the Council of Governors Brian Kemp Member of the Council of Governors Jeff Landry Member of the Council of Governors Henry McMaster February 19, 2026 Member of the Council of Governors Wes Moore Member of the Council of Governors Josh Shapiro Member of the Council of Governors Gretchen Whitmer Member of the Council of Governors Jim Pillen February 19, 2026 Executive branch czars White House AI & Crypto Czar David O. Sacks January 20, 2025 March 26, 2026 White House AI Czar Jay Clayton January 20, 2025 White House Border Czar Tom Homan January 20, 2025 White House Drug Czar Sara Carter Bailey January 6, 2025 White House Energy Czar Doug Burgum January 20, 2025 White House Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson February 20, 2025 Department of Government EfficiencyLeader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon MuskJanuary 20, 2025May 30, 2025 Steve Davis February 5, 2025 May 30, 2025 Administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency Amy Gleason February 7, 2025 July 4, 2026 Chief of Staff of the Department of Government Efficiency Brad Smith February 5, 2025July 4 2026 General Counsel of the Department of Government Efficiency James Burnham February 6, 2025July 4 2026 Bill McGinley January 20, 2025 January 23, 2025 Advisor and Spokesperson of the Department of Government Efficiency Katie Miller January 20, 2025 May 30, 2025

See also Executive Office appointments of the first Trump administration

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