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Editor’s note: Follow Here For the latest updates on Trump’s staffing selections.

President-elect Donald Trump He quickly established his own administration for his second presidency, appointed trusted allies as advisors, and cabinet members.

At least seven positions were filled within a week of winning the election. announced on monday Stephen Miller Deputy chief of staff for policy, former New York congressman Lee Zeldin He will head the Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Agency. Mike Waltz as national security advisor

Trump has not yet officially appointed two campaign allies who are expected to serve in his administration: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.and billionaire Elon Musk.

Here’s what to know about Trump’s upcoming administration:

Trump’s election so far: What we know

  • Chief of General Staff: Trump names senior campaign adviser Susie Wiles As White House chief of staff, she became the first woman in history to hold this title. The Florida political consultant has largely stayed out of the spotlight but is credited with helping Trump’s political comeback.
  • Deputy chief of staff for policy: Trump’s longtime advisor, Stephen Miller He was nominated to be deputy chief of staff for policy in Trump’s next administration. The 39-year-old served as Trump’s senior adviser and director of speechwriting during the Republican Party’s first term in the White House and is credited with shaping Trump’s immigration policies.
  • UN Ambassador: Trump was nominated Elise Stefanik, He is a five-term Republican who represented an upstate New York district as U.N. ambassador. He is the chairman of the House Republican Conference and a former candidate for Trump’s running mate.
  • ‘Border czar’: Trump appointed Tom Homan Oversee deportation policy and aviation security. Homan was a Border Patrolman He worked as an agent for 34 years and served as acting ICE director in Trump’s first administration. It has sparked controversy over harsh immigration practices, including a “zero tolerance” policy that separates families of undocumented immigrants.
  • EPA chief: Trump appointed Lee Zeldin As Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin was a member of Congress from parts of Long Island, New York, and ran against Kathy Hochul in the 2022 race for governor, but lost.
  • National security advisor: Trump named Florida Representative Mike Waltz As national security advisor. Waltz held civilian positions at the Pentagon, sat on the House Armed Services Committee and supported Trump’s isolationist view of foreign affairs.
  • US Ambassador to Israel: Trump announces his former candidate Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee As US ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is a Baptist minister and former Fox News host who twice ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination. His daughter is Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as White House press secretary during Trump’s first presidency.
  • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: Trump appointed former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as CIA director. Ratcliffe was a House member from Texas before serving as director of national intelligence at the end of Trump’s first presidency.

Trump appoints former intelligence chief as CIA director

Trump named former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to be New director of the Central Intelligence Agency On Tuesday, he added a member of his previous administration to his new staff.

Trump announced the selection in a statement that addressed ongoing complaints about Trump’s ties to Russia and the prosecution of Hunter Biden.

Democrats accuse Ratcliffe of politicizing intelligence A post contradicting career civil servants about Russia’s interference in the election on Trump’s behalf.

Ratcliffe served five years in the House of Representatives before Trump appointed him as director of national intelligence during his final year in office. Previously, he was the U.S. attorney for east Texas in 2007 and 2008.

Ratcliffe had previously appeared to be a potential choice for Attorney General.

Mike Huckabee became US ambassador to Israel

Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. More than a year after the war in Gaza, Trump has continued his unwavering support for the country.

Before his daughter, Huckabee was governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. EpilepsyThe current Governor of Arkansas was the White House press secretary during Trump’s first term.

Mike Huckabee is a Baptist minister and former Fox News host. He currently hosts a program on a religious broadcast network. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination twice.

Marco Rubio expected to be named Secretary of State: reports

You. Marco Rubio Florida is expected to be named the new Secretary of State, according to the New York Times and CNN.

Rubio is the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee and was a finalist to become Trump’s running mate. A Cuban-American, he would be the first Latino to serve in this position.

Kristi Noem nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security

Trump is expected to appoint the Governor of South Dakota. Kristi Noem He will be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to multiple outlets including CNN and the Washington Post.

Noem is a former congresswoman and the state’s first female governor. He was reportedly under consideration as Trump’s running mate over the summer, but caused scandal after admitting in a memoir that he shot and killed his dog because it was “untrainable.”

What are the cabinet positions?

Cabinet Advises the President on matters related to his duties.

These are the Cabinet positions of 15 administrative departments that must be confirmed by the Senate:

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Secretary of Defence
  • Attorney General
  • Minister of Interior
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Commerce
  • Minister of Labor
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services
  • Minister of Transport
  • Minister of Energy
  • Education Secretary
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Secretary of the Treasury

Cabinet and presidential advisors also include: vice president, chief of staff, ambassador to the United Nations, director of National Intelligence, U.S. trade representative, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, head of the Office of Management and Budget, chairman of the Council Group of Economic Advisers, head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and head of the Small Business Administration.

Credits: Tom Vanden Brook, David Jackson, Savannah Kuchar, Victor Hagan, Bart Jansen, Fernando Cervantes Jr., Riley Beggin, Michael Collins, Joey Garrison, Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY; Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Researcher