Track the confirmation process of key geoscience presidential nominations from the Trump Administration.
You can search nominiations or learn more about nominations through the Library of Congress, or visit the Washington Post's Trump administration appointee tracker.
Last updated September 2018.
Department | Agency | Postition | Name | Nomination Date | Senate Committee(s) of Jurisdiction | Committee Hearing(s) | Committee Approval(s) | Senate Confirmation | End Date | Notes |
Agriculture | Secretary | Sonny Perdue |
2017-03-09 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | 2017-03-23 | 2017-03-30 | 2017-04-24 | |||
Agriculture | Deputy Secretary | Stephen Censky |
2017-07-19 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | 2017-09-19 | 2017-10-02 | 2017-10-03 | |||
Agriculture | Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment | James Hubbard | 2018-04-24 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | 2018-07-24 | 2018-07-31 | 2018-08-28 | |||
Agriculture | Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics | Samuel Clovis |
2017-07-25 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | Withdrew on 2017-11-02 |
|||||
Agriculture | Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics | Scott Hutchins | 2018-07-18 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | ||||||
Commerce | Secretary | Wilbur Ross |
2017-01-20 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2017-01-18 | 2017-01-24 | 2017-02-27 | |||
Commerce | Deputy Secretary | Todd Ricketts |
2017-01-20 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | Withdrew on 2017-04-19 |
|||||
Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | Timothy Gallaudet |
2017-09-05 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2017-09-27 | 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-05 | ||
Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Under Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction |
Neil Jacobs |
2017-10-03 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2017-11-01 | 2017-11-08 | 2018-02-15 | ||
Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere Administrator |
Barry Myers |
2018-01-08 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2017-11-29 | 2018-01-18 |
|
Renominated in the second session of the 115th Congress. *Presidential nomination in the first session recieved on 2017-10-16 with previous committee approval on 2017-12-13. |
|
Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Chief Scientist |
Commerce, Science, and Transportation | |||||||
Commerce |
Under Secretary for Statndards and Technology Director |
Walter Copan |
2017-09-14 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | na | 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-05 | |||
Defense | Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering | Michael Griffin | 2017-12-11 | Armed Services | 2018-01-18 | 2018-01-23 | 2018-02-15 | |||
Defense | Army Corps of Engineers | Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) | R. D. James |
2017-10-05 | 2017-12-06 | 2017-12-13 | 2018-01-25 | |||
Defense | Navy | Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, and Acquisition | James Geurts |
2017-09-11 | Armed Services | 2017-11-07 | 2017-11-09 | 2017-11-16 | ||
Energy | Secretary | James Perry |
2017-01-20 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-01-19 | 2017-01-31 | 2017-03-02 | |||
Energy | Deputy Secretary | Dan Brouillette |
2017-05-16 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-05-25 | 2017-06-06 | 2017-08-03 | |||
Energy | Under Secretary for Management and Performance | Mark Menezes |
2017-07-11 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-07-20 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-11-02 | |||
Energy | Under Secretary for Science | Paul Dabbar |
2017-07-11 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-07-20 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-11-02 | |||
Energy | National Nuclear Security Administration |
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Administrator |
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty | 2017-12-19 | 2018-02-08 | 2018-02-13 | 2018-02-15 | |||
Energy | Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability | Bruce Walker |
2017-09-05 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-09-26 | 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-05 | |||
Energy | Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Daniel Simmons | 2018-06-18 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2018-06-26 | 2018-07-24 | ||||
Energy | Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management | Anne White | 2018-01-08 |
2018-01-18
2018-03-01 |
2018-01-30
|
2018-03-22 | ||||
Energy | Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy | Stephen Winberg |
2017-09-05 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-09-26 | 2017-10-04 | 2017-11-02 | |||
Energy | Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy | Energy and Natural Resources | ||||||||
Energy | Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response | Karen Evans | 2018-06-18 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2018-06-26 | 2018-07-24 | 2018-08-28 | |||
Energy | Director - Office of Science | Christopher Fall | 2018-05-24 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2018-06-26 | 2018-07-24 | ||||
Energy | Director - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy | Lane Genatowski | 2018-07-18 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2018-08-16 | 2018-08-23 | ||||
Energy | Energy Information Administration | Administrator | Linda Capuano |
2017-11-16 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-12-05 | 2017-12-12 | 2017-12-21 | ||
Energy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Chair | Kevin McIntyre |
2017-08-02 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-09-07 | 2017-09-19 | 2017-11-02 | Commissioners serve five-year terms. | |
Energy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | Neil Chatterjee |
2017-05-10 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-05-25 | 2017-06-06 | 2017-08-03 | Commissioners serve five-year terms. | |
Energy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | Robert Powelson |
2017-05-10 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-05-25 | 2017-06-06 | 2017-08-03 | Commissioners serve five-year terms. | |
Energy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | Richard Glick |
2017-08-02 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-09-07 | 2017-09-19 | 2017-11-02 | Commissioners serve five-year terms. | |
Energy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | Energy and Natural Resources |
Commissioners serve five-year terms. Cheryl LaFleur currently serves until 2019-07-30 |
||||||
Executive Office of the President | Council on Environmental Quality | Chair | Kathleen White |
2018-01-08 | 2017-11-08 |
Withdrew on 2018-02-05 after renomination in the second session of the 115th Congress. |
|
|||
Executive Office of the President | Council on Environmental Quality | Chair | Mary Bridget Neumayr | 2018-06-18 | Environment and Public Works | 2018-07-19 | 2018-08-01 | |||
Executive Office of the President | Office of Management and Budget | Director | Mick Mulvaney |
2017-01-30 |
na
na |
2017-02-02
2017-02-02 |
2017-02-16 |
|||
Executive Office of the President | Office of Management and Budget | Deputy Director | Russell Vought |
2017-05-02 |
2017-06-07
2017-06-07 |
2017-06-14
2017-06-21 |
2018-02-27 |
|||
Executive Office of the President | Office of Science and Technology Policy | Director | Kelvin Droegemeier | 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-23 | 2018-09-05 | ||||
Executive Office of the President | Office of Science and Technology Policy | Associate Director for Science | ||||||||
Executive Office of the President | Office of Science and Technology Policy | Associate Director for Energy and Environment | ||||||||
Homeland Security | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Administrator | Brock Long |
2017-05-11 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | 2017-06-07 | 2017-06-12 | 2017-06-20 | ||
Homeland Security | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Deputy Administrator | Daniel Craig |
2017-07-25 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Withdrew on 2017-09-13 |
||||
Interior | Secretary | Ryan Zinke |
2017-01-20 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-01-17 | 2017-01-31 | 2017-03-01 | |||
Interior | Deputy Secretary | David Bernhardt |
2017-04-28 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-05-18 | 2017-06-06 | 2017-07-24 | |||
Interior | Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks | Energy and Natural Resources | ||||||||
Interior | Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals Management | Joseph Balash |
2017-07-25 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-09-07 | 2017-09-19 | 2017-12-07 | |||
Interior | Assistant Secretary for Water and Science | Timothy Petty |
2017-11-14 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-12-05 | 2017-12-12 | 2017-12-21 | |||
Interior | Bureau of Reclamation | Commissioner | Brenda Burman |
2017-06-29 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2017-07-20 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-11-16 | ||
Interior | Bureau of Land Mangament | Director | Energy and Natural Resources | |||||||
Interior | National Park Service | Director | Raymond David Vela | 2018-09-06 | Energy and Natural Resources | |||||
Interior | Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement | Director | Steven Gardner |
2018-01-08 | Energy and Natural Resources |
|
Renominated in the second session of the 115th Congress. *Presidential nomination in the first session recieved on 2017-10-30. |
|||
Interior | U.S. Geological Survey | Director | James Reilly | 2018-02-15 | Energy and Natural Resources | 2018-03-06 | 2018-04-09 | 2018-04-09 | ||
State | Secretary | Rex Tillerson |
2017-01-20 | Foreign Relations | 2017-01-11 | 2017-01-23 | 2017-02-01 | Appointment terminated by President Trump on 2018-03-13 | ||
State | Secretary | Mike Pompeo | 2018-03-20 | Foreign Relations | 2018-04-12 | 2018-04-23 | 2018-04-26 | |||
State | Deputy Secretary | John Sullivan |
2017-04-25 | Foreign Relations | 2017-05-09 | 2017-05-16 | 2017-05-24 | |||
State | Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment | Foreign Relations | ||||||||
State | Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs | Foreign Relations | ||||||||
State | Assistant Secretary (Energy Resources) | Francis Fannon | 2018-01-18 | Foreign Relations | 2018-02-15 | 2018-05-16 | 2018-05-24 | |||
Environmental Protection Agency | Administrator | Scott Pruitt |
2017-01-20 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-01-18 | 2017-02-02 | 2017-02-17 | Resigned on 2018-07-05 |
||
Environmental Protection Agency | Deputy Administrator | Andrew Wheeler |
2018-01-08 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-11-08 | 2018-02-07 | 2018-04-12 |
|
Renominated in the second session of the 115th Congress. *Presidential nomination in the first session recieved on 2017-10-05 with previous committee approval on 2017-11-29. |
|
Environmental Protection Agency | Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation | William Wehrum |
2017-09-07 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-25 | 2017-11-09 | |||
Environmental Protection Agency | Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information | Environment and Public Works | ||||||||
Environmental Protection Agency | Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances | Michael Dourson |
2017-07-19 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-25 |
*Returned to the President on 2018-01-03 under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI. Must be renominated by the President in 2018 (second session of 115th Congress). |
|||
Environmental Protection Agency | Assistant Administrator for Research and Development | Environment and Public Works | ||||||||
Environmental Protection Agency | Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response | Peter C. Wright | 2018-03-06 | Environment and Public Works | 2018-06-20 | 2018-08-01 | ||||
Environmental Protection Agency | Assistant Administrator for Water | David Ross |
2017-09-05 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-25 | 2017-12-14 | |||
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Administrator | James Bridenstine |
2018-01-08 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2017-11-01 | 2018-01-18 | 2018-04-19 |
|
Renominated in the second session of the 115th Congress. *Presidential nomination in the first session recieved on 2017-09-05 with previous committee approval on 2017-11-08. |
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Deputy Administrator | James Morhard | 2018-07-17 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 2018-08-23 | 2018-09-05 | ||||
National Science Foundation | Director | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
NSF Director serves a ten-year term. France Córdova currently serves until 2020-03-31. |
|||||||
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Chairman | Kristine Svinicki |
2017-06-06 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-06-13 | 2017-06-15 | 2017-06-26 |
NRC Commissioners serve a five-year terms. |
||
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | Jeffery Baran |
2017-09-05 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-10-04 | 2017-10-25 | 2018-05-24 |
NRC Commissioners serve a five-year terms. |
||
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | Annie Caputo |
2017-06-06 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-06-13 | 2017-07-12 | NRC Commissioners serve a five-year terms. | |||
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | David Wright |
2017-06-06 | Environment and Public Works | 2017-06-13 | 2017-07-12 | NRC Commissioners serve a five-year terms. | |||
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Commissioner | Environment and Public Works |
NRC Commissioners serve a five-year terms. Stephen Burns currently serves until 2019-06-30. |
Notes:*Returned to the President on 2018-01-03 under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI. Must be renominated by the President in 2018 (second session of 115th Congress).