Cabinet Position

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Chief foreign affairs
adviser

Secretary of State

John Kerry

Secretary of
Treasury

Jack Lew

Principal economic
advisor and brings
financial perspective
to policy-making

Secretary of
Defense

Ashton Carter

Principal defence
policy advisor.
Controls the
department of
defense.

Attorney General

Loretta E.
Lynch

Head of the
department of justice

Secretary of
Interior

Sally Jewell

Head of the
department of interior.
Appoints the private
citizens on the
National Park
Foundation.

Secretary of
Agriculture

Thomas J.
Vilsack

Head of the USDA,

which makes policies
on farming,
agriculture, forestry,
and food.

Secretary of
Commerce

Penny Pritzker

Head of the
Department of
Commerce

Secretary of Labor

Thomas E.
Perez

Head of the
Department of Labor

Secretary Health
and Human
Services

Sylvia
Mathews
Burwell

Oversees 11 agencies:
FDA,CDC,NIH,ACF,CMS
, ect.

Secretary of
Housing and Urban
Development

Julin Castro

Oversees federal
programs designed to
help Americans with
their housing needs.

Secretary of
Transportation

Anthony Foxx

Secretary of
Energy

Ernest Moniz

Secretary of
Education

John King

Head of the
Department of
Transportation, which
helps maintain and
develop the nations
transportation
systems
Head of department of
energy, which grows
the economy,
enhances security,
and protects the
environment.
Deals with federal
influence over
education policy.

Secretary of
Veteran Affairs

Robert
McDonald

Responsible for a
nationwide system of
healthcare services,
benefit programs, and
national cemeteries
for the veterans of
America.

Secretary of
Homeland Security

Jeh Johnson

Head of the DHS,

which enforces
protection from
terrorist attacks,
border security, cyber
security, disaster
prevention and
management.