Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStatesSecretary body Defense insignia UnitedStates Department of Defense .... ref The Secretary of Defense earns a salary of 191,300 per year. History The UnitedStates Army ... of the Secretary of Defense Organization In the Military of the UnitedStates U.S. Armed Forces ... and is composed of a UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense and five ... General Counsel of the Department of Defense , UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of Defense the Assistant ... US military navbox US Cabinet leaders DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesSecretary Of Defense Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Defense, Secretary of Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Defense Category UnitedStates Secretaries of Defense USA Category 1947 establishments cs Ministr ... simple UnitedStatesSecretary of Defense fi Yhdysvaltain puolustusministeri sv ... of Defense SecDef is the head of the UnitedStates Department of Defense DoD . This position corresponds ... is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President of the UnitedStates President and is responsible ... was established in 1789, and was the precursor to what is now the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense . In 1790, the Coast guard UnitedStates of America Coast Guard was established ... the different services under one Department led to the creation of the UnitedStates Department of Defense ... confirmation. Along with the UnitedStatesSecretary of State Secretary of State , the UnitedStates Attorney General Attorney General and the UnitedStatesSecretary of the Treasury Secretary of the Treasury ... in the UnitedStates presidential line of succession presidential line of succession . Secretary ... See also List of UnitedStates Secretaries of Defense by time in office Footnotes Reflist References ... s prec us pres s bef before UnitedStatesSecretary of the Treasury Secretary of the Treasury s ttl ... September 19, 1947 succession UnitedStates presidential line of succession Sixth website http ... more details
Assistant Secretary of Defense is a title used for many executive positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense within the UnitedStates Department of Defense . Reorganization Plan No.6 of 30 June 1953 increased the number of assistant secretaries. The list of Assistant Secretaries of Defense includes Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs , originally established as the Assistant to the Secretary Director, Office of Public Information by Secretary James V. Forrestal in July 1948. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs , originally established in 1949 as the Chairman, Armed Forces Medical Policy Council. The position has been abolished and restored several times. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs , established in 2003 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs , mandated by the Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1984 P.L. 98 94, passed 24 September 1983 . Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration Chief Information Officer See also UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of Defense , a single position which is second in command to the UnitedStatesSecretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense , which contains a more complete list of Assistant Secretary positions External links http www.defenselink.mil odam omp pubs GuideBook ToC.htm Office of the Secretary of Defense Category UnitedStates Department of Defense officials Assistant Secretary of Defense ... more details
1949 website http www.defense.gov defense.gov flagimage Flag of the UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of Defense.svg flagimagesize 200px The Deputy Secretary of Defense abbreviated DEPSECDEF is the second highest ranking official in the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense of the UnitedStates of America . The Deputy Secretary of Defense is appointed by the President of the UnitedStates President , with the advice and consent of the UnitedStates Senate Senate . The Deputy ... Secretaries US military navbox Category UnitedStates Deputy Secretaries of Defense id Wakil Menteri ...Infobox US Navy post Deputy Secretary of Defense image Deputy Secretary of Defense Lynn.jpg imagesize ... this position as the Under Secretary of Defense , however Public Law 81 2 16, August 10 1949 ... a Second Deputy Secretary of Defense position, with both deputies performing duties as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The second deputy position was not filled until December 1975. Robert ... , abolished the second deputy position. By delegation, the Deputy Secretary of Defense has full power and authority to act for the Secretary of Defense and to exercise the powers of the Secretary of Defense ... of Defense. The typical role of the Deputy Secretary of Defense is to oversee the day to day business ... , while the Secretary of Defense focuses on the big issues and advises the President. The Deputy Secretary, among the office s responsibilities, chairs the Defense Resources Board DRB and manages the Quadrennial Defense Review QDR . The Deputy Secretary of Defense position is currently held by William ... No. Image Name Term of Office President of the UnitedStates President appointed by UnitedStatesSecretary of Defense Secretaries serving under. 1 File Portrait of Stephen T. Early.jpg 75px Stephen T. Early 2 May 1949 9 August 1949 ref As Under Secretary of Defense ref br 10 August 1949 30 September 1950 ref As Deputy Secretary of Defense ref Harry S. Truman Louis A. Johnson br George C. Marshall ... more details
Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body State insignia Department of state.svg insigniasize 100px insigniacaption Official seal department UnitedStates Department of State image Hillary ... Secretaries during their posts. The UnitedStatesSecretary of State is the head of the UnitedStates Department of State , concerned with foreign affairs . The Secretary is a member of the UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet and the highest ranking cabinet secretary both in UnitedStates presidential line of succession line of succession and UnitedStates order of precedence order of precedence . The current ... duties cite web title Duties of the Secretary of State of the UnitedStates url http www.state.gov secretary 115194.htm work www.state.gov publisher UnitedStates Department of State date January 20, 2009 accessdate March 28, 2010 ref Organizes and supervises the entire UnitedStates Department of State and the UnitedStates Foreign Service . Supervises and supports the foreign affairs activities of other U.S. Government entities including the UnitedStates Department of DefenseDefense Department , Central Intelligence Agency CIA , and UnitedStates Department of Homeland Security Department ... Department until the President appoints, and the UnitedStates Senate confirms, a new Secretary. List ... of State of the UnitedStates http www.state.gov secretary index.htm Official Website of the Secretary ... Senate President pro tempore of the Senate s ttl title 4th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary ... January 21, 2009 appointer The President of UnitedStates first Thomas Jefferson ref cite web title Secretaries of State, 1789 2005 url http www.state.gov r pa ho po 1682.htm publisher UnitedStates Department of State accessdate 2009 01 10 ref formation April 6, 1789 succession UnitedStates presidential ... in the form of passport s and visa document visa s. Supervises the Immigration to the UnitedStatesUnitedStates immigration policy abroad. Communicates issues relating the UnitedStates foreign ... more details
management. The Secretary of the Army is nominated by the President of the UnitedStates President and confirmed by the UnitedStates Senate U.S. Senate , the Secretary of the Army is a non Cabinet position serving under the UnitedStatesSecretary of DefenseSecretary of Defense . ref cite web ... to the Secretary of Defense, other executive branch officials, and to the UnitedStates Congress ... navbox US Department of Defense Secretaries DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesSecretary Of The Army Category ...Distinguish Chief of Staff of the UnitedStates Army Infobox US Army post Secretary of the Army image ... Staff. The Secretary of the Army SA or SECARMY is a civilian official within the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense of the UnitedStates of America with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the UnitedStates Army manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations ... 18, 1947, replacing the UnitedStatesSecretary of War Secretary of War , when the UnitedStates Department of War Department of War became the UnitedStates Department of the Army Department of the Army ... of the Secretary of the Army The Office of the Secretary of the Army is composed of the UnitedStates ... , the last UnitedStatesSecretary of War Secretary of War , became the first Secretary of the Army ... de UnitedStatesSecretary of the Army ja pt Secret rio do Ex rcito dos Estados Unidos ru simple UnitedStatesSecretary of the Army sv USA s arm minister ... UnitedStates Army Center of Military History accessdate September 22, 2007 url http www.history.army.mil ... and Biographical Sketches first William Gardner last Bell ref The Senior Leadership of the UnitedStates Army consists of two civilians the Secretary of the Army and the UnitedStates Under Secretary of the Army Under Secretary of the Army and two military officers the Chief of Staff of the UnitedStates Army Chief of Staff of the Army and the Vice Chief of Staff of the UnitedStates Army Vice Chief ... more details
02 18 ref Former UnitedStatesSecretary of DefenseSecretary of Defense James Schlesinger was the first Secretary of Energy, who was a Republican nominated to the post by Democratic President Jimmy ...Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body Energy insignia US DeptOfEnergy Seal.svg insigniasize ... See also UnitedStatesSecretary of Transportation References reflist External links cite web url ... UnitedStatesSecretary of Energy fi Yhdysvaltain energiaministeri vi B tr ng N ng l ng Hoa K ... UnitedStates presidential line of succession Fifteenth website http www.doe.gov www.doe.gov The UnitedStatesSecretary of Energy is the head of the UnitedStates Department of Energy , a member of the President of the UnitedStates President s UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet , and fifteenth in the UnitedStates presidential line of succession presidential line of succession . The position ... U.S. Department of Defense accessdate 2007 08 13 ref Hazel O Leary , Bill Clinton s first Secretary ... Party President of the UnitedStates President served under 1 Image James Schlesinger official DoD ... StatesSecretary of Transportation Secretary of Transportation s ttl title 15th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary of Education Secretary of Education end box DOE agencies US Cabinet leaders Featured list Category Energy ministers Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Energy Category UnitedStates Secretaries of Energy Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Energy fr ... the only secretary to be dismissed from the post. ref cite web url http www.defenselink.mil specials ... archive archivedate 2007 09 27 ref The first Hispanic to serve as Energy Secretary was Clinton ... Federico F. Pe a to be Sworn in as the Eighth Secretary of Energy publisher U.S. Department of Energy ... winner to be a Cabinet secretary. ref cite news url http www.straitstimes.com Breaking 2BNews World ... August 6 Republican sortname Jimmy Carter 2 Image Secretary duncan.jpg 100px sortname Charles Duncan ... more details
of the Navy SECNAV of the UnitedStates of America is the head of the UnitedStates Department of the Navy Department of the Navy , a component organization military department of the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense . The Secretary of the Navy was until 1947 a member of the President of the UnitedStates President s UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet , when the Navy, Army, and newly created Air Force were placed in the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy was placed under the UnitedStatesSecretary of DefenseSecretary ... resign cite press release title Navy Secretary Departs Office publisher UnitedStates Department of Defense ... with respect to the Coast Guard as the UnitedStatesSecretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Homeland ... 75px John Young Mason Virginia March 26, 1844 March 4, 1845 17 File George Bancroft UnitedStatesSecretary ... Corps navbox DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesSecretary Of The Navy Category Former UnitedStates Executive ... States Secretaries of the Navy Category UnitedStates Navy Secretary of the Navy Category UnitedStates Navy organization Secretary of the Navy da Amerikanske fl deministre de UnitedStatesSecretary ... it Segretario alla Marina degli Stati Uniti d America ja pl UnitedStatesSecretary of the Navy ... Branch of the UnitedStates Executive Branch and requires confirmation by a majority vote of the UnitedStates Senate Senate . Responsibilities Subordinate to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Navy is responsible for, and has statutory authority Title 10 of the UnitedStates Code ... Officer . The Department of the Navy consists of two UnitedStates Uniformed Services Uniformed Services the UnitedStates Navy and the UnitedStates Marine Corps . ref cite web title The US Navy url ... of Defense. ref cite web title US CODE Title 10,5013. Secretary of the Navy url http www.law.cornell.edu ...?bioID 325 accessdate September 23, 2007 ref Whenever the UnitedStates Coast Guard operates as a service ... more details
Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body Transportation insignia US DeptOfTransportation Seal.svg alt Round seal that says Department of Transportation UnitedStates of America around a blue ... Lane , the official blog of the Secretary s start s prec us pres s bef before UnitedStatesSecretary ... in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary of Energy Secretary of Energy end box USSecTrans US Cabinet leaders DOT agencies featured list Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Transportation Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Transportation Category UnitedStates Secretaries of Transportation ... dei Trasporti degli Stati Uniti d America ja simple UnitedStatesSecretary of Transportation ... October 15, 1966 succession UnitedStates presidential line of succession Fourteenth website http www.dot.gov www.dot.gov The UnitedStatesSecretary of Transportation is the head of the UnitedStates Department of Transportation , a member of the President of the UnitedStates President s UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet , and fourteenth in the UnitedStates presidential line of succession Presidential ... title The UnitedStates Department of Transportation A Brief History last Grinder, R. Dale publisher ... system, with due regard for need, the environment, and the national defense. ref name DOTHist The Secretary ... Mary Peters launched the official blog of the Secretary of Transportation called The Fast Lane. ref ... publisher U.S. Department of Transportation accessdate January 3, 2010 ref The first Secretary of Transportation .... Ronald Reagan s second Secretary of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole , was the first female holder ... African American to serve as Transportation Secretary, and Federico Pe a , serving under Bill Clinton , was the first Hispanic to hold the position, subsequently becoming Secretary of Energy . Japanese American Norman Mineta , who had previously been Secretary of Commerce , is the longest serving Secretary, holding the post for over five and a half years, ref name DOTHist and Andrew Card is the shortest ... more details
Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body the Treasury insignia US DeptOfTheTreasury Seal.svg ... along with the Treasurer of the UnitedStates Treasurer must sign Federal Reserve notes before they can become legal tender. fact date March 2009 The Secretary also manages the UnitedStates Emergency ... Secretary of State Secretary of State s ttl title 5th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary ... of government ministers UnitedStates, Treasury, Secretary of the Category UnitedStates Department of the Treasury Secretary Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Treasury Category Finance ministers ... 11, 1789 succession UnitedStates presidential line of succession Fifth website http www.treasury.gov www.treasury.gov distinguish Treasurer of the UnitedStates The Secretary of the Treasury of the UnitedStates is the head of the UnitedStates Department of the Treasury , which is concerned with financial .... This position in the Federal Government of the UnitedStates is analogous to the Minister of Finance ... of Homeland Security . The Secretary of the Treasury is a member of the President of the UnitedStates President s UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet , and since the Clinton Administration ... of the Treasury is fifth in the UnitedStates presidential line of succession , in case of some extreme calamity in the UnitedStates. From the http www.ustreas.gov education duties treas sec treasury.shtml ... advisor to the President of the UnitedStates President and plays a critical role in policy making ... agent for the government of the UnitedStatesUnitedStates Government and in manufacturing UnitedStates coinage coins and UnitedStates dollar currency . The Chief Financial Officer of the government ... of the Boards and Managing Trustee of the Social Security UnitedStates Social Security and Medicare UnitedStates Medicare Trust Funds, and as U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund ... No. Picture Name State of Residence colspan 2 Term of Office President of the UnitedStates President ... more details
UnitedStates Senate The Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the UnitedStates Senate . The Secretary ... of the UnitedStates Senate Page Senate pages and the maintenance of public record s. Today, the secretary ... documents , the UnitedStates Senate Library , the Curator of the UnitedStates Senate Office of Senate Curator , and the Historian of the UnitedStates Senate Senate Historical Office . The secretary ... senate.htm U.S. Senate Secretary of the Senate USCongress Category Secretaries of the UnitedStates ... of that body. The office is somewhat analogous to that of the Clerk of the UnitedStates House of Representatives . The first secretary was chosen on April 8, 1789, two days after the Senate achieved its first quorum for business at the beginning of the 1st UnitedStates Congress . From the start, the secretary was responsible for keeping the minutes and records of the Senate, including the records ... of the UnitedStates President and the UnitedStates House of Representatives House of Representatives ..., numerous other duties were assigned to the secretary, whose jurisdiction now encompasses clerks ... state of the art efficiency to management of legislative and financial information. The secretary ... parties, the Majority Leader selects the Secretary of the Senate, and the election is merely ceremonial. The current secretary for the 111th UnitedStates Congress is Nancy Erickson . Legislative functions The secretary regularly accompanies the Chaplain of the UnitedStates Senate chaplain into the Senate chamber for the opening of the day s session and a seat beside the President of the UnitedStates Senate presiding officer is reserved for the secretary. Every act passed by the Senate is examined and signed by the secretary. In certain parliamentary circumstances, the secretary may ... Biden was absent. On that occasion, Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson took the chair briefly until ... Tempore. The first secretary took the minutes of Senate proceedings, a function continued today by the journal ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body Education insignia US DeptOfEducation Seal.svg insigniasize 100px insigniacaption Official Seal image DuncanArne.jpg incumbent Arne Duncan incumbentsince January 21, 2009 first Shirley Hufstedler formation November 30, 1979 succession UnitedStates presidential line of succession Sixteenth website http www.ed.gov www.ed.gov The UnitedStatesSecretary of Education is the head of the UnitedStates Department of Education Department of Education . The Secretary is a member of the President of the UnitedStates President s UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet , and 16th in line of UnitedStates presidential line of succession . The UnitedStatesSecretary of Education deals with Education policy . The Secretary is advised by the NACIQI National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity , an advisory committee ... pl Sekretarze Edukacji Stan w Zjednoczonych simple UnitedStatesSecretary of Education ... National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity publisher UnitedStates Department of Education date 2008 first last accessdate 2007 05 17 ref The current Secretary of Education ... Took office Left office President of the UnitedStates President s served under 1 Shirley Hufstedler ... url http www.ed.gov about offices or index.html accessdate April 11, 2007 Includes the Secretary of Education s start s prec us pres s bef before UnitedStatesSecretary of Energy Secretary of Energy s ttl title 16th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Veterans Affairs end box USSecEd ED agencies US Cabinet leaders DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesSecretary Of Education Category 1979 establishments UnitedStates, Education Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Education Category UnitedStates Department of Education Secretary of Education Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Education Category UnitedStates Secretaries of Education ... more details
Secretary of Labor redirects here. See also Secretary of Labor Mexico Secretary of Labor of Mexico . Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body Labor insignia US DeptOfLabor Seal.svg insigniacaption Official Seal insigniasize 120px image Hilda Solis official DOL portrait.jpg incumbent Hilda ... UnitedStates presidential line of succession Eleventh website http www.dol.gov www.dol.gov The UnitedStatesSecretary of Labor is the head of the UnitedStates Department of Labor Department of Labor ... UnitedStatesSecretary of Commerce and Labor Secretary of Commerce and Labor , uniting this department with the UnitedStates Department of Commerce Department of Commerce , which is headed by a separate UnitedStatesSecretary of Commerce Secretary of Commerce . Seven women have served as Secretary of Labor, which is more than any other cabinet position. Hilda Solis is the current UnitedStatesSecretary of Labor. She took office after being confirmed by the UnitedStates Senate on February 24, 2009. List of Secretaries of Labor class wikitable No. Secretary of Labor Portrait State of residence Start of Term End of Term President of the UnitedStates President s style background ddeeff ... also UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of Labor Living former members of the UnitedStates Cabinet External links commons UnitedStates Secretaries of Labor http www.dol.gov asp programs history main.htm History at the Department of Labor s start s prec us pres s bef before UnitedStatesSecretary of Commerce Secretary of Commerce s ttl title 11th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Health and Human Services end box USSecLabor US Cabinet leaders DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesSecretary Of Labor Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Labor Category UnitedStates Secretaries of Labor Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Labor fr Secr taire ... Lavoro degli Stati Uniti d America ja simple UnitedStatesSecretary of Labor vi B tr ng ... more details
Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body Agriculture insignia US DeptOfAgriculture Seal2.svg ... 1889 succession UnitedStates presidential line of succession Ninth website http www.usda.gov www.usda.gov The UnitedStatesSecretary of Agriculture is the head of the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture . The current secretary is Tom Vilsack , who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 20 January 2009. ref name AP cite news first Mary Clare last Jalonick title Senate Confirms Secretary ... in the UnitedStates and sold here is ensured by the Food Safety and Inspection Service UnitedStates Food Safety and Inspection Service . ref cite web title Home url http www.fsis.usda.gov accessdate 2005 09 24 ref The Food Stamp Program works with the states to provide food to low income people ... cite web title Former Secretaries publisher UnitedStates Department of Agriculture url http www.usda.gov ... President of the UnitedStates President s served under 1 File NJColman.jpg 55px Norman Jay Coleman ... See also Living former members of the UnitedStates Cabinet References Reflist s start s prec us pres s bef before UnitedStatesSecretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior s ttl title 9th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary of Commerce Secretary of Commerce end box USSecAg USDA agencies US Cabinet leaders Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Agriculture Category UnitedStates Department of Agriculture Secretary Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Agriculture Category UnitedStates Secretaries of Agriculture Category Agriculture ministers USA fr Secr taire ... StatesSecretary of Agriculture sv USA s jordbruksminister vi B tr ng N ng nghi p Hoa K .... The 297,000 mi sup 2 sup 770,000 km of national forests and grasslands are managed by the UnitedStates Forest Service . ref cite web title USDA Forest Service Caring for the land and serving ... 09 24 ref Advice for farmers and gardeners is provided by the Cooperative extension service United ... more details
Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body Commerce insignia US DeptOfCommerce Seal.svg ... UnitedStatesSecretary of Commerce and Labor Secretary of Commerce and Labor , uniting this department with the UnitedStates Department of Labor Department of Labor , which is now headed by a separate UnitedStatesSecretary of Labor Secretary of Labor . ref cite web title Department of Commerce ... Secretary State of residence Start of Term End of Term President of the UnitedStates President s 1 ... of the UnitedStates Cabinet References Reflist s start s prec us pres s bef before UnitedStatesSecretary of Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture s ttl title 10th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary of Labor Secretary of Labor end box USDC agencies US Cabinet leaders DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesSecretary Of Commerce Category Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Commerce Category UnitedStates Secretaries of Commerce Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Commerce fr Secr taire ... Sekretarz handlu Stan w Zjednoczonych simple UnitedStatesSecretary of Commerce sv Lista ver USA ... ref first William C. Redfield William Cox Redfield formation March 15, 1913 succession UnitedStates ... Party UnitedStates Republican Senator Judd Gregg from New Hampshire , who withdrew his ... Eric Shinseki , the most of any administration in UnitedStates history. Prior to Locke s confirmation ... Building Secretary s Office.jpg thumb right The Commerce Secretary s office as it looked in the mid 20th century. The UnitedStatesSecretary of Commerce is the head of the UnitedStates Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to be to foster, promote ... ref The Office of the Secretary contains a Deputy Secretary of Commerce, a Chief of Staff, a Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, an Assistant Secretary for Commerce and Intergovernmental Affairs, a Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, a Chief Information Officer, a General ... more details
that the UnitedStates Congress created a definite office named the Private Secretary at the White ... of the UnitedStates was established, and charged with the affairs of the White House. Together with the Appointments Secretary the two took responsibility of most of the President s affairs and at this point ... . In 1961, under Republican Party UnitedStates Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower , the president ... didn t catch on straight away. Democratic Party UnitedStates Democrats Kennedy and Johnson still relied ... States Category UnitedStates presidential advisors Category White House Chiefs of Staff Category Personal secretaries to the President of the UnitedStates ...The Secretary to the President sometimes dubbed the president s Private Secretary or Personal Secretary ... throughout the modern White House Office . The Secretary would act as a buffer between the President ... to the modern White House Chief of Staff . Stature Every American President had a private secretary ... Secretary to the President. At the time of its peak the Secretary to the President was a much ... and one secretary referred to as an amanuensis in the common parlance of the time at his disposal ... that Congress elevated the position to Secretary to the President , in addition to including on the White ... office personnel. The first man to hold the office of Secretary to the President was John Addison ... Hoover designated his Legislative Secretary the senior Secretary now informally referred to by the press as the President s No.1 Secretary ref cite web url http timeinc8 sd11.websys.aol.com time ... 2009 05 09 ref , the second his Confidential Secretary, and the third his Appointments and Press Secretary ... Hoover s two extra secretaries into the permanent White House Press Secretary and Appointments Secretary ..., the office of Secretary to the President was greatly diminished in stature mostly due ... and had many of its duties supplanted by the Appointments Secretary. In 1946, in response to the rapid ... more details
Infobox US Cabinet post UnitedStates br Secretary body the Interior insignia US DeptOfTheInterior Seal.svg ... UnitedStates presidential line of succession Eighth website http www.doi.gov www.doi.gov The UnitedStatesSecretary of the Interior is the head of the UnitedStates Department of the Interior ... lying west of the Mississippi River . The Secretary of the Interior is eighth in the UnitedStates presidential line of succession . The current Secretary of the Interior in Barack Obama s Obama administration ... Else Highlights of Interior History 1989 s start s prec us pres s bef before UnitedStates Attorney General Attorney General s ttl title 8th in line s aft after UnitedStatesSecretary of Agriculture ... Lists of government ministers UnitedStates, Interior Category UnitedStates Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Category UnitedStates Executive Cabinet Interior Category UnitedStates ... primarily to the UnitedStates Department of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security in the US cabinet and secondarily to the UnitedStates Department of Justice Department of Justice . The Department of the Interior oversees such agencies as the Bureau of Land Management , the UnitedStates Geological Survey , and the National Park Service . The Secretary also serves on and appoints the private citizens on the National Park Foundation board. The Secretary is a member of the President of the UnitedStates President s UnitedStates Cabinet Cabinet . Because the policies and activities ... UnitedStates , ref http www.newwest.net topic article the wests new land lords C41 L41 Salazar, Vilsack The West s New Land Lords ref the Secretary of the Interior typically comes from a western ... 29 See also Portal Government of the UnitedStates Living former members of the UnitedStates Cabinet ... wikitable align center Picture Name State of Residence Took office Left office President of the UnitedStates President s served under 1 Image ThomasEwingSr.jpg 75px Thomas Ewing Ohio March 8, 1849 ... more details
Main Civil defense File UnitedStates Civil Defense Roundel.svg right thumb The old UnitedStates Civil ... of Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA and Comprehensive Emergency Management . UnitedStates civil defense refers to the use of civil defense in the history of the UnitedStates , which is the organized ... of UnitedStates civil defense. As the UnitedStates had little threat of a direct attack on its ... on a large scale in the UnitedStates. Although civil defense had not yet reached the scale and significance ... raids or invasions in the UnitedStates seemed less likely during the war, the focus on the Civil Defense ... Security Resources Board. UnitedStates Civil Defense. Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office ... of the Cold War, civil defense has fallen into disuse within the UnitedStates. Gradually, the focus ... W. Bush after the September 11, 2001 attacks , UnitedStates Civil Defense has been concentrated ... for civil defense in the UnitedStates was shared between a wide variety of short lived ... Defense Production Administration in the UnitedStates Department of War War Department , now called the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense Office of Defense and Civilian ... 0 88410 940 2. National Security Resources Board. UnitedStates Civil Defense. Washington, D.C. U.S. ... States. Office of Civil Defense name UnitedStates Office of Civil Defense Andrew D. Grossman. Neither ... reflist DEFAULTSORT UnitedStates Civil Defense Category Civil defense Category Disaster preparedness ... in the UnitedStates before the twentieth century. Indeed, since time immemorial cities built walls ... of a Native Americans in the UnitedStates Native American attack a very early precursor to the wailing ... of age, both worldwide and in the UnitedStates, during the World War I first World War although ... . dead link date February 2011 ref This freedom to focus beyond air raid attacks gave UnitedStates ... , which began in the UnitedStates with a Attack on Pearl Harbor devastating surprise attack on American ... more details
Criminal defenses In the UnitedStates , the Defense legal defense of self defense allows a person to use reasonable force in his or her own defense or the defense of others see the self defense theory theoretical background for why this is allowed . While the definitions vary from state to state, the general rule makes an important distinction between the use of non deadly and deadly force. A person may use non deadly force to prevent imminent injury, however a person may not use deadly force unless that person is in reasonable fear of serious injury or death. Some states also include a duty to retreat exceptions include Louisiana and Florida see castle doctrine , when deadly force may only be used if the person is unable to safely retreat. A person is generally not obligated to retreat if in one s own home in what has been called the Castle Doctrine castle exception from the expression A man s home is his castle . Runyan v. State 57 Ind. 80 is a case which is one of the earliest cases to strongly support and establish in U.S. law an individual s right to initiate self defense actions up to and including the justifiable use of lethal force against an aggressor. In Runyan , the court stated When a person, being without fault, is in a place where he has a right to be, is violently assaulted, he may, without retreating, repel by force, and if, in the reasonable exercise of his right of self defense, his assailant is killed, he is justiciable. A related case is US Supreme Court Case ... docs PE content htm pe.002.00.000009.00.htm . Category UnitedStates law US law stub ... 75, Skidmore v. State, 43 Tex. 93, 903. See also Battered woman defense Battered woman syndrome Castle Doctrine Deadly force Defense of property Imperfect self defense Self defence Australia Self defence in English law Self defense Sweden Use of force References Louisiana Criminal Code Use of force or violence in defense , La. R.S. 14 19 http www.legis.state.la.us lss lss.asp?doc 78336 . Justifiable ... more details
specific threats. First system When the UnitedStates gained independence in 1783, the seacoast defense ... trained engineers to supervise the work, UnitedStatesSecretary of War Secretary of War Henry Knox ... program. By the beginning of World War I, the UnitedStates had a coastal defense system ... http www.cdsg.org cdsghis4.htm UnitedStates Seacoast Defense Construction 1781 1948 a Brief History .... The cannon are American Civil War Civil War era. Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United ... into separate corps and directed the Corps of Engineers to create a UnitedStates Military Academy ... was the need to divorce the UnitedStates from its reliance on foreign engineers. In 1807 1808 new concerns over a possible war with Great Britain, prompted President of the UnitedStates President ... of them recent graduates of the new UnitedStates Military Academy. Again several fine forts were produced ... , became an important supplementary defense measure. The Confederate States of America Confederacy ... within the purview of the UnitedStates Army Army , the UnitedStates Navy Navy became more ... in the UnitedStates, especially the construction of modern reinforced concrete fortifications and the installation ... of the UnitedStates Army Mine Planters Mine Planters , were civilian crewed until the creation of the U.S. ... demonstrated tactical success amongst a strategic failure. The UnitedStates planned an extensive Harbor ... American Harbor Defenses The Final Era publisher UnitedStates Naval Institute Proceedings date January ... range bombers which could reach the UnitedStates, and soon after exploded their first atomic bomb ... been used if the UnitedStates Air Force Air Force s interceptors failed. These were the last fixed fortifications weapons employed in the UnitedStates. Nike sites were built during the 1950s in rings ... States Navy UnitedStates Marine Corps Marine Corps joint effort in coastal defenses of Subic ... Fort Clinch Fort Miles Cape Henlopen, Delaware List of UnitedStates Army installations in Panama col ... more details
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation , in the UnitedStates government, advises and assists the UnitedStatesSecretary of Transportation Secretary of Transportation in the supervision and direction of the UnitedStates Department of Transportation Department of Transporatation DOT . The Deputy Secretary would succeed the Secretary in his absence , sickness , or unavailability . The current Deputy Secretary is John Porcari . ref http www.dot.gov bios porcari.htm John D. Porcari Deputy Secretary ref References reflist External links http www.dot.gov index.cfm Department of Transportation Category UnitedStates Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary US gov stub ... more details
UnitedStates Senate Assistant Secretary of the UnitedStates Senate represents the position of Secretary of the UnitedStates Senate within the UnitedStates Senate during the absence of the Secretary. The Secretary of the UnitedStates Senate was authorized to hire one principal clerk in 1789 . This principal clerk, or chief clerk, for many years served primarily as a reading clerk on the Senate floor. During the 1960s , in response to the secretary s growing administrative duties, principal clerk or clerk became Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The assistant secretary oversees the administration of the 26 departments within the Office of the Secretary. and performs the functions of the secretary in his or her absence. The Assistant Secretary performs all duties of Secretary of the Senate as well as that of President pro tempore of the UnitedStates Senate Acting President pro tempore if absent and as outlined in Standing Rules of the UnitedStates Senate, Rule I . http www.senate.gov reference office secretary of senate.htm Office of Secretary of the Senate DEFAULTSORT Assistant Secretary Of The UnitedStates Senate Category UnitedStates Senate ... more details
The Under Secretary of War was a position created by an act of 16 December 1940 54 Stat. 1224 . ref name NAA citation url http www.archives.gov research holocaust finding aid military rg 107 2.html accessdate 30 October 2010 title Records of the Under Secretary of War ref At the same time, section 5a of the National Defense Act 1920 was amended to allow the UnitedStatesSecretary of War to assign his responsibilities for procurement to any of his subordinates. The statute formerly assigned these responsibilities to the UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of War . The Assistant Secretary of War, Robert P. Patterson was Advice and consent nominated and confirmed in the post. The Secretary of War delegated his responsibilities for procurement to the Under Secretary on 28 April 1941. By November 1941 the Office of the Under Secretary of War OUSW employed 1,136 people, of whom 257 were military officers and the remainder civilians. ref harvnb Millett 1954 pp 20 21 ref List of Under Secretaries of War The position of the Under Secretary of War was held by the following class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC Picture Name State of Residence Began Service Ended Service Reference 1 Image SecretaryWarPatterson.jpg 75px Robert P. Patterson New York 16 December 1940 26 September 1945 ref name NAA 2 Image KCR portrait.jpg 75px Kenneth C. Royall North Carolina 9 November 1945 23 July 1947 ref name NAA 3 Image William Henry Draper Jr.jpg 75px William Henry Draper Jr. New York 29 August 1947 17 September 1947 ref name NAA Notes reflist References Citation last Millett first John D. authorlink John D. Millett title The Organization and Role of the Army Service Forces publisher Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army location Washington, DC year 1954 url http www.history.army.mil books wwii ASF index.htm accessdate 13 April 2009 Category UnitedStates Department of War ... more details
The UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury is one of several positions in the UnitedStates Department of the Treasury , serving under the UnitedStatesSecretary of the Treasury . The positions include UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management Chief Financial Officer UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs Director of Policy Planning UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy Office of Financial Institutions UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions UnitedStates Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy Murray Weidenbaum 1969 1971 Edgar Fiedler 1971 1975 Paul Craig Roberts 1981 1982 Sidney L. Jones 1989 1993 http www.ford.utexas.edu library guides Finding 20Aids Jones, 20Sidney 20 20Papers.htm Alicia Haydock Munnell 1993 1995 David W. Wilcox 1997 Richard Clarida 2002 2003 Phillip Swagel 2006 20 Jan 2009 http voices.washingtonpost.com economy watch 2009 04 former treasury official relea.html Alan B. Krueger 2009 US gov stub Category UnitedStates Department of the Treasury Category UnitedStates Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury ... more details
Force.svg flagimagesize 180px The Secretary of the Air Force SECAF , or SAF OS is the Head of the UnitedStates Department of the Air Force Department of the Air Force of the UnitedStates of America , a military department i.e. sub cabinet level that is a component organization of the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense . The Secretary of the Air Force is appointed from civilian life by the President of the UnitedStates President , by and with the advise and consent of the UnitedStates Senate Senate . ref 10 USC 8013 a ref She or he reports to the UnitedStatesSecretary of DefenseSecretary of Defense and or the UnitedStates Deputy Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary ... Served under UnitedStatesSecretary of Defense Under the direction of 1 File Portrait of W. Stuart ...Infobox US Navy post UnitedStates br Secretary of the Air Force image Michael Donley official portrait.jpg ... her civilian deputy, the UnitedStates Under Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force and his her military deputy, the Chief of Staff of the UnitedStates Air Force Chief of Staff of the Air Force , who is the senior ranked uniformed officer in the UnitedStates Air Force . The first ... Defense Acquisition Programs to provide operational space force capabilities to ensure the UnitedStates ... is the Air Staff UnitedStates Air Staff . Composition The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force is composed of The UnitedStates Under Secretary of the Air Force Under Secretary of the Air Force ... DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesSecretary Of The Air Force Category UnitedStates Air Force Category ... de UnitedStatesSecretary of the Air Force ja pt Secret rio da For a A rea dos ... of the UnitedStates Army Air Forces Army Air Forces into a military department and a military service of its own, independent of the UnitedStates Department of War War Department UnitedStates Army Army , with the enactment of the National Security Act . Responsibilities The Secretary ... more details
Infobox US Navy post UnitedStates br Under Secretary of the Air Force image Erin C Conaton, Under Secretary ... General of the UnitedStates, 1969 Watson, George M., Office of the Secretary of the Air Force .... Department of Defense Key Officials 1947 2004. Washington, D.C. Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2004 Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Organizational and Functional Charts ... C. Conaton Erin C. Conaton US Air Force navbox Category UnitedStates Air Force ... bios bio.asp?bioID 13270 Official Website flagimage Flag of the Under Secretary of the Air Force.svg flagimagesize 180px The Under Secretary of the Air Force USECAF , or SAF US is the second highest ranking civilian official in the UnitedStates Department of the Air Force Department of the Air Force of the UnitedStates of America , serving directly under the UnitedStatesSecretary of the Air Force Secretary of the Air Force . In the absence of the Secretary, the Under Secretary exercises all the powers and duties of the Secretary and serves as Acting Secretary when the position of Secretary is vacant. The Under Secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President of the UnitedStates President , by and with the advice and consent the UnitedStates Senate Senate , to serve at the President s pleasure. The Secretary and Under Secretary, together with two military officers the Chief of Staff of the UnitedStates Air Force Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Vice Chief of Staff of the UnitedStates Air Force Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force , constitute the senior leadership team of the UnitedStates Department of the Air Force Department of the Air Force . The Under Secretary of the Air Force supervises the following officials Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Financial Management & Comptroller Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Installations, Environment & Logistics Assistant Secretary of the Air Force ... more details
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