List of Department of Energy appointments by Joe Biden

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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Energy by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of June 21, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 17 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, and 9 positions do not have nominees.[1]

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Leadership

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Secretary of Energy
Jennifer Granholm		 February 25, 2021[2]

(Confirmed February 25, 2021, 64–35)[RC 1][3]

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Deputy Secretary of Energy
David Turk[4]		 March 25, 2021[5]

(Confirmed March 24, 2021, 98–2)[RC 2]

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Office of the Secretary

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General Counsel of Energy
Samuel T. Walsh[6]		 August 11, 2021[7]

(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1]

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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs)
Ali Nouri[8]		 June 23, 2021[9]

(Confirmed June 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2]

 July 2023

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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(International Affairs)
Andrew Light[10]		 August 12, 2021[11]

(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3]

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Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Shalanda Baker[12]		 August 1, 2022

(Confirmed June 7, 2022, 54–45)[RC 3]

 June 21, 2024
Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy

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Director of ARPA-E
Evelyn Wang		 January 9, 2023

(Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote)[V 4]

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Energy Information Administration

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Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
Joseph DeCarolis[13]		 April 11, 2022

(Confirmed March 31, 2022 by voice vote)[V 5]

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Willie L. Phillips		 February 9, 2024[14] –

Richard Glick		 January 21, 2021[15] January 3, 2023

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Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Willie L. Phillips[16]		 December 3, 2021[17]

(Confirmed November 16, 2021 by voice vote)[V 6]

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David Rosner[18]		 June 17, 2024

(Confirmed June 12, 2024, 67–27)[RC 4]

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Lindsay See[18]		 June 28, 2024

(Confirmed June 12, 2024, 83–12)[RC 5]

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Judy Chang[18]		 July 15, 2024

(Confirmed June 13, 2024, 63–33)[RC 6]

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Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure

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Under Secretary of Energy
(Infrastructure)[19]
David W. Crane		 June 14, 2023

(Confirmed June 7, 2023, 56–43)[RC 7]

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Office of the Undersecretary for Science

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Under Secretary of Energy
(Science)
Geraldine Richmond[10]		 November 15, 2021

(Confirmed November 4, 2021 by voice vote)[V 7]

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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Electricity)
Gene Rodrigues		 January 9, 2023[20]

(Confirmed December 21, 2022 by voice vote)[V 8]

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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Fossil Energy and Carbon Management)
Brad Crabtree[21]		 May 5, 2022

(Confirmed April 28, 2022 by voice vote)[V 9]

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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Nuclear Energy)
Kathryn Huff		 May 11, 2022

(Confirmed May 5, 2022, 80–11)[RC 8]

 May 3, 2024

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Director of the Office of Science
Asmeret Berhe[12]		 May 19, 2022

(Confirmed May 10, 2022, 54–45)[RC 9]

 March 28, 2024[22]
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Office of the Undersecretary for Nuclear Security

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Under Secretary of Energy
(Nuclear Security) &
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Jill Hruby[23]		 July 26, 2021[24]

(Confirmed July 22, 2021, 79–16)[RC 10]

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Principal Deputy Administrator of the
National Nuclear Security Administration
Frank Rose[12]		 August 2, 2021[25]

(Confirmed July 29, 2021 by voice vote)[V 10]

 April 30, 2024

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Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
(Defense Programs)
Marvin Adams		 April 11, 2022[26]

(Confirmed April 6, 2022 by voice vote)[V 11]

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Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
(Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation)
Corey Hinderstein[27]		 December 6, 2021[28]

(Confirmed November 30, 2021 by voice vote)[V 12]

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Withdrawn nominations

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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Electricity)
Maria Robinson		 September 22, 2021 June 8, 2022

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Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Richard Glick[29]
(Reappointment)		 May 20, 2022 January 3, 2023

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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy)
Jeff Marootian		 July 21, 2022 September 7, 2023
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See also

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote
  1. [1]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jennifer Mulhern Granholm, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Energy)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David Turk, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Shalanda H. Baker, of Texas, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy)". US Senate. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David Rosner, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)". US Senate. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. [5]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Lindsay S. See, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)". US Senate. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. [6]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Judy W. Chang, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)". US Senate. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. [7]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of Energy)". US Senate. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kathryn Huff, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy))". US Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy)". US Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. [10]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jill Hruby, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
Confirmations by voice vote
  1. [1]
    "PN491 - Nomination of Samuel T. Walsh for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 22, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "PN266 - Nomination of Ali Nouri for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 22, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "PN537 - Nomination of Andrew Eilperin Light for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 22, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "PN1831 — Evelyn Wang — Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "PN1554 - Nomination of Joseph F. DeCarolis for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". Congress.gov. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "PN1157 — Willie L. Phillips Jr — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission". www.congress.gov. November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "PN536 — Geraldine Richmond — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  8. [8]
    "PN2633 — Gene Rodrigues — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "PN1050 — Brad John Crabtree — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. [10]
    "PN429 — Frank A. Rose — Department of Energy". US Congress. July 29, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  11. [11]
    "PN1673 — Marvin L. Adams — Department of Energy 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  12. [12]
    "PN1000 — Corey Hinderstein — Department of Energy". US Congress. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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