List of Department of the Interior appointments by Joe Biden
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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Interior by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of July 23, 2024[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 2 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have nominees, and 2 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.[1]
Color key
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Leadership & Office of the Secretary
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Deb Haaland[2] |
March 16, 2021 | — |
|
| |||
 Laura Daniel-Davis |
October 31, 2023 | – | |
 Tommy Beaudreau[4] |
June 23, 2021
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, 88–9)[RC 2] |
October 27, 2023[5] | |
|
— |
.jpg) Robert Anderson[6] |
October 7, 2021
(Confirmed September 29, 2021, 53–44)[RC 3] |
— |
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 Shannon Estenoz[7] |
July 12, 2021
(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1] |
— |
| National Park Service | |||
— |
 Charles Sams[8] |
December 16, 2021
(Confirmed November 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2] |
— |
| United States Fish and Wildlife Service | |||
— |
 Martha Williams[9] |
March 8, 2022
(Confirmed February 17, 2022 by voice vote)[V 3] |
— |
Offices of Indian Affairs & Insular Affairs
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Bryan Newland[10] |
September 8, 2021
(Confirmed August 7, 2021 by voice vote)[V 4] |
— |
|
 Carmen Cantor |
August 4, 2022
(Confirmed July 20, 2022 by voice vote)[V 5] |
— |
Office of Land and Minerals Management
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | |||
— |
.jpg) Tracy Stone-Manning[10] |
October 7, 2021
(Confirmed September 30, 2021, 50–45)[RC 4] |
January 13, 2025 |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | |||
— |
 Elizabeth Klein |
January 19, 2023[11] | — |
 Amanda Lefton[12] |
February 2, 2021 | January 19, 2023[11] | |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | |||
— |
 Kevin M. Sligh[13] |
March 24, 2022 | — |
Office of Water and Science
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
— |
 Tanya Trujillo[7] |
June 25, 2021[14]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote)[V 6] |
July 17, 2023[15] |
| Bureau of Reclamation | |||
— |
 M. Camille Calimlim Touton |
December 15, 2021
(Confirmed November 4, 2021 by voice vote)[V 7] |
— |
| United States Geological Survey | |||
— |
 David Applegate |
August 15, 2022
(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)[V 8] |
— |
Withdrawn nominations
| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Elizabeth Klein |
January 18, 2021 | March 22, 2021[16] | Her nomination was not formally sent to the Senate. |
Shannon Estenoz[17] |
May 9, 2024 | January 3, 2025 | Nomination expired | |
|
— |
 Winnie Stachelberg[7] |
April 14, 2021 | January 3, 2022 | Her nomination was not resent upon expiration; she was instead appointed as infrastructure coordinator at the Department of the Interior in December 2021.[18] |
|
— |
 Laura Daniel-Davis[19] |
June 18, 2021 | November 1, 2023[20] | |
— |
 Patrice Kunesh[21] |
July 23, 2024 | January 3, 2025 | Nomination expired |
See also
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
- List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
Notes
Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Debra Anne Haaland, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of the Interior)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Tommy P. Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert T. Anderson, of Washington, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Tracy Stone-Manning, of Montana, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- Confirmations by voice vote
- "PN374 - Nomination of Shannon Aneal Estenoz for Department of the Interior, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 27, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- "PN1051 — Charles F. Sams III — Department of the Interior 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- "PN1557 — Martha Williams — Department of the Interior 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- "PN457 - Nomination of Bryan Todd Newland for Department of the Interior, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". congress.gov. May 27, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- "PN1864 - Nomination of Carmen G. Cantor for Department of the Interior, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 20, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- "PN375 - Nomination of Tanya Marie Trujillo for Department of the Interior, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 17, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- "PN749 — M. Camille Calimlim Touton — Department of the Interior 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Senate. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "PN1830 - Nomination of David Applegate for Department of the Interior, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.