Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2023 [update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, 18 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation, and 1 position does not have an appointee. [1]
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Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Alejandro Mayorkas [2] |
February 2, 2021 | – | |
TBA | – | – | |
John Tien [4] |
June 24, 2021
[5]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34) [RC 2] |
July 20, 2023 [6] | |
— |
Jonathan Meyer |
October 6, 2021
(Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47) [RC 3] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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TBA | — | — | |
— |
Jeff Rezmovic [7] | Announced July 11, 2023 | — |
— |
Eric Hysen |
February 1, 2021 [8] | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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— |
Robert P. Silvers [4] |
August 10, 2021
[9]
(Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote) [V 1] |
— |
— |
Blas Nuñez-Neto | ||
October 2021 | May 2023 | ||
May 2023 | — | ||
David Shahoulian | January 26, 2021 [10] | September 2021 [11] | |
— |
Iranga Kahangama |
May 2022 | — |
— |
Samantha Vinograd |
August 2022 | — |
John D. Cohen |
January 21, 2021 [12] | April 8, 2022 [13] | |
— |
Serena Hoy [14] |
May 2021 | — |
— |
Bridget McGovern | March 2021 | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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— |
Kenneth L. Wainstein |
June 13, 2022
(Confirmed June 7, 2022, 63–35) [RC 4] |
— |
— |
Dimitri Kusnezov [15] |
September 29, 2022
(Confirmed September 8, 2022 by voice vote) [V 2] |
— |
— |
Mary Ellen Callahan |
August 2023 | — |
— |
Zephranie Buetow | March 2023 | — |
Alice Lugo |
August 2021 [16] | December 2022 | |
— |
Brenda Abdelall |
August 1, 2022 | — |
Eva A. Millona [17] |
May 26, 2021 | August 1, 2022 | |
— |
Daniel Watson |
July 2023 | — |
Marsha Espinosa |
February 8, 2021 [18] | July 2023 [18] | |
— |
Heather Fong |
July 31, 2023 | — |
— |
Pritesh Gandhi |
January 20, 2021 [19] | January 2023 [20] |
— |
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia |
April 2023 [21] | — |
Katherine Culliton-González |
January 20, 2021 [22] | September 2022 [23] |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Deanne Criswell |
April 26, 2021
(Confirmed April 22, 2021 by voice vote) [V 3] |
— | |
— |
Erik Hooks [24] |
December 13, 2021
[25]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote) [V 4] |
— |
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TBA | — | — | |
— |
Pamela S. Williams |
March 7, 2022 | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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United States Customs and Border Protection | |||
TBA | – | – | |
Chris Magnus |
December 13, 2021
[26]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50–47) [RC 5] |
November 12, 2022 [27] | |
Jason Owens |
June 30, 2023 [28] | — | |
Raúl Ortiz |
August 15, 2021 [29] | June 30, 2023 | |
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |||
TBA | — | — | |
United States Secret Service | |||
Kimberly Cheatle [30] |
September 17, 2022 | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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United States Fire Administration | |||
— |
Lori Moore-Merrell [31] |
October 25, 2021 | — |
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | |||
— |
Jen Easterly [32] |
July 13, 2021
[33]
(Confirmed July 12, 2021 by voice vote) [V 5] |
— |
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |||
— |
Ur Jaddou [4] |
August 3, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021, 47–34) [RC 6] |
— |
Transportation Security Administration | |||
— |
David Pekoske (Reappointment) |
September 19, 2022
(Confirmed September 15, 2022, 77–18) [RC 7] |
— |
United States Coast Guard | |||
Linda L. Fagan |
June 1, 2022
[34]
(Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote) [V 6] |
— | |
Steven D. Poulin |
May 31, 2022
(Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote) [V 7] |
— | |
Linda L. Fagan |
June 18, 2021
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote) [V 8] |
May 31, 2022 Promoted to become Commandant of the Coast Guard [34] |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Task Force East | |||
— |
Karl L. Schultz |
January 4, 2022 | — |
Joint Interagency Task Force West | |||
— |
Charles E. Fosse |
June 25, 2021 | — |
Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management) |
William Valdez | July 27, 2021 | May 17, 2022 | |
— Deputy Administrator of FEMA (Resilience) |
Alice Hill |
January 7, 2022 | May 17, 2022 | |
Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
Ed Gonzalez | April 27, 2021 | June 27, 2022 |
Confirmation votes
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2023 [update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, 18 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation, and 1 position does not have an appointee. [1]
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Incumbent Tenure
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Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Alejandro Mayorkas [2] |
February 2, 2021 | – | |
TBA | – | – | |
John Tien [4] |
June 24, 2021
[5]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34) [RC 2] |
July 20, 2023 [6] | |
— |
Jonathan Meyer |
October 6, 2021
(Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47) [RC 3] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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TBA | — | — | |
— |
Jeff Rezmovic [7] | Announced July 11, 2023 | — |
— |
Eric Hysen |
February 1, 2021 [8] | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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— |
Robert P. Silvers [4] |
August 10, 2021
[9]
(Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote) [V 1] |
— |
— |
Blas Nuñez-Neto | ||
October 2021 | May 2023 | ||
May 2023 | — | ||
David Shahoulian | January 26, 2021 [10] | September 2021 [11] | |
— |
Iranga Kahangama |
May 2022 | — |
— |
Samantha Vinograd |
August 2022 | — |
John D. Cohen |
January 21, 2021 [12] | April 8, 2022 [13] | |
— |
Serena Hoy [14] |
May 2021 | — |
— |
Bridget McGovern | March 2021 | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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— |
Kenneth L. Wainstein |
June 13, 2022
(Confirmed June 7, 2022, 63–35) [RC 4] |
— |
— |
Dimitri Kusnezov [15] |
September 29, 2022
(Confirmed September 8, 2022 by voice vote) [V 2] |
— |
— |
Mary Ellen Callahan |
August 2023 | — |
— |
Zephranie Buetow | March 2023 | — |
Alice Lugo |
August 2021 [16] | December 2022 | |
— |
Brenda Abdelall |
August 1, 2022 | — |
Eva A. Millona [17] |
May 26, 2021 | August 1, 2022 | |
— |
Daniel Watson |
July 2023 | — |
Marsha Espinosa |
February 8, 2021 [18] | July 2023 [18] | |
— |
Heather Fong |
July 31, 2023 | — |
— |
Pritesh Gandhi |
January 20, 2021 [19] | January 2023 [20] |
— |
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia |
April 2023 [21] | — |
Katherine Culliton-González |
January 20, 2021 [22] | September 2022 [23] |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Deanne Criswell |
April 26, 2021
(Confirmed April 22, 2021 by voice vote) [V 3] |
— | |
— |
Erik Hooks [24] |
December 13, 2021
[25]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote) [V 4] |
— |
— | |||
TBA | — | — | |
— |
Pamela S. Williams |
March 7, 2022 | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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United States Customs and Border Protection | |||
TBA | – | – | |
Chris Magnus |
December 13, 2021
[26]
(Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50–47) [RC 5] |
November 12, 2022 [27] | |
Jason Owens |
June 30, 2023 [28] | — | |
Raúl Ortiz |
August 15, 2021 [29] | June 30, 2023 | |
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |||
TBA | — | — | |
United States Secret Service | |||
Kimberly Cheatle [30] |
September 17, 2022 | — |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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United States Fire Administration | |||
— |
Lori Moore-Merrell [31] |
October 25, 2021 | — |
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | |||
— |
Jen Easterly [32] |
July 13, 2021
[33]
(Confirmed July 12, 2021 by voice vote) [V 5] |
— |
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | |||
— |
Ur Jaddou [4] |
August 3, 2021
(Confirmed July 30, 2021, 47–34) [RC 6] |
— |
Transportation Security Administration | |||
— |
David Pekoske (Reappointment) |
September 19, 2022
(Confirmed September 15, 2022, 77–18) [RC 7] |
— |
United States Coast Guard | |||
Linda L. Fagan |
June 1, 2022
[34]
(Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote) [V 6] |
— | |
Steven D. Poulin |
May 31, 2022
(Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote) [V 7] |
— | |
Linda L. Fagan |
June 18, 2021
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote) [V 8] |
May 31, 2022 Promoted to become Commandant of the Coast Guard [34] |
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Task Force East | |||
— |
Karl L. Schultz |
January 4, 2022 | — |
Joint Interagency Task Force West | |||
— |
Charles E. Fosse |
June 25, 2021 | — |
Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management) |
William Valdez | July 27, 2021 | May 17, 2022 | |
— Deputy Administrator of FEMA (Resilience) |
Alice Hill |
January 7, 2022 | May 17, 2022 | |
Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
Ed Gonzalez | April 27, 2021 | June 27, 2022 |
Confirmation votes