Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of January 3, 2024 [update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 9 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 2 positions do not have a nominee, and 2 appointments have been made that do not require Senate confirmation. [1]
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Incumbent Tenure
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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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Denis McDonough [2] |
February 9, 2021
[3]
(Confirmed February 8, 2021, 87–7) [RC 1] |
— | |
Tanya J. Bradsher [4] |
September 20, 2023
(Confirmed September 12, 2023, 50–46) [RC 2] |
— | |
Donald Remy [5] |
July 19, 2021
[6]
(Confirmed July 15, 2021, 91–8) [RC 3] |
April 1, 2023 [7] | |
— |
TBA | – | — |
Richard Sauber |
May 3, 2021
(Confirmed April 29, 2021 by voice vote) [V 1] |
June 2022
Hired by the White House [8] | |
Joshua Jacobs |
April 26, 2023
(Confirmed April 26, 2023, 74–25) [RC 4] |
— | |
Shereef Elnahal [9] |
July 21, 2022
(Confirmed July 21, 2022, 66–23) [RC 5] |
— | |
Matthew T. Quinn |
June 23, 2021
[10]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote) [V 2] |
— | |
— |
TBA | – | – |
Maryanne Donaghy [11] |
July 2, 2021
(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) [V 3] |
January 2024 | |
— |
Patricia Ross [12] |
July 7, 2021
(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) [V 4] |
— |
— |
Guy Kiyokawa [13] |
November 4, 2021
[14]
(Confirmed October 28, 2021 by voice vote) [V 5] |
— |
— |
Gina Grosso |
June 23, 2021 [15] | — |
— |
Kurt DelBene |
January 13, 2022
(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote) [V 6] |
— |
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Brenda Sue Fulton |
July 1, 2022 | — |
Kayla M. Williams |
January 20, 2021 [16] | June 17, 2022 | |
Board of Veterans' Appeals | |||
Jaime Areizaga-Soto [17] |
September 15, 2022
(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote) [V 7] |
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Office | Nominee | Nominated | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Ray Jefferson [9] |
March 9, 2022 | July 11, 2022 | ||
— |
Anjali Chaturvedi | June 22, 2022 | January 3, 2024 | Nomination not resent |
Confirmation votes
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of January 3, 2024 [update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 9 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 2 positions do not have a nominee, and 2 appointments have been made that do not require Senate confirmation. [1]
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Incumbent Tenure
Vice presidential campaigns Published works
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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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Denis McDonough [2] |
February 9, 2021
[3]
(Confirmed February 8, 2021, 87–7) [RC 1] |
— | |
Tanya J. Bradsher [4] |
September 20, 2023
(Confirmed September 12, 2023, 50–46) [RC 2] |
— | |
Donald Remy [5] |
July 19, 2021
[6]
(Confirmed July 15, 2021, 91–8) [RC 3] |
April 1, 2023 [7] | |
— |
TBA | – | — |
Richard Sauber |
May 3, 2021
(Confirmed April 29, 2021 by voice vote) [V 1] |
June 2022
Hired by the White House [8] | |
Joshua Jacobs |
April 26, 2023
(Confirmed April 26, 2023, 74–25) [RC 4] |
— | |
Shereef Elnahal [9] |
July 21, 2022
(Confirmed July 21, 2022, 66–23) [RC 5] |
— | |
Matthew T. Quinn |
June 23, 2021
[10]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote) [V 2] |
— | |
— |
TBA | – | – |
Maryanne Donaghy [11] |
July 2, 2021
(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) [V 3] |
January 2024 | |
— |
Patricia Ross [12] |
July 7, 2021
(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) [V 4] |
— |
— |
Guy Kiyokawa [13] |
November 4, 2021
[14]
(Confirmed October 28, 2021 by voice vote) [V 5] |
— |
— |
Gina Grosso |
June 23, 2021 [15] | — |
— |
Kurt DelBene |
January 13, 2022
(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote) [V 6] |
— |
— |
Brenda Sue Fulton |
July 1, 2022 | — |
Kayla M. Williams |
January 20, 2021 [16] | June 17, 2022 | |
Board of Veterans' Appeals | |||
Jaime Areizaga-Soto [17] |
September 15, 2022
(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote) [V 7] |
— |
Office | Nominee | Nominated | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Ray Jefferson [9] |
March 9, 2022 | July 11, 2022 | ||
— |
Anjali Chaturvedi | June 22, 2022 | January 3, 2024 | Nomination not resent |
Confirmation votes