federal appointments
Presidential staffing selections
Federal appointments are positions in government filled by nomination or selection rather than election.
In the United States, the term typically refers to positions filled by the President, often requiring Senate confirmation: federal judges, cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, and heads of agencies.
The senator opposed several of the president's federal appointments.
The appointments process is often contentious, with nominees facing extensive vetting and political scrutiny.
- Secretary of StateTop diplomatic cabinet position
- national security advisorChief presidential intelligence briefer
- Supreme Court JusticeHighest federal jurist
- White House Chief of StaffPresident's principal deputy
- Associate JusticeSupreme Court member, not chief
Surgeon General · Senate confirmation · Chief Justice · ambassador
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