“Wait, Who is That?”: Obama’s Appointed Cabinet Members in 2013
Let’s face it–it can be hard to keep track of all of the old and new names being mentioned in the press.
Here’s a recap of the cabinet members President Obama has appointed thus far in 2013:
CONFIRMED
![By United States Department of State (Department of State) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/John_Kerry_official_Secretary_of_State_portrait.jpg)
Department of State: Secretary John Kerry
Replacing: Hilary Rodham Clinton
Sworn In: February 1, 2013
Secretary of Defense: Chuck Hagel
Replacing: Leon Panetta
Sworn In: February 27, 2013
Department of the Treasury: Secretary Jacob J. Lew
Replacing:Timothy Geithner
Sworn In: February 28, 2013
White House Chief of Staff: Denis McDonough
Replacing: Jacob J. Lew
Sworn In: February 28, 2013
NOMINATED
Congress Approval in Progress
Department of the Interior: Sally Jewell
Current Secretary of the Interior: Kenneth L. Salazar
Nominated: February 6, 2013
Department of Energy: Ernest J. Moniz
Current Secretary of Energy: Steven Chu
Nominated: March 4, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency: Gina McCarthy
Acting Administrator: Robert Perciasepe
Nominated: March 4, 2013