December 9, 2024
President-elect Donald J. Trump continues to appoint individuals to his administration’s leadership team. Appointments announced since December 9 include:
Christopher Landau to serve as Deputy Secretary of State
Michael Needham will serve as Counselor of the Department of State
Michael Anton will become Director of Policy Planning at the State Department
Alina Habba will join my White House Team as Counselor to the President
Former U.S. Senator, David Perdue, has accepted my appointment as the next United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection: Rodney S. Scott
Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Caleb Vitello
United States Ambassador to Chile: Brandon Judd
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor (White House Homeland Security Council): Tony Salisbury
David O. Sacks will be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar”
Former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, from the Great State of Georgia, to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)
Former Congressman Billy Long, of the Great State of Missouri, will be appointed to serve as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Michael Whatley to return as Chairman of the RNC
Dr. Michael William Faulkender, of the Great State of Maryland, to serve as the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury
Gail Slater as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice
Paul Atkins to be the next Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission
Monica Elizabeth Crowley, Ph.D. to serve as Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State, and Chief of Protocol of the United States of America
David A. Warrington to serve as Assistant to the President and Counsel to the President
William Joseph McGinley to serve as Counsel to the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”)
Adam Boehler will be my Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
Jared Isaacman as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Daniel P. Driscoll, from the Great State of North Carolina, to serve as the Secretary of the Army
Peter Navarro will serve as my Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing
Warren A. Stephens has been nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, a role in which he will act as our Representative to the United Kingdom.
Massad Boulos will serve as Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs
