Trump Announces New Senior Government and Ambassadorial Nominations Covering Defense, Justice, and Foreign Affairs

[VT – Washington, D.C.,] March 11, 2025, The White House has submitted a series of presidential nominations to the Senate, covering key positions across multiple government departments and ambassadorial roles.

Defense and Military

  • Richard Anderson – Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
  • Michael Cadenazzi – Assistant Secretary of Defense
  • Hung Cao – Under Secretary of the Navy
  • Michael Obadal – Under Secretary of the Army
  • Sean O’Keefe – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
  • Daniel Zimmerman – Assistant Secretary of Defense

Ambassadors

  • John Arrigo – Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic
  • Thomas Barrack – Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey
  • Brian Burch – Ambassador to the Holy See
  • Leah Campos – Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
  • Somers Farkas – Ambassador to the Republic of Malta
  • Tilman Fertitta – Ambassador to the Italian Republic and the Republic of San Marino
  • Brandon Judd – Ambassador to the Republic of Chile
  • Nicole McGraw – Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia
  • Andrew Puzder – Representative to the European Union

Justice and Security

  • John Bartrum – Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Enterprise Integration
  • Cheryl Mason – Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection
  • Patrick David Davis – Assistant Attorney General
  • John Andrew Eisenberg – Assistant Attorney General
  • Brett Shumate – Assistant Attorney General
  • Joseph Edlow – Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
  • James Percival – General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security
  • Sean Plankey – Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security
  • Matthew Kozma – Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
  • Terrance Cole – Administrator of Drug Enforcement
  • Robert Gleason – Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors (five-year term)
  • George Wesley Street – Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center
  • Gadyaces Serralta – Director of the United States Marshals Service

Commerce, Energy, and Housing

  • Paul Dabbar – Deputy Secretary of Commerce
  • Harry Kumar – Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • John Squires – Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Catherine Jereza – Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity
  • Jonathan Brightbill – General Counsel, Department of Energy
  • Timothy John Walsh – Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
  • David Woll – General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Andrew Hughes – Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Finance and Economy

  • Jovan Jovanovic – President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (term expiring January 20, 2029)
  • Leandro Rizzuto – Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States (with the rank of Ambassador)
  • Eric Matthew Ueland – Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget
  • Andrew Veprek – Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration

Transportation and Technology

  • Seval Oz – Assistant Secretary of Transportation
  • Sean McMaster – Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
  • Aaron Lukas – Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
  • Ethan Klein – Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Federal Attorney Nominations

  • Edward Martin – United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (four-year term)
  • David Metcalf – United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (four-year term)
  • Joseph Nocella – United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (four-year term)
  • Jason Reding Quinones – United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida (four-year term)

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