List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Joe Biden

Main article: List of political appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of June 2024^[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, 17 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation, and 2 positions do not have appointees.[1]

Color key

  Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

  Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

  Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Department of Homeland Security

Office of the Secretary

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Secretary of Homeland Security	Alejandro Mayorkas[2]	February 2, 2021 (Confirmed February 2, 2021, 56–43)[3][RC 1]	–
— Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
	Kristie Canegallo	July 21, 2023	–
	John Tien[4]	June 24, 2021[5] (Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34)[RC 2]	July 20, 2023[6]
— General Counsel	Jonathan Meyer	October 6, 2021 (Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47)[RC 3]	—

Management Directorate

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security	Eric Hysen	February 1, 2021[7]	—

Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategy, Policy and Plans)	Robert P. Silvers[4]	August 10, 2021[8] (Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1]	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and Immigration Policy)	Royce Murray	June 2024	—
	Blas Nuñez-Neto	October 2021	May 2023
		May 2023	June 2024
	David Shahoulian	January 26, 2021[9]	September 2021[10]
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience)	Iranga Kahangama	May 2022	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy)	Jeohn Favors	January 2024	—
	Samantha Vinograd	July 2021	August 2022
		August 2022	December 2023
	John D. Cohen	January 21, 2021[11]	April 8, 2022[12]
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (International Affairs)	Serena Hoy[13]	May 2021	June 2023
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Trade and Economic Security)	Christa Brzozowski	November 2023	—
	Bridget McGovern	March 2021	November 2023
— Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategic Integration & Policy Planning)	Daniel E. White	May 2024
	Joel Meyer	April 2022	October 2023

Other officers

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Intelligence and Analysis)	Kenneth L. Wainstein	June 13, 2022 (Confirmed June 7, 2022, 63–35)[RC 4]	—
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Science and Technology)	Dimitri Kusnezov[14]	September 29, 2022 (Confirmed September 8, 2022 by voice vote)[V 2]	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction)	Mary Ellen Callahan	August 2023	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs)	Zephranie Buetow	March 2023	—
	Alice Lugo	August 2021[15]	December 2022
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Partnership and Engagement)	Fayrouz Saad	February 2024	—
	Brenda Abdelall	August 1, 2022	February 2024
	Eva A. Millona[16]	May 26, 2021	August 1, 2022
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Public Affairs)	Daniel Watson	July 2023	—
	Marsha Espinosa	February 8, 2021[17]	July 2023[17]
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (State and Local Law Enforcement)	Heather Fong	July 31, 2023	—
— Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security	Pritesh Gandhi	January 20, 2021[18]	January 2023[19]
— Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties	Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia	April 2023[20]	—
	Katherine Culliton-González	January 20, 2021[21]	September 2022[22]

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency	Deanne Criswell	April 26, 2021 (Confirmed April 22, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3]	—
— Deputy Administrator of FEMA	Erik Hooks[23]	December 13, 2021[24] (Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote)[V 4]	—
— Assistant Administrator of FEMA (Administration and Grant Programs)	Pamela S. Williams	March 7, 2022	—

Law Enforcement Agencies

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
United States Customs and Border Protection
— Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Chris Magnus	December 13, 2021[25] (Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50–47)[RC 5]	November 12, 2022[26]
— Chief of the Border Patrol	Jason Owens	June 30, 2023[27]	—
	Raúl Ortiz	August 15, 2021[28]	June 30, 2023
United States Secret Service
— Director of the Secret Service	Kimberly Cheatle[29]	September 17, 2022	July 23, 2024

DHS Agencies & Administrations

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
United States Fire Administration
— Administrator of the United States Fire Administration	Lori Moore-Merrell[30]	October 25, 2021	—
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
— Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency	Jen Easterly[31]	July 13, 2021[32] (Confirmed July 12, 2021 by voice vote)[V 5]	—
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
— Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Ur Jaddou[4]	August 3, 2021 (Confirmed July 30, 2021, 47–34)[RC 6]	—
Transportation Security Administration
— Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration	David Pekoske (Reappointment)	September 19, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022, 77–18)[RC 7]	—
United States Coast Guard
— Commandant of the Coast Guard	Linda L. Fagan	June 1, 2022[33] (Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote)[V 6]	—
— Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard	Kevin E. Lunday	June 13, 2024 (Confirmed May 2, 2024 by voice vote)[V 7]	—
	Steven D. Poulin	May 31, 2022 (Confirmed May 11, 2022 by voice vote)[V 8]	June 13, 2024
	Linda L. Fagan	June 18, 2021 (Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote)[V 9]	May 31, 2022 Promoted to become Commandant of the Coast Guard[33]

DHS Task Forces

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Task Force East
— Director of the Joint Task Force East	Karl L. Schultz	January 4, 2022	—
Joint Interagency Task Force West
— Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West	Charles E. Fosse	June 25, 2021	—

Withdrawn nominations

Office	Nominee	Announced	Withdrawn	Notes
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management)	William Valdez	July 27, 2021	May 17, 2022
— Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security	Jeff Rezmovic[34]	July 11, 2023	January 3, 2025
— Deputy Administrator of FEMA (Resilience)	Alice Hill	January 7, 2022	May 17, 2022
Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Ed Gonzalez	April 27, 2021	June 27, 2022

See also

• Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote

1. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
2. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security". US Senate. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
3. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
4. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
5. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security)". United States Senate. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
6. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
7. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

Confirmations by voice vote

1. "PN456 - Nomination of Robert Peter Silvers for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 9, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
2. "PN1457 - Nomination of Dimitri Kusnezov for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
3. "PN129 — Nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
4. "PN941 — Erik Adrian Hooks — Department of Homeland Security 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
5. "PN420 - Nomination of Jen Easterly for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
6. "PN1947 — Adm. Linda L. Fagan — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
7. "PN1497 — Vice Adm. Kevin E. Lunday — Coast Guard, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". United States Congress. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
8. "PN1946 — Vice Adm. Steven D. Poulin — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
9. "PN424 — Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

References

1. Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
2. "Nominees and Appointees". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
3. Perano, Ursula (February 2, 2021). "Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed as first Latino secretary of homeland security". Axios. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
4. Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (April 12, 2021). "Biden nominates a critic of Trump's immigration policies to lead Customs and Border Protection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
5. "John K. Tien". Department of Homeland Security. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
6. Barr, Luke. "Homeland Security deputy secretary retiring". abcnews.com. ABC News. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
7. "Eric Hysen". Department of Homeland Security. February 25, 2021.
8. "Rob Silvers Sworn in as DHS Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans". Homeland Security Today. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
9. "Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump's immigration policies". WRAL.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
10. Alvarez, Priscilla (September 14, 2021). "Second official departs DHS as agency grapples with border surge and Afghanistan refugee influx". CNN. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
11. "DHS Appoints New Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats". WSJ.
12. Alvarez, Priscilla (April 1, 2022). "Acting DHS intelligence chief steps down as Biden appointee still awaits confirmation". CNN. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
13. "Serena Hoy". Department of Homeland Security. June 3, 2021.
14. "President Biden Announces Additional Nominees". November 17, 2021.
15. "Menendez Applauds Chief Counsel's Appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration". Senator Bob Menendez. August 23, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
16. "Eva A. Millona". Department of Homeland Security. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
17. "Marsha (Catron) Espinosa". Department of Homeland Security. February 8, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
18. "Pritesh Gandhi, MD, MPH". Department of Homeland Security. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
19. "Pritesh G." LinkedIn. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
20. "Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
21. "Katherine Culliton-González". Department of Homeland Security. January 27, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
22. "Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
23. "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
24. "FEMA Administrator Swears in Erik Hooks as Deputy Administrator". www.fema.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
25. "Magnus sworn in as CBP Commissioner". www.cbp.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
26. "US Customs and Border Protection commissioner resigns". CNN. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
27. "Homeland Security names Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency". NBC News. June 10, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
28. "Chief, United States Border Patrol Raul L. Ortiz". United States Customs and Border Protection. United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
29. "Statement from President Biden on the Appointment of Kimberly Cheatle to be the Next Director of the United States Secret Service". The White House. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
30. "Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell U.S. Fire Administrator". U.S. Fire Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
31. Nakashima, Ellen. "Biden administration plans to name former senior NSA officials to White House cyber position and head of CISA". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
32. "Statement from New CISA Director Jen Easterly | CISA". www.cisa.gov. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
33. "Admiral Linda Fagan Sworn In As Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard, Becomes First Woman Leader of Any Branch of U.S. Armed Forces". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
34. "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.