List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation

• Secretary of Agriculture
• Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
• Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
• Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations
• Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights
• General Counsel
• Chief Financial Officer
• Inspector General

• 5 Commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (political balance required; five-year term of office; chair, who must first be confirmed as a commissioner, also needs to be confirmed)
• 3 Members of the Farm Credit Administration (political balance required; six-year term of office)

• Military Officers (commissions and promotions) – Officers receive a commission assigning them to the officer corps from the President (with the consent of the Senate). Promotions of all commissioned military officers are also commissioned by the President (with the consent of the Senate).

• Secretary of Defense
  • Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • General Counsel of the Department of Defense
  • Inspector General of the Department of Defense
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
• Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
  • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs
• Under Secretary of Defense(Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense
• Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
• Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
  • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
    • 9 Members of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Board of Regents (six-year terms of office)
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
• Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
  • Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict

• Secretary
• Under Secretary
• Assistant Secretary for Acquisition
• Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller
• Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment, and Logistics
• General Counsel
• Chief of Staff (four-year term of office)

• Secretary
• Under Secretary
• Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
• Assistant Secretary for Civil Works
• Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller
• Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment
• Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
• General Counsel
• Chief of Staff (four-year term of office)

• Secretary
• Under Secretary
• Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller
• Assistant Secretary for Installations and Environment
• Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, and Acquisition
• General Counsel
• Chief of Naval Operations (four-year term of office)
• Commandant of the Marine Corps (four-year term of office)

• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (two-year term of office)
• Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (two-year term of office)

• Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security/Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
• Principal Deputy Administrator - National Nuclear Security Administration
• Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs - National Nuclear Security Administration
• Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation - National Nuclear Security Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management

• 5 Members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (political balance required; five-year terms of office)

• Five Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (political balance required; 15-year terms of office)

• Under Secretary for Export Administration
• Under Secretary for International Trade
• Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement
• Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion/Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Assistant Secretary for Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
• Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
• Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner
• Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
• Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
• Chief Financial Officer
• Director – Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (five-year term)
• General Counsel
• Inspector General
• President – Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)

• Administrator – Federal Transit Administration

• Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
• Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions
• Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing
• Comptroller of the Currency (five-year term of office)
• Director of the Mint (five-year term of office)

• Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
• Director of the Office of Management and Budget
• Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management
• Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality
• United States Trade Representative
• Chief Agricultural Negotiator
• Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy
• Director of the Office of Science Technology and Policy
• Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (OSTP)
• Assistant to the President and Chief Technology Officer (OSTP)
• Associate Director, Environment (OSTP)
• Associate Director, Technology (OSTP)
• Associate Director, Science (OSTP)

• Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
• 5 Members of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (political balance required; four-year terms of office — Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
• Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
• 3 Members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (political balance required; six-year terms of office — Chair and vice chair, who first must be confirmed as members, also need to be confirmed.)
• Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• 4 Members of the Federal Housing Finance Board (political balance required; seven-year terms of office)
• 7 Governors of the Federal Reserve System (14-year terms of office — Chair and vice chair, who first must be confirmed as governors, also need to be confirmed for four-year terms in those offices.)
• 3 Members of the National Credit Union Administration (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• 5 Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
• 3 Directors of the National Cooperative Bank (of 15 total; three-year terms of office)
• 15 to 21 Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences (three-year terms of office)
• 5 Directors of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (of 7 total; three-year terms of office)

Office of Management and Budget

• Director
• Deputy Director

• Secretary of Commerce
• Deputy Secretary of Commerce
• Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration
• General Counsel of the Department of Commerce
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
• Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
• Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
• Director of the Census
• Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
• Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance
• Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
• Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States Foreign Commercial Service
• Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction
• Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management
• Chief Scientist
• Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
• Under Secretary for Standards and Technology/Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Under Secretary for Intellectual Property/Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Inspector General

• [[Secretary]]
• Under Secretary for Science and Technology
• Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
• Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
• United States Coast Guard officers (commissions and promotions)

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Under Secretary for Policy
• Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer
• Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
• Administrator – Federal Aviation Administration (five-year term of office)
• Administrator – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Administrator – Federal Railroad Administration
• Administrator – Maritime Administration
• Administrator – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Administrator – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Administrator – Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• General Counsel
• Inspector General
• 3 Members of the Surface Transportation Board (political balance required; five-year terms of office)

• Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Chief Financial Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Director
• Associate Director for Science
• Associate Director for Technology
• Associate Director for National Security & International Affairs
• Associate Director for Energy & Environment

• 5 Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (political balance required; seven-year terms of office - Only three of the positions have been funded and filled since the mid-1980s; chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
• 5 Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
• 5 Commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
• 5 Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (political balance required; seven-year terms of office)
• 5 Members of the National Transportation Safety Board (political balance required; five-year terms of office - Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
• Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
• 9 Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• 3 Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (six-year terms of office; political balance required)
• 7 Members of the Amtrak Reform Board (five-year terms of office)
• 5 Members of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board (political balance required;indefinite terms of office)

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Under Secretary for Energy and Environment
• Under Secretary for Science
• Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
• Administrator – Energy Information Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability – runs the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
• Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – runs the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management – runs the Office of Environmental Management
• Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy – runs the Office of Fossil Energy
• Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Domestic Policy
• Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy – runs the Office of Nuclear Energy
• Chief Financial Officer
• Director – Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
• Director – Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
• Director – Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
• Director – Office of Science
• General Counsel
• Inspector General
• 5 Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
• Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
• Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget and Chief Financial Officer
• Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
• Commissioner – Bureau of Reclamation
• Director – Bureau of Land Management
• Director – National Park Service
• Director – Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
• Director – United States Geological Survey
• Inspector General
• Solicitor
• Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects

• Assistant Secretary for Economic Development

• Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

• Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
• Director – United States Fish and Wildlife Service

• Administrator – Federal Highway Administration

• Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality

• Administrator
• Deputy Administrator
• Assistant Administrator
• Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management
• Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
• Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
• Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information
• Assistant Administrator for International Affairs
• Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
• Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
• Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• Assistant Administrator for Water
• Chief Financial Officer
• General Counsel
• Inspector General

• Federal Cochair of the Appalachian Regional Commission
• 5 Members of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (five-year terms of office – Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
• Federal Cochair of the Delta Regional Authority
• 5 Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
• Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• 9 Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (five-year terms of office)
• Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• 9 Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation (political balance required; six-year terms of office)

• Under Secretary for International Trade
• Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Administrator – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology
• Chief financial officer
• Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
• Assistant Secretary for Legislation
• Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• Commissioner – Children, Youth, and Families
• General Counsel
• Inspector General

• [[Secretary]]
• Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
• Under Secretary for International Affairs
• Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
• Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy
• Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets
• Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary) for International Affairs
• Assistant Secretary (Deputy Under Secretary) for Legislative Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
• Chief Financial Officer
• Director — Policy Planning
• Chief Counsel — Internal Revenue Service/Assistant General Counsel for Tax
• Commissioner — Internal Revenue Service (five-year terms of office)
• General Counsel
• Inspector General
• Inspector General — Tax Administration

Office of the United States Trade Representative

• U.S. Trade Representative
• 3 Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives
• Chief Agricultural Negotiator
• Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator

• Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (six-year term of office)
• Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (six-year term of office)
• Inspector General of the Social Security Administration
• 6 Commissioners of the United States International Trade Commission (political balance required; nine-year terms of office)
• 2 Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (of 6 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)
• 2 Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund (of 6 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)
• 2 Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, Board of Trustees (of 6 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)
• 6 Members of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board (five-year terms of office)
• 3 Members of the Social Security Advisory Board (of 7 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)

• 19 Judges of the United States Tax Court (15-year terms of office)

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
• Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
• Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
• Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
• Under Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer of the Department of State
• Under Secretary for Political Affairs
• Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations
• Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
• Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security
• Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research
• Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
• Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugee, and Migration
• Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
• Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
• Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large
• Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large
• Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, with rank of Ambassador-at-Large
• Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
• Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice
• U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
• U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources
• Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with rank of Ambassador
• Inspector General of the Department of State
• Legal Adviser of the Department of State
• Chief of Protocol of the United States, with rank of Ambassador
• 188[4] Ambassadors
• Foreign Service Officers (commissions and promotions)

• U.S. Permanent Representative and Chief of Mission to the United Nations
• U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative – United Nations
• U.S. Representative – United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
• U.S. Representative – United Nations Economic and Social Council
• U.S. Alternate Representative – Special Political Affairs in the United Nations
• U.S. Representative – United Nations Management and Reform
• U.S. Representative – European Office of the United Nations (Geneva)
• U.S. Representative – United Nations Office at Vienna (also serves as a representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency)
• U.S. Representative – International Atomic Energy Agency
• U.S. Deputy Representative – International Atomic Energy Agency
• U.S. Representative to sessions of the General Assembly and other United Nations Bodies — numerous positions (terms of office depends on length of session)

• Administrator
• Assistant Administrator — Asia and Near East
• Assistant Administrator — Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
• Assistant Administrator — Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade
• Assistant Administrator — Europe and Eurasia
• Assistant Administrator — Global Health
• Assistant Administrator — Latin America and Caribbean
• Assistant Administrator — Legislative and Public Affairs
• Assistant Administrator — Policy and Program Coordination
• Assistant Administrator — Sub-Saharan Africa
• Deputy Administrator
• Inspector General

• U.S. Executive Director two-year term of office; full-time
• U.S. Alternate Executive Director
• Governor
• Alternate Governor

• U.S. Executive director for the international Development Association
• U.S. Alternate director for the international Development Association
• Governor for the international Development Association
• Alternate Governor for the international Development Association

• U.S. Executive director for the International Finance Corporation
• U.S. Alternate Director for the International finance Corporation
• Governor for the International Finance corporation
• Alternate Governor for the International Finance Corporation

• U.S. Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, Broadcasting Board of Governors
• 3 Commissioners of the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada
• U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (two-year term of office)
• U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (two-year term of office)
• U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (three-year term of office)
• U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (three-year term of office)
• U.S. Alternate Executive Director for the Inter-American Investment Corporation
• Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency
• U.S. Executive Director of the African Development Bank (five-year term of office; full-time)
• Governor and Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank (five-year terms of office; part-time)
• U.S. Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (full-time)
• Governor and Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank (part-time)
• Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (full-time)
• 4 Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (of 9 total; part-time; three-year terms of office)
• President/Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (full-time)
• Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (full-time)
• 8 Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (of 15 total; part-time; three-year terms of office)
• Director of the Peace Corps (full-time)
• Deputy Director of the Peace Corps (full-time)
• 15 Members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council (part-time; political balance required; two-year terms of office)
• 9 Members of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (political balance required; three-year terms of office)
• 7 Directors of the African Development Foundation (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• Governor of the African Development Fund
• Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund
• 8 Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (of 9 total; political balance required; three-year terms of office)
• 9 Directors of the Inter-American Foundation (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• 7 Commissioners of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (political balance required; three-year terms of office)

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Director, Institute of Education Sciences (six-year term of office)
• Under Secretary
• Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights – runs the Office for Civil Rights
• Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach – runs the Office of Communications and Outreach
• Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education – runs the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development – runs the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development
• Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education – runs the Office of Postsecondary Education
• Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services – runs the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education – runs the Office of Vocational and Adult Education
• Chief Financial Officer
• Commissioner – Rehabilitation Services Administration
• General Counsel
• Inspector General

• Secretary
• Administrator — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Aging
• Assistant Secretary for Health
• Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
• Commissioner of Food and Drugs
• Director – National Institutes of Health
• Surgeon General (four-year term of office)

• Secretary of Labor
• Deputy Secretary of Labor
• Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
• Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Assistant Secretary for Policy
• Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service
• Administrator – Wage and Hour Division
• Chief Financial Officer
• Commissioner – Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Inspector General
• Solicitor

• Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
• Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
• Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service
• 5 Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
• General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (four-year term of office)
• Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
• 5 Commissioners of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (six-year terms of office)
• National Endowment for the Arts – Chair (four-year term of office)
• National Endowment for the Humanities – Chair (four-year term of office)
• Institute of Museum and Library Services – Director (four-year term of office)
• 5 Members of the National Labor Relations Board (Political balance is not required, but, by tradition, no more than three members are from the same party; five-year terms of office)
• General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (four-year term of office)
• 3 Members of the National Mediation Board (three-year terms of office)
• Director of the National Science Foundation (six-year term of office)
• Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation
• 3 Members of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (six-year terms of office)
• Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• 3 Members of the Railroad Retirement Board (five-year terms of office; chair, who first must be appointed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.)
• Inspector General of the Railroad Retirement Board
• 8 Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation (of 13 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• 15 Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
• 8 Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (of 13 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• 6 Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (of 13 total; political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• 11 Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (political balance required; three-year terms of office)
• 14 Members of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (of 15 total; five-year terms of office)
• 14 Members of the National Council on the Arts (of 21 total; six-year terms of office)
• 26 Members of the National Council on the Humanities (of 27 total; six-year terms of office)
• 12 Directors of the United States Institute of Peace (of 15 total; political balance required; four-year terms of office)

• Director – Bureau of the Census

• Secretary
• Deputy Secretary
• Under Secretary for Management
• Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs
• Assistant Secretary – Policy
• Assistant Secretary – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Assistant Secretary of Transportation Security – Transportation Security Administration
• Administrator - Transportation Security Administration
• Administrator - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Chief Financial Officer
• General Counsel
• Inspector General

Office of Management and Budget

• Director
• Deputy Director
• Deputy Director for Management
• Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
• Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management

• Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to the District of Columbia (six-year term of office)
• 3 Members of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (political balance required; five-year terms of office)
• General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (five-year term of office)
• Administrator of the General Services Administration
• Inspector General of the General Services Administration
• 3 Members of the Merit Systems Protection Board (political balance required; seven-year terms of office). The Chair, who first must be confirmed as a member, also needs to be confirmed.
• Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration
• Director of the Office of Government Ethics (five-year term of office)
• Director of the Office of Personnel Management (four-year term of office)
• Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management
• Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management
• Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel (five-year term of office)
• 5 Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
• Most other Inspectors General
• 5 Members of Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (four-year terms of office)
• Chair of the Special Panel on Appeals (six-year term of office)
• 9 Governors of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (political balance required; nine-year terms of office)

• Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office (15-year term of office)
• Deputy Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office

• Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (15-year term of office)
• 9 Judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (15-year terms of office)
• Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (15-year term of office)
• 61 Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (15-year terms of office)

• Director – Indian Health Service (four-year term of office)
• Commissioner – Administration for Native Americans

• Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
• Chair – National Indian Gaming Commission (three-year term of office)
• Special Trustee – American Indians

• Assistant Attorney General – National Security Division

• Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research

• Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis

• Director
• General Counsel
• Inspector General

• Director of National Intelligence
• Principal Deputy Director
• Director, National Counterterrorism Center
• General Counsel
• Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
• Chief Information Officer

• Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property – United States Patent and Trademark Office

• Assistant Secretary – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Director – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Attorney General
• Solicitor General
• Deputy Attorney General
• Associate Attorney General
• Assistant Attorney General - Antitrust Division
• Assistant Attorney General – Office of Justice Programs
• Assistant Attorney General – Office of Legal Counsel
• Assistant Attorney General – Office of Legal Policy
• Assistant Attorney General – Office of Legislative Affairs
• Assistant Attorney General – Civil Division
• Assistant Attorney General – Civil Rights Division
• Assistant Attorney General – Criminal Division
• Assistant Attorney General – Environment and Natural Resources Division
• Assistant Attorney General – National Security Division
• Assistant Attorney General – Tax Division
• Administrator – Drug Enforcement Administration
• Deputy Administrator – Drug Enforcement Administration
• Director – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
• Director – Community Relations Service (four-year term of office)
• Director – Federal Bureau of Investigation (10-year term of office)
• Director – Office on Violence Against Women
• Director – United States Marshals Service
• Inspector General
• Special Counsel – Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (four-year term of office)
• 93 United States Attorneys (one in each federal judicial district, except that one U.S. Attorney serves for both the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; four-year terms of office)[5]
• 94 United States Marshals (one in each federal judicial district; four-year terms of office)
• 5 Members of the United States Parole Commission (six-year term of office)
• Chair of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (three-year term of office; nominated from among commissioner members)
• 2 other Members of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (three-year terms of office)

Office of National Drug Control Policy

• Director of National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar")
• Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy
• Deputy Director for Demand Reduction
• Deputy Director for Supply Reduction
• Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs

• 11 Directors of the State Justice Institute (three-year terms of office)

• Chief Justice of the United States (life tenure)
• 8 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (life tenure)
• 179 Judges of the United States courts of appeals (life tenure)
• 16 Judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims (15-year terms of office)
• 9 Judges of the United States Court of International Trade (political balance required; life tenure)
• 678 Judges of the United States district courts (Most are life tenure; in total there are 663 permanent judgeships, 11 temporary judgeships, and four territorial court judgeships. In the districts with the 11 temporary judgeships, the seat lapses with the departure of a judge from that district at some particular time specified in statute unless Congress enacts legislation to extend the temporary judgeship or convert it to a permanent judgeship.)
• Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission (six-year term of office; nominated from among commission members)
• 3 Vice Chairs of the United States Sentencing Commission (six-year terms of office; designated from among commission members)
• 3 other Commissioners of the United States Sentencing Commission (political balance required; six-year terms of office; one of the seven members is also nominated to be the full-time chair of the commission, and two others are designated as full-time vice-chairs)

• 4 Commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission (four-year terms of office; political balance required)
• 6 Commissioners of the Federal Election Commission (six-year terms of office; political balance required)

• Architect of the Capitol
• Public Printer – Government Printing Office
• Librarian – Library of Congress

• Administrator
• Deputy Administrator
• Chief Counsel for Advocacy
• Inspector General

• Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training Service

• Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits (four-year term of office) – heads Veterans Benefits Administration
• Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health (four-year term of office) – heads Veterans Health Administration
• Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs – heads National Cemetery Administration
• Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional and Legislative Affairs
• Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology
• Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning
• Chief Financial Officer
• Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (six-year term of office)
• General Counsel
• Inspector General

• 3 to 7 Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (15-year terms of office)