PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S DESIGNEES

Designees (as of 8 December 2016)

1. White House Chief of Staff: Reince Priebus, was Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
2. White House Chief Strategist: Stephen K. Bannon, was Chairman of the President-elect’s campaign. 
3. White House Counsel: Don McGahn, was Attorney at Jones Day.

Designees Subject to Senate confirmation hearings

1. Attorney General: Jeff Sessions,Senator of Alabama. Mr. Sessions is a strong proponent of strict immigration enforcement, reduced spending and tough-on-crime measures. 
2. CIA Director: Mike Pompeo, Representative of Kansas and a Former Army Officer. Mr. Pompeo is a member of the House Intelligence Committee and was a sharp critic of Hillary Clinton during the congressional investigation into the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
3. Commerce Secretary: Wilbur Ross, an investor whose fortune is estimated by Forbes to be $2.9 billion. Mr. Ross has said the United States must free itself from the “bondage” of “bad trade agreements,” and has advocated threats to impose steep tariffs on China.
4. Deputy Secretary of Commerce: Todd Ricketts, an American businessman and a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs.
5. Defense Secretary:  General James N. Mattis, led a Marine division to Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and led the United States Central Command from 2010 to 2013. General Mattis, now retired, has been a critic of the Obama administration.
6. Education Secretary: Betsy DeVos, a Former Chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party and an education activist who is a passionate believer in school choice.
7. Environmental Protection Administrator: Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma Attorney General
8. Health and Human Services Secretary: Tom Price, a six-term Republican Congressman from Georgia and orthopedic surgeon who has led opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Price has said the law interferes with the ability of patients and doctors to make medical decisions.
9. Homeland Security Secretary: General John F. Kelly, Retired Marine General, Former U.S. Southern Command Chief
10. Housing and Urban Development Secretary: Ben Carson, Retired Neurosurgeon
11. National Security Advisor: Michael T. Flynn,retired Army Lieutenant General and Former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. General Flynn has been outspoken about his view of the threat posed by Islamist militancy and was an ardent supporter of Mr. Trump during the campaign.
12. Deputy National Security Advisor: KT McFarland, previously she was an American national security analyst and a former and designated government security official. Ms. McFarland had been serving as a Fox News national security analyst.
13. Small Business Association Administrator: Linda McMahon, Co-Founder of the Professional Wrestling Franchise WWE
14. Transportation Secretary: Elaine L. Chao , Former Labor Secretary under President George W. Bush. Ms. Chao, who is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has been a fixture of the Republican establishment in Washington.
15. Treasury Secretary: Steven Mnuchin, served as campaign finance chairman. The former Goldman Sachs executive has deep roots in Hollywood and no government experience.
16. UN Ambassador: Nikki R. Haley, Governor of South Carolina, daughter of immigrants from India, she was a prominent and frequent critic of Mr. Trump early in his run.

Pending (and possible contenders)

1. Agriculture Secretary: Sam Brownback, Kansas Governor;  Chuck Conner, Chief executive officer of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives;  Sid Miller, Commissioner of Agriculture for Texas;  Sonny Perdue, Former Governor of Georgia.
2. Director of National Intelligence: Rudolph W. Giuliani, Former New York Mayor; David H. Petraeus, Former four-star Army General and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;  Michael S. Rogers, Navy Admiral and Director of the National Security Agency; Frances Townsend, Former Homeland Security Adviser under George W. Bush.
3. Energy Secretary:  James L. Connaughton, Chief Executive of Nautilus Data Technologies and Former Environmental Adviser to President George W. Bush; Robert E. Grady,  Gryphon Investors Partner;  Harold G. Hamm, Chief Executive of Continental Resources, an oil and gas company.
4. Interior Secretary:  Jan Brewer, Former Governor of Arizona; Mary Fallin Governor of Oklahoma; Robert E. Grady, Gryphon Investors Partner; Harold G. Hamm Chief Executive of Continental Resources, an oil and gas company; Forrest Lucas, President of Lucas Oil Products, which manufactures automotive lubricants, additives and greases; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Representative from Washington; Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska and the 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee.
5. Labor Secretary: Victoria A. Lipnic, Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner and workforce policy counsel to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
6. Secretary of State: John R. Bolton, Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations under George W. Bush; Bob Corker, Senator from Tennessee and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Rudolph W. Giuliani, Former New York Mayor; John F. Kelly, A retired four-star Marine General whose son was killed in combat in Afghanistan; Zalmay Khalilzad Former United States Ambassador to Afghanistan; David H. Petraeus, Former four-star Army General and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who resigned amid a scandal involving the mishandling of classified material; Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee and Former Governor of Massachusetts.
7. Secretary of Veteran Affairs: Scott Brown, Former Senator from Massachusetts; Jeff Miller, Retired Representative from Florida who was Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee; Sarah Palin Former Governor of Alaska and Vice-Presidential Nominee.
8. U.S. Trade Representative: Dan DiMicco, Former Chief Executive of Nucor Corporation, a steel production company, and a critic of Chinese trade practices.
9. White House Press Secretary: Laura Ingraham, Author, radio host and commentator; Kellyanne Conway, Trump Campaign Manager, Republican Strategist and Pollster; Jason Miller, Trump Senior Communications Adviser, Katrina Pierson, Trump National Spokesperson and activist; Sean Spicer, Communications Director at the Republican National Committee.