Head Count: Tracking Obama's Appointments

Recent Activity
Solomon B. Watson IV: Withdrawn, Defense Department
Jeffrey Goldstein: Resigned, Treasury Department
Who's Who
Steven Chu: Confirmed, Secretary, Energy Department

Energy Department

Obama Appointees

Steven Chu
Position: Secretary
Confirmed: Jan. 20, 2009
Daniel B. Poneman
Position: Deputy Secretary of Energy
Confirmed: May 18, 2009
Steven E. Koonin
Position: Under Secretary for Science
Confirmed: May 19, 2009
Thomas D'Agostino
Position: Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
Confirmed: Aug. 1, 2007
Neile L. Miller
Position: Principal Deputy Administrator for National Nuclear Security
Confirmed: Aug. 5, 2010
Donald L. Cook
Position: Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
Confirmed: June 22, 2010
Anne M. Harrington
Position: Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Confirmed: Sept. 29, 2010
Jeffrey A. Lane
Position: Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Confirmed: June 22, 2010
LaDoris G. Harris
Position: Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Nominated: July 28, 2011
David T. Danielson
Position: Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Nominated: July 28, 2011
Ines Triay
Position: Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
Confirmed: May 20, 2009
William F. Brinkman
Position: Director of the Office of Science
Confirmed: June 19, 2009
Charles D. McConnell
Position: Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
Nominated: July 11, 2011
Gregory H. Friedman
Position: Inspector General
Confirmed: Oct. 21, 1998
Peter B. Lyons
Position: Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
Confirmed: April 14, 2011
David Sandalow
Position: Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs
Confirmed: May 18, 2009
Patricia A. Hoffman
Position: Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Confirmed: June 22, 2010
Arun Majumdar
Position: Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency
Confirmed: Oct. 21, 2009

Resigned

Steve Isakowitz
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Resigned:
Richard G. Newell
Position: Administrator of Energy Information Administration
Resigned: June 30, 2011
Cathy Zoi
Position: Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Resigned: March 10, 2011
Scott Blake Harris
Position: General Counsel
Resigned: March 1, 2011
James Markowsky
Position: Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
Resigned: Nov. 4, 2010
Warren F. "Pete" Miller Jr.
Position: Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
Resigned: Nov. 1, 2010
Kristina M. Johnson
Position: Under Secretary
Resigned: Nov. 1, 2010
Joe Garcia
Position: Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Resigned: April 13, 2010

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