Head Count: Tracking Obama's Appointments

Who's Who
Judd Gregg: Withdrawn, Secretary, Commerce Department

Interior Department

Obama Appointees

Ken Salazar
Position: Secretary
Confirmed: Jan. 20, 2009
David Hayes
Position: Deputy Secretary
Confirmed: May 20, 2009
Hilary C. Tompkins
Position: Solicitor
Confirmed: June 17, 2009
Rhea Suh
Position: Assistant Secretary Policy Management and Budget
Confirmed: May 18, 2009
Tom Strickland
Position: Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Confirmed: April 30, 2009
Anne Castle
Position: Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
Confirmed: June 19, 2009
Wilma Lewis
Position: Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management
Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009
Jonathan B. Jarvis
Position: Director, National Park Service
Confirmed: Sept. 24, 2009
Sam Hamilton
Position: Director, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Confirmed: July 31, 2009
Michael L. Connor
Position: Commissioner Bureau of Reclamation
Confirmed: May 21, 2009
Marcia K. McNutt
Position: Director of the Geological Survey
Confirmed: Oct. 21, 2009
Robert Abbey
Position: Director of the Bureau of Land Management
Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009
Joseph G. Pizarchik
Position: Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Confirmed: Nov. 6, 2009
Anthony Babauta
Position: Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas
Confirmed: Sept. 10, 2009
Larry EchoHawk
Position: Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Confirmed: May 19, 2009

Choices at a Glance

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  • Special Trustee for American Indians
  • Inspector General
  • Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission
  • Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
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