Head Count: Tracking Obama's Appointments

Labor Department

Obama Appointees

Hilda L. Solis
Position: Secretary
Confirmed: Feb. 24, 2009
Seth Harris
Position: Deputy Secretary
Confirmed: May 21, 2009
Phyllis C. Borzi
Position: Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security
Confirmed: July 10, 2009
Jane Oates
Position: Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training
Confirmed: June 19, 2009
Joseph Main
Position: Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health
Confirmed: Oct. 21, 2009
David Michaels
Position: Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health
Nominated: Aug. 6, 2009
Michael Kerr
Position: Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Confirmed: May 1, 2009
William E. Spriggs
Position: Assistant Secretary for Policy
Confirmed: Oct. 21, 2009
Brian Kennedy
Position: Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Confirmed: May 1, 2009
Kathy Martinez
Position: Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
Confirmed: June 25, 2009
M. Patricia Smith
Position: Solicitor of Labor
Nominated: April 20, 2009
Raymond M. Jefferson
Position: Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training
Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009
Sara Manzano-Diaz
Position: Director of the Women's Bureau
Nominated: Oct. 1, 2009

Choices at a Glance

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