Head Count: Tracking Obama's Appointments

Who's Who
Steven Chu: Confirmed, Secretary, Energy Department

Labor Department

Obama Appointees

Hilda L. Solis
Position: Secretary
Confirmed: Feb. 24, 2009
Seth Harris
Position: Deputy Secretary
Confirmed: May 21, 2009
Paul M. Tiao
Position: Inspector General
Nominated: May 9, 2011
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
Confirmed: Dec. 3, 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
James L. Taylor
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Confirmed: June 22, 2010
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
Confirmed: Feb. 4, 2010
Raymond M. Jefferson
Position: Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training
Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009
Leon Rodriguez
Position: Wage and Hour Administrator
Nominated: Dec. 3, 2010
Sara Manzano-Diaz
Position: Director of the Women's Bureau
Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

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