the members of american cabinet are appointed after the approval of and confirmation by the president.
the members of american cabinet are appointed after the approval of and confirmation by?
the president
all members of the cabinet require confirmation by the united states senate following nomination by the president prior to taking office. the vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires election to office pursuant to the united states constitution. although some positions are of cabinet-level rank, non-cabinet members within the executive office of the president, such as white house chief of staff, national security advisor, and white house press secretary, do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require senate confirmation for appointment. persons appointed on an acting basis do not require senate confirmation before they begin to act in their position, even if a permanent appointment to that position would require confirmation. appointments to judgeships on federal courts and of ambassadors require nomination by the president and confirmation by the senate. acting appointments to these positions are not permissible.
political appointments by donald trump
despite his centralization of power in the white house, nixon allowed his cabinet officials great leeway in setting domestic policy in subjects he was not strongly interested in, such as environmental policy. in a 1970 memo to top aides, he stated that in domestic areas other than crime, school integration, and economic issues, "i am only interested when we make a major breakthrough or have a major failure. otherwise don't bother me." nixon recruited former campaign rival george romney to serve as the secretary of housing and urban development, but romney and secretary of transportation john volpe quickly fell out of favor as nixon attempted to cut the budgets of their respective departments. nixon did not appoint any female or african american cabinet officials, although nixon did offer a cabinet position to civil rights leader whitney young. nixon's initial cabinet also contained an unusually small number of ivy league graduates, with the exception of george p. shultz, who held three different cabinet positions during nixon's presidency. nixon attempted to recruit a prominent democrat like humphrey or sargent shriver into his administration, but was unsuccessful until early 1971, when former governor john connally of texas became secretary of the treasury. connally would become one of the most powerful members of the cabinet and coordinated the administration's economic policies.
presidency of richard nixon