<P> The Appointments Clause is part of Article II , Section 2 , Clause 2 of the United States Constitution , which empowers the President of the United States to nominate , and with the advice and consent ( confirmation ) of the United States Senate , appoint public officials . Although the Senate must confirm certain `` principal '' officers ( including ambassadors , Cabinet secretaries , and federal judges ) , Congress may by law delegate the Senate 's advice and consent role when it comes to `` inferior '' officers ( to the President alone , or the courts of law , or the heads of departments ) . </P>
<P> The Appointments Clause is part of Article II , Section 2 , Clause 2 of the United States Constitution , which empowers the President of the United States to nominate , and with the advice and consent ( confirmation ) of the United States Senate , appoint public officials . Although the Senate must confirm certain `` principal '' officers ( including ambassadors , Cabinet secretaries , and federal judges ) , Congress may by law delegate the Senate 's advice and consent role when it comes to `` inferior '' officers ( to the President alone , or the courts of law , or the heads of departments ) . </P>
who has the power to nominate ambassadors public ministers or other officers of the united states
who has the power to nominate ambassadors public ministers or other officers of the united states
the President of the United States
the President of the United States