The President

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The Presidents Cabinet

• In order of succession.

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Secretary of State

• John Kerry
• Represents the United States abroad
• Negotiates treaties
• Speaks for the U.S. in the United Nations

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Secretary of the Treasury

• Jacob Lew
• Regulates banks
• Internal Revenue Service
• ATF Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

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Secretary of Defense

• Chuck Hagel
• Marine Corps
• Navy
• Air Force
• Army
• Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Dept. of Justice

• Eric H. Holder
• Attorney for the president
• FBI Federal Bureau of Investigations
• Crime prevention
• Federal law enforcement

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Secretary of the Interior

• Sally Jewell
• National parks
• Protecting rights of American Indians
• Historic locations

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Secretary of Agriculture

• Tom J. Vilsack
• Improve farms
• Foreign markets
• School lunch programs
• Food standards

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Secretary of Commerce

• Penny Pritzker
• Economic growth
• Create new jobs
• Expand U.S. exports
• Patents
• Predicting weather
• Census Bureau

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Secretary of Labor

• Thomas E. Perez
• Prepare workforce for better jobs
• OSHA
• Safer workplace
• Worker wages
• Equal employment

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Secretary of Health and Human Services

• Kathleen Sebelius
• CDC Center for Disease Control
• FDA Food and Drug Administration
• Social Security
• Medicaid
• Head Start

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

• Shaun Donovan
• Reduce homelessness
• Develop communities
• Promote economic opportunity

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Secretary of Transportation

• Anthony Foxx
• Public transportation
• FAA Federal Aviation Administration
• Highway traffic safety
• Coast Guard

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Secretary of Energy

• Ernest Moniz
• Energy security
• Nuclear stockpile
• Cleaning up the environment
• Developing science and technology

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Secretary of Education

• Arne Duncan
• Pell Grants
• FAFSA
• Grants to schools
• Prepare students for employment

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs

• Eric K. Shinseki
• Federal benefits to veterans and their dependents
• VA hospital
• GI Bill

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Secretary of Homeland Security

• Rand Beers (acting)
• Respond to a national emergency
• Immigration
• Lawful travel
• Secure borders
• Secret Service

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Presidents Cabinet