Us Cabinet

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Develops foreign policy, advances freedom, and creates a secure and beneficial world for the American people and the international community.

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Department of State

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First Secretary of State

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Jefferson

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Original name of State Department

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Department of Foreign Affairs

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Six presidents who served as Secretary of State before becoming President

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Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Quincy Adams, Van Buren, Buchanan

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Current Secretary of State

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Tillerson

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Secretaries of State under Obama

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Kerry, Clinton

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Secretaries of State under GW Bush

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Powell, Rice

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First Female Secretary of State (under Clinton)

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Albright

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Collects revenue (the IRS is the largest of Treasury's bureaus), produces money, and formulates economic policy.

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Department of the Treasury

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First Secretary of Treasury

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Hamilton

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Current Secretary of Treasury

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Mnuchin

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Provides the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States.

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Department of Defense

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Original name of Department of Defense (with an unfortunate acronym)

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National Military Establishment

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Founded with the signing of the National Security Act of 1947 by Truman; merged the Department of War and the Department of the Navy; also created the United States Air Force

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Department of Defense

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Original 4 cabinet positions (1789)

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State, Treasury, War, Attorney General

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Current Secretary of Defense

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Mattis

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Secretaries of Defense under Obama

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Carter, Hagel, Panetta, Gates

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First Secretary of War

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Knox

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Both the youngest and oldest person to serve as Secretary of Defense (under Ford, and later under GW Bush)

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Rumsfeld

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Enforces the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law, prevents and controls crime, and seeks just punishment for criminals.

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Department of Justice

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In 1870, Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill to create a this Department headed by the Attorney General.

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Department of Justice

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First Attorney General

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Randolph

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Current Attorney General

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Jeff Sessions

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Attorneys General under Obama

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Lynch, Holder

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First Female Attorney General

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Janet Reno

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Protects and provides access to our nation's natural and cultural heritage and honors our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities.

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Department of the Interior

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First Secretary of the Interior

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Ewing

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The U.S. Geological Survey and National Parks Service were created in 1879 and 1916, respectively, as bureaus of this department.

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Department of the Interior

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This department's oldest bureau, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, manages over 66 million acres of land and was created in 1824 under the Department of War.

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Department of the Interior

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Formulates policy on farming, food, and natural resources, maintains food safety, and combats hunger worldwide.

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Department of Agriculture

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Public outrage at the unsanitary conditions at Chicago meatpacking plants described in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle prompted the 1906 Meat Inspection Act under this department.

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Department of Agriculture

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Fosters, serves, and promotes the nation's economic development and technological advancement.

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Department of Commerce

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This Future President was the longest-serving Secretary of Commerce. During his 7+ years in the position, he expanded the government's "Own Your Own Home" campaign, which promoted home ownership among the nation's growing workforce.

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Hoover

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Assures work safety, fair pay, and unemployment insurance benefits.

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Department of Labor

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Frances Perkins, who served as Secretary of this department from 1933-1945, was the first female Cabinet-level secretary in U.S. history. The Department's building is named after her.

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Department of Labor

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Protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

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Department of Health and Human Services

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Patricia R. Harris, in 1980 under Jimmy Carter, was the first African-American woman to serve in a Cabinet position for this department.

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Department of Health and Human Services

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Increases home ownership, supports community development, and increases access to affordable housing.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Robert C. Weaver, a Harvard graduate, became the first African-American to serve in the U.S. Cabinet when Johnson appointed him as the first Secretary of this department.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

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JFK tried to establish this department in 1962 through legislation and his reorganization powers, but was blocked in both instances by Congress.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Ensures a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system.

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Department of Transportation

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This department oversees Daylight Savings Time.

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Department of Transportation

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Advances the national, economic, and energy security of the United States and promotes scientific and technological innovation.

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Department of Energy

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President Carter established this cabinet department in the wake of the 1977 oil crisis.

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Department of Energy

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Fosters excellence and equal access by establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, distributes and monitors financial aid, and collects data on the nation's schools.

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Department of Education

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Current Secretary of Education

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Betsy DeVos

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Secretary of Education under President Obama

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Arne Duncan

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Cares for the nation's veterans, issues checks for disability, education and pensions, and supervises national cemeteries.

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Department of Veterans Affairs

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This department is the nation's second-largest federal agency. In fiscal year 2008, the department provided $38.9 billion in disability compensation, death compensation, and pension to 3.7 million people.

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Department of Veterans Affairs

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Current Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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Shulkin

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Secures the country and preserves America's freedoms while preparing to respond to all hazards and disasters.

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Department of Homeland Security

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This department was established to foster intelligence information sharing in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and became a Cabinet-level department under George W. Bush with the passing of the Homeland Security Act in 2002, merging 22 agencies, including the Customs Service, United States Border Patrol, Coast Guard, Secret Service and FEMA.

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Department of Homeland Security

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First Secretary of Homeland Security

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Ridge

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Secretary of Homeland Security under Obama

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Napolitano

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Current Secretary of Homeland Security

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Kelly