Course Content
Federal and State Government Update
Executive Branch
President
Barack Obama—D., Illinois
January 20, 2009
Vice President
Joe Biden—D., Delaware
January 20, 2009
Cabinet
Department of State
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
Department of the Treasury
Secretary Timothy F. Geithner
Department of Defense
Secretary Leon Panetta
Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Department of the Interior
Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Tom J. Vilsack
Department of Commerce
Acting Secretary Dr. Rebecca M. Blank
Department of Labor
Secretary Hilda L. Solis
Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan
Department of Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood
Department of Energy
Secretary Steven Chu
Department of Education
Secretary Arne Duncan
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Janet A. Napolitano
White House Chief of Staff
Bill Daley
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
Office of Management and Budget
Director Jacob J. Lew
U.S. Trade Representative
Ambassador Ronald Kirk
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
Ambassador Susan Rice
Council of Economic Advisers
Currently vacant
