List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of April 25, 2022, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 5 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 11 officeholders have been appointed to positions without Senate confirmation, 1 position does not have a nominee, and 6 positions currently do not have appointees.[1]

Color key

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.

Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.

Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments

Leadership

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
— Secretary of Homeland Security	Alejandro Mayorkas[2]	February 2, 2021 (Confirmed February 2, 2021, 56–43)[3][4]	—
— Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security	John Tien[5]	June 24, 2021[6] (Confirmed June 17, 2021, 60–34)[7]	—

Office of the Secretary

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
— General Counsel	Jonathan Meyer	October 6, 2021 (Confirmed October 4, 2021, 51–47)[8]	—
— Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security	TBA	—	—
— Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security	Eric Hysen	February 1, 2021[9]	—
— Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security	Pritesh Gandhi	January 20, 2021[10]	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs)	Alice Lugo	August 2021[11]	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Public Affairs)	Marsha Espinosa	February 8, 2021[12]	—
— Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties	Katherine Culliton-González	January 20, 2021[13]	—

Under Secretaries of Homeland Security

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Intelligence and Analysis)	Kenneth L. Wainstein	Announced November 5, 2021	—
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Management)	William Valdez[14]	Announced July 27, 2021	—
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Science and Technology)	Dimitri Kusnezov[15]	Announced November 17, 2021	—
— Under Secretary of Homeland Security (Strategy, Policy and Plans)	Robert P. Silvers[5]	August 10, 2021[16] (Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote)[17]	—

Assistant Secretaries of Homeland Security

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and Immigration Policy)	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience)	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention)	John D. Cohen	January 21, 2021[18]	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (International Affairs)	Serena Hoy[19]	May 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Trade and Economic Security)	Bridget McGovern	March 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction)	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Partnership and Engagement)	Eva A. Millona[20]	May 26, 2021	—

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
— Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency	Deanne Criswell	April 26, 2021 (Confirmed April 22, 2021 by voice vote)[21]	—
— Deputy Administrator of FEMA	Erik Hooks[14]	December 13, 2021[22] (Confirmed December 7, 2021 by voice vote)[23]	—
— Deputy Administrator of FEMA (Resilience)	Alice Hill	Announced January 7, 2022	—
— Assistant Administrator of FEMA (Administration and Grant Programs)	Pamela S. Williams	March 7, 2022	—

Law Enforcement Agencies

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
United States Customs and Border Protection
— Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Chris Magnus	December 13, 2021[24] (Confirmed December 7, 2021, 50–47)[25]	—
— Chief of the Border Patrol	Raúl Ortiz	August 15, 2021[26]	—
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
— Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Ed Gonzalez	Announced April 27, 2021[27]	—
United States Secret Service
— Director of the Secret Service	TBA	—	—

DHS Agencies & Administrations

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
United States Fire Administration
— Administrator of the United States Fire Administration	Lori Moore-Merrell[28]	October 25, 2021	—
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
— Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency	Jen Easterly[29]	July 13, 2021[30] (Confirmed July 12, 2021 by voice vote)[31]	—
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
— Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	Ur Jaddou[5]	August 3, 2021 (Confirmed July 30, 2021, 47–34)[32]	—
United States Coast Guard
— Commandant of the Coast Guard	Linda L. Fagan	Announced April 5, 2022[33]	—
— Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard	Linda L. Fagan	June 18, 2021 (Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote)[34]	—
— Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard	Steven D. Poulin	Announced April 5, 2022[33]	—

DHS Task Forces

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office
Task Force East
— Director of the Joint Task Force East	TBA	—	—
Joint Interagency Task Force West
— Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West	TBA	—	—

Previous officeholders

Office	Appointee	Assumed office	Left office	Notes
— Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and Immigration Policy)	David Shahoulian	January 26, 2021[35]	September 2021[36]

References

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[1] Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved 2022-04-25.

[:0-2] "Nominees and Appointees". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[3] Perano, Ursula. "Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed as first Latino secretary of homeland security". Axios. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

[4] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[:1-5] Kanno-Youngs, Zolan (2021-04-12). "Biden nominates a critic of Trump's immigration policies to lead Customs and Border Protection". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[6] "John K. Tien". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[7] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security". US Senate. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-17.

[8] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jonathan Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[9] "Eric Hysen". Department of Homeland Security. 25 February 2021.

[10] "Pritesh Gandhi, MD, MPH". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-17.

[11] "Menendez Applauds Chief Counsel's Appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration". Senator Bob Menendez. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

[12] "Marsha (Catron) Espinosa". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[13] "Katherine Culliton-González". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

[July27-14] "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

[15] "President Biden Announces Additional Nominees". 17 November 2021.

[16] "Rob Silvers Sworn in as DHS Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans". Homeland Security Today. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[17] "PN456 - Nomination of Robert Peter Silvers for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

[18] "DHS Appoints New Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats". WSJ.

[19] "Serena Hoy". Department of Homeland Security. 3 June 2021.

[20] "Eva A. Millona". Department of Homeland Security. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[21] "PN129 — Nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

[22] "FEMA Administrator Swears in Erik Hooks as Deputy Administrator". www.fema.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[23] "PN941 — Erik Adrian Hooks — Department of Homeland Security 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[24] "Magnus sworn in as CBP Commissioner". www.cbp.gov. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

[25] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[26] "Chief, United States Border Patrol Raul L. Ortiz". United States Customs and Border Protection. United States Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

[27] "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[28] "Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell U.S. Fire Administrator". U.S. Fire Administration. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

[29] Nakashima, Ellen. "Biden administration plans to name former senior NSA officials to White House cyber position and head of CISA". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[30] "Statement from New CISA Director Jen Easterly | CISA". www.cisa.gov. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[31] "PN420 - Nomination of Jen Easterly for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[32] "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security)". US Senate. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[Fagan_Commandant-33] "Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden's Nomination of Vice Adm. Fagan for USCG Vice Commandant". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-20.

[PN424_—_Vice_Adm._Linda_L._Fagan_—_Coast_Guard-34] "PN424 — Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-06-18.

[35] "Biden wasting no time naming officials to reverse Trump's immigration policies". WRAL.com. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[36] Alvarez, Priscilla (2021-09-14). "Second official departs DHS as agency grapples with border surge and Afghanistan refugee influx". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-28.