List of Department of Transportation appointments by Donald Trump
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Appointments[edit]
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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 Secretary of Transportation |
.jpg) Elaine Chao |
January 31, 2017 (Confirmed January 31, 2017, 93–6)[1] |
January 11, 2021 |
Deputy Secretary of Transportation |
.jpg) Steven G. Bradbury[2] |
September 10, 2019 | January 20, 2021 |
General Counsel of Transportation |
November 28, 2017 (Confirmed November 14, 2017, 50–47)[3] |
January 20, 2021 | |
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy) |
.jpg) Joel Szabat[4][5] |
June 2019 | |
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Aviation and International Affairs) |
January 2, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Transportation Policy) |
Vacant | ||
Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Government Affairs) |
Adam J. Sullivan[6] | February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Research and Technology) |
Vacant | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
.jpg) John E. Kramer |
TBD (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote) |
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| Federal Aviation Administration | |||
 Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration |
.jpg) Stephen Dickson[7][8] |
August 12, 2019 (Confirmed July 24, 2019, 52–40)[9] |
March 31, 2022 (Left Under Biden) |
| Federal Highway Administration | |||
 Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration |
.jpg) Nicole R. Nason[10] |
May 7, 2019 (Confirmed March 28, 2019, 95–1)[11] |
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| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | |||
 Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
.jpg) Raymond P. Martinez[12] |
February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote) |
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| Federal Railroad Administration | |||
 Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration |
.jpg) Ronald Batory[13] |
February 28, 2018 (Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote) |
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| Federal Transit Administration | |||
 Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration |
Vacant | ||
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | |||
 Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
.jpg) James C. Owens[14] |
September 2019 | |
| United States Maritime Administration | |||
 Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration |
.jpg) Mark H. Buzby |
August 8, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
January 11, 2021 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | |||
 Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
.jpg) Howard R. Elliott[15] |
October 30, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) |
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Previous officeholders[edit]
| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Secretary of Transportation |
 Elaine Chao |
January 31, 2017 | January 11, 2021 | Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[16][17] |
Deputy Secretary of Transportation |
 Jeffrey Rosen |
May 18, 2017 | May 22, 2019 | Became Deputy Attorney General.[18] |
Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy) |
 Derek Kan |
December 4, 2017 | July 2019 | |
Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation |
 Calvin Scovel |
October 26, 2006 | January 31, 2020 | |
 Mitch Behm |
February 1, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | ||
 Howard R. Elliott |
May 16, 2020 | December 2020 | Eric Soskin became Inspector General. | |
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration |
 Daniel Elwell |
January 7, 2018 | July 24, 2019 | Deputy Administrator Elwell was Acting Administrator from the expiration of Michael Huerta's term until the confirmation of Stephen Dickson. |
References[edit]
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of Transportation)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Steven G. Bradbury". www.transportation.gov. September 16, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "PN2373 – Nomination of Joel Szabat for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Joel Szabat - Acting, Under Secretary Transportation for Policy". www.transportation.gov. July 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "PN403 — Adam J. Sullivan — Department of Transportation 115th Congress (2017–2018)", congress.gov, May 10, 2017.
- ^ "White House to Nominate Steve Dickson as Permanent FAA Head". wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.(subscription required)
- ^ Hsu, Tiffany, Thomas Kaplan and Zach Wichter, "White House Nominates Former Delta Executive Stephen Dickson as F.A.A. Chief", New York Times, March 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "PN2 – Nomination of Nicole R. Nason for Department of Transportation, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Nicole R. Nason, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Trump nominates Raymond P. Martinez to head FMCSA – Overdrive – Owner Operators Trucking Magazine". www.overdriveonline.com. 26 September 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "PN737 – Nomination of Ronald L. Batory for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. August 2, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Mulero, Eugene (August 12, 2019). "Acting NHTSA Leader Heidi King to Resign Aug. 31". Transport Topics. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2017 – via National Archives.
- ^ Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak (7 January 2021). "Elaine Chao to resign as transportation secretary in wake of riot". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Trump Administration Officials Who Resigned Over Capitol Violence". The New York Times. 2021-01-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Lynch, Sarah N.; Sullivan, Andy (May 16, 2019). "U.S. Senate confirms Jeffrey Rosen as No. 2 Justice Department official". Reuters. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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