December 16, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has announced some of his appointments for the new administration taking office on January 20, 2025. Familiar names include former NFL player Scott Turner as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education; Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State; Robert F. Kennedy Jr as lead of the Department of Health and Human Services; and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as leads of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Other appointments include:

• Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy
• Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator
• Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence
• Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary
• Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security
• Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary
• Tom Homan as Border Czar
• Howard Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce
• Mehmet Oz as Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Dave Weldon as Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor
• John Phelan as Secretary of the Navy
• Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Representative
• Kelly Loeffler as Administrator for the Small Business Administration
• Rodney Scott as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner
• Ronald Johnson as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
• And more.

The Chamber looks forward to fostering relationships with the new administration during our annual delegation to D.C. on April 6-9, and advancing regional priorities vital to business growth and job creation in the CaliBaja region.