The Green Papers: Historical Data

Executive
PRESIDENT George Walker Bush of Texas 20 January 2005: Inauguration VICE PRESIDENT Richard Bruce Cheney of Wyoming 20 January 2005: Inauguration
the CABINET
SECRETARY OF STATE Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Condoleezza Rice of California 26 January 2005: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (85-13, 2 not voting) 16 November 2004: nominated retired General Colin L. Powell of Virginia 15 November 2004: Resigned 21 January 2001: President Bush signed commission 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 16 December 2000: nominated SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY Henry M. Paulson, Jr. 10 July 2006: sworn 30 May 2006: nominated John W. Snow 9 December 2002: nominated 30 January 2003: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 3 February 2003: sworn 30 May 2006: announced resignation SECRETARY OF DEFENSE former CIA Chief Robert M. Gates of Texas 18 December 2006: Sworn 6 December 2006: Approved by Senate Roll Call Vote (95-2) 8 November 2006: nominated former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 8 November 2006: resigned 21 January 2001: President Bush signed commission 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 28 December 2000: nominated SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne 26 May 2006: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (85-8, 7 not voting) 16 March 2006: nominated former Colorado Attorney General Gale Ann Norton 10 March 2006: Announced resignation 31 January 2001: Oath of Office 30 January 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (75-24) 29 December 2000: nominated ATTORNEY GENERAL District Judge Michael B. Mukasey or New York 9 November 2007: sworn 8 November 2007: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (53-40) with 7 not voting. 17 September 2007: nominated White House Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales 27 August 2007: Resigned effective 17 September 2007. Solicitor General Paul Clement will serve as acting Attorney General until a nominee is confirmed by the Senate. 14 February 2005: sworn 03 February 2005: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (60-36) with 4 not voting. 10 November 2004: nominated Missouri Senator John Ashcroft of Missouri 09 November 2004: Announced resignation (effective upon confirmation of his successor) 01 February 2001: Oath of Office 01 February 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (58-42) 22 December 2000: nominated SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Nebraska Governor Mike Johanas of Nebraska 20 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 2 December 2004: nominated SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Kellogg Company Chief Executive Officer Carlos Gutierrez 24 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 29 November 2004: nominated SECRETARY OF LABOR former Peace Corps Director Elaine Chao 29 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 11 January 2001: nominated SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and former Utah Governor Michael O. "Mike" Leavitt 26 January 2005: Sworn 26 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 13 December 2004: Nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson of Wisconsin 3 December 2004: resigned 24 January 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (100-0) 29 December 2000: nominated SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson of Texas 31 March 2008: resigned 12 December 2003: nominated SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION Clinton Administration Commerce Secretary, Norman Y. Mineta 23 June 2006: Resigned effective 7 July 2006 24 January 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (100-0) 02 January 2001: nominated SECRETARY OF ENERGY Deputy Secretary of Commerce Samuel W. Bodman of Massachusetts and Washington DC 10 December 2004: nominated Michigan Senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan 15 November 2004: Resigned 21 January 2001: President Bush signed commission 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 02 January 2001: nominated SECRETARY OF EDUCATION White House Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Margaret Spellings of Texas 31 January 2005: sworn 20 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 17 November 2004: nominated Superintendent of Schools in Houston Texas, Rod Paige 15 November 2004: Resigned 24 January 2001: Oath of Office 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 29 December 2000: nominated SECRETARY OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS Ambassador to the Vatican, Jim Nicholson originally from Iowa 26 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote) 9 December 2004: nominated former acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Anthony Joseph Principi 08 December 2004: announced resignation 23 January 2001: Approved by Senate en bloc (by a vote of 100-0) 29 December 2000: nominated SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Appeals Court Judge Michael Chertoff of New Jersey. Mr. Chertoff has served as a U.S. Attorney in New Jersey and special counsel for the Senate Whitewater committee. 3 March 2005: sworn 15 February 2005: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-0, 2 not voting) 11 January 2005: nominated Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania 30 November 2004: Resigned. Mr. Ridge will remain with the agency until 1 February 2005 unless a succcessor is confirmed before then. 19 May 2003: announced he will resign in July 24 January 2003: sworn
Non-Cabinet WHITE HOUSE offices
WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF Budget Director Josh Bolten 14 April 2006: Appointed Andrew H. Card, Jr. 28 March 2006: Resigned effective 14 April 2006 22 January 2001: Oath of Office GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT Fred F. Fielding 9 January 2007: nominated Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff Harriet Miers 4 January 2007: Announced resignation effective 31 January 2007 27 October 2005: President George W. Bush "reluctantly" accepted Harriet Miers' request to withdraw her Supreme Court nomination. 3 October 2005: Nominated for Supreme Court Justice February 2005: Oath of office 17 December 2004: nominated Texas Supreme Court Justice Raul Alberto "Al" Gonzales of Texas 22 January 2001: Oath of Office 17 December 2000: nominated WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY Dana Perino 31 August 2007: Named. Will fill the position upon the resignation of Tony Snow on 14 September 2007. Tony Snow 31 August 2007: Resigned effective 14 September 2007. 17 August 2007: Announced he would leave before the end of the Bush Administration (20 January 2009) 26 April 2006: named Scott McClellan 19 April 2006: resigned 20 June 2003: to succeed Ari Fleischer ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS Stephen J. Hadley of Ohio 16 November 2004: nominated Condoleezza Rice of California 16 November 2004: nominated for SECRETARY OF STATE 22 January 2001: Oath of Office 17 December 2000: nominated U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad 4 January 2007: nominated former Undersecretary of State John Bolton of Maryland 4 December 2006: resigned effective upon the formal adjournment of the 109th Congress (before noon 3 January 2007). 1 August 2005: recess appointment 7 March 2005: nominated former Missouri Senator John Danforth 2 December 2004: resigned 4 June 2004: Whitehouse announces intent to nominate to rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL Allan Hubbard of Indiana 10 January 2005: nominated DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET former Republican Congressman Jim Nussle of Iowa 19 June 2007: nominated U.S. Trade Representatiave Robert "Rob" J. Portman (Ohio) 19 June 2007: Announced resignation. 26 May 2006: confirmed viva voce (by voice vote). 18 April 2006: nominated U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab 18 April 2006: nominated Congressman Robert "Rob" Portman (Republican, Ohio CD 2) 18 April 2006: nominated for Director of Office of Management and Budget 29 April 2005: confirmed viva voce (by voice vote). 17 March 2005: nominated Robert Zoellick 6 February 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-0) (formerly served in State & Treasury Departments) 11 January 2001: nominated SENIOR WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR Karl Rove 13 August 2007: Announced resignation effective 31 August 2007 22 January 2001: Oath of Office 04 January 2001: named
IMPORTANT AGENCY HEADS
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR Retired Vice Admiral John M. "Mike" McConnell 5 January 2007: Nominated U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and former United Nations Ambassador John Negroponte 3 January 2007: Resignation announced. Mr. Negroponte has been nominated become Deputy Secretary of State. 21 April 2005: Sworn 21 April 2005: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-2) 17 February 2005: Nominated DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Air Force General Michael V. Hayden 26 May 2006: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (78-15, 7 not voting) 8 May 2006: Nominated Florida Congressman Porter Johnston Goss (Republican, CD 14) 5 May 2006: Resigned 24 September 2004: Sworn in as Director 22 September 2004: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (77-17, 6 not voting) 10 August 2004: Nominated DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Robert S. Mueller, III 4 September 2001: Oath of Office 2 August 2001: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-0) 5 July 2001: nominated ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Stephen L. Johnson of Washington, D.C. 4 March 2005: nominated 26 January 2005: Became Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Utah Governor Michael O. "Mike" Leavitt 25 January 2005: Resigned (sworn as Secretary of Health and Human Services) 13 December 2004: Nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services 6 November 2003: Sworn 28 October 2003: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (88-8) 12 August 2003: nominated DIRECTOR, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Acting Under Secretary for Homeland Security and FEMA Director R. David Paulison of Florida 12 September 2005: designated by President George W. Bush as Acting Director Michael D. Brown 12 September 2005: resigned January 2003: appointed CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin of North Carolina 16 March 2005: named Michael Powell, FCC Commissioner since November 1997 and son of Colin Powell 21 January 2005: Announced resignation 22 January 2001: named CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Timothy Muris, served in antitrust enforcement during the Reagan Administration 23 April 2001: nominated CHAIRMAN, SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Congressman Christopher Cox, Republican, California CD 48 3 August 2005: sworn 29 July 2005: confirmed by the Senate 2 June 2005: nominated William H. Donaldson, former Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange 1 June 2005: resigned effective 30 June 2005 10 December 2002: nominated

Executive

PRESIDENT

George Walker Bush of Texas
- 20 January 2005: Inauguration

VICE PRESIDENT

Richard Bruce Cheney of Wyoming
- 20 January 2005: Inauguration

the CABINET

SECRETARY OF STATE

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Condoleezza Rice of California
- 26 January 2005: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (85-13, 2 not voting)
- 16 November 2004: nominated
retired General Colin L. Powell of Virginia
- 15 November 2004: Resigned
- 21 January 2001: President Bush signed commission
- 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 16 December 2000: nominated

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
- 10 July 2006: sworn
- 30 May 2006: nominated
John W. Snow
- 9 December 2002: nominated
- 30 January 2003: Confirmed by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 3 February 2003: sworn
- 30 May 2006: announced resignation

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

former CIA Chief Robert M. Gates of Texas
- 18 December 2006: Sworn
- 6 December 2006: Approved by Senate Roll Call Vote (95-2)
- 8 November 2006: nominated
former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
- 8 November 2006: resigned
- 21 January 2001: President Bush signed commission
- 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 28 December 2000: nominated

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR

Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne
- 26 May 2006: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (85-8, 7 not voting)
- 16 March 2006: nominated
former Colorado Attorney General Gale Ann Norton
- 10 March 2006: Announced resignation
- 31 January 2001: Oath of Office
- 30 January 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (75-24)
- 29 December 2000: nominated

ATTORNEY GENERAL

District Judge Michael B. Mukasey or New York
- 9 November 2007: sworn
- 8 November 2007: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (53-40) with 7 not voting.
- 17 September 2007: nominated
White House Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales
- 27 August 2007: Resigned effective 17 September 2007. Solicitor General Paul Clement will serve as acting Attorney General until a nominee is confirmed by the Senate.
- 14 February 2005: sworn
- 03 February 2005: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (60-36) with 4 not voting.
- 10 November 2004: nominated
Missouri Senator John Ashcroft of Missouri
- 09 November 2004: Announced resignation (effective upon confirmation of his successor)
- 01 February 2001: Oath of Office
- 01 February 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (58-42)
- 22 December 2000: nominated

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Nebraska Governor Mike Johanas of Nebraska
- 20 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 2 December 2004: nominated

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE

Kellogg Company Chief Executive Officer Carlos Gutierrez
- 24 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 29 November 2004: nominated

SECRETARY OF LABOR

former Peace Corps Director Elaine Chao
- 29 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 11 January 2001: nominated

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and former Utah Governor Michael O. "Mike" Leavitt
- 26 January 2005: Sworn
- 26 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 13 December 2004: Nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services
Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson of Wisconsin
- 3 December 2004: resigned
- 24 January 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (100-0)
- 29 December 2000: nominated

SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson of Texas
- 31 March 2008: resigned
- 12 December 2003: nominated

SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

Clinton Administration Commerce Secretary, Norman Y. Mineta
- 23 June 2006: Resigned effective 7 July 2006
- 24 January 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (100-0)
- 02 January 2001: nominated

SECRETARY OF ENERGY

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Samuel W. Bodman of Massachusetts and Washington DC
- 10 December 2004: nominated
Michigan Senator Spencer Abraham of Michigan
- 15 November 2004: Resigned
- 21 January 2001: President Bush signed commission
- 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 02 January 2001: nominated

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

White House Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Margaret Spellings of Texas
- 31 January 2005: sworn
- 20 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 17 November 2004: nominated
Superintendent of Schools in Houston Texas, Rod Paige
- 15 November 2004: Resigned
- 24 January 2001: Oath of Office
- 20 January 2001: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 29 December 2000: nominated

SECRETARY OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Ambassador to the Vatican, Jim Nicholson originally from Iowa
- 26 January 2005: Approved by Senate viva voce (by voice vote)
- 9 December 2004: nominated
former acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Anthony Joseph Principi
- 08 December 2004: announced resignation
- 23 January 2001: Approved by Senate en bloc (by a vote of 100-0)
- 29 December 2000: nominated

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Appeals Court Judge Michael Chertoff of New Jersey. Mr. Chertoff has served as a U.S. Attorney in New Jersey and special counsel for the Senate Whitewater committee.
- 3 March 2005: sworn
- 15 February 2005: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-0, 2 not voting)
- 11 January 2005: nominated
Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania
- 30 November 2004: Resigned. Mr. Ridge will remain with the agency until 1 February 2005 unless a succcessor is confirmed before then.
- 19 May 2003: announced he will resign in July
- 24 January 2003: sworn

Non-Cabinet WHITE HOUSE offices

WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF

Budget Director Josh Bolten
- 14 April 2006: Appointed
Andrew H. Card, Jr.
- 28 March 2006: Resigned effective 14 April 2006
- 22 January 2001: Oath of Office

GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT

Fred F. Fielding
- 9 January 2007: nominated
Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff Harriet Miers
- 4 January 2007: Announced resignation effective 31 January 2007
- 27 October 2005: President George W. Bush "reluctantly" accepted Harriet Miers' request to withdraw her Supreme Court nomination.
- 3 October 2005: Nominated for Supreme Court Justice
- February 2005: Oath of office
- 17 December 2004: nominated
Texas Supreme Court Justice Raul Alberto "Al" Gonzales of Texas
- 22 January 2001: Oath of Office
- 17 December 2000: nominated

WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY

Dana Perino
- 31 August 2007: Named. Will fill the position upon the resignation of Tony Snow on 14 September 2007.
Tony Snow
- 31 August 2007: Resigned effective 14 September 2007.
- 17 August 2007: Announced he would leave before the end of the Bush Administration (20 January 2009)
- 26 April 2006: named
Scott McClellan
- 19 April 2006: resigned
- 20 June 2003: to succeed Ari Fleischer

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS

Stephen J. Hadley of Ohio
- 16 November 2004: nominated

Condoleezza Rice of California
- 16 November 2004: nominated for SECRETARY OF STATE
- 22 January 2001: Oath of Office
- 17 December 2000: nominated

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad
- 4 January 2007: nominated
former Undersecretary of State John Bolton of Maryland
- 4 December 2006: resigned effective upon the formal adjournment of the 109th Congress (before noon 3 January 2007).
- 1 August 2005: recess appointment
- 7 March 2005: nominated
former Missouri Senator John Danforth
- 2 December 2004: resigned
- 4 June 2004: Whitehouse announces intent to nominate to rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL

Allan Hubbard of Indiana
- 10 January 2005: nominated

DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

former Republican Congressman Jim Nussle of Iowa
- 19 June 2007: nominated
U.S. Trade Representatiave Robert "Rob" J. Portman (Ohio)
- 19 June 2007: Announced resignation.
- 26 May 2006: confirmed viva voce (by voice vote).
- 18 April 2006: nominated

U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab
- 18 April 2006: nominated
Congressman Robert "Rob" Portman (Republican, Ohio CD 2)
- 18 April 2006: nominated for Director of Office of Management and Budget
- 29 April 2005: confirmed viva voce (by voice vote).
- 17 March 2005: nominated
Robert Zoellick
- 6 February 2001: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-0)
- (formerly served in State & Treasury Departments)
- 11 January 2001: nominated

SENIOR WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR

Karl Rove
- 13 August 2007: Announced resignation effective 31 August 2007
- 22 January 2001: Oath of Office
- 04 January 2001: named

IMPORTANT AGENCY HEADS

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR

Retired Vice Admiral John M. "Mike" McConnell
- 5 January 2007: Nominated
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and former United Nations Ambassador John Negroponte
- 3 January 2007: Resignation announced. Mr. Negroponte has been nominated become Deputy Secretary of State.
- 21 April 2005: Sworn
- 21 April 2005: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-2)
- 17 February 2005: Nominated

DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Air Force General Michael V. Hayden
- 26 May 2006: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (78-15, 7 not voting)
- 8 May 2006: Nominated
Florida Congressman Porter Johnston Goss (Republican, CD 14)
- 5 May 2006: Resigned
- 24 September 2004: Sworn in as Director
- 22 September 2004: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (77-17, 6 not voting)
- 10 August 2004: Nominated

DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Robert S. Mueller, III
- 4 September 2001: Oath of Office
- 2 August 2001: Confirmed by a Senate Roll Call Vote (98-0)
- 5 July 2001: nominated

ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Stephen L. Johnson of Washington, D.C.
- 4 March 2005: nominated
- 26 January 2005: Became Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Utah Governor Michael O. "Mike" Leavitt
- 25 January 2005: Resigned (sworn as Secretary of Health and Human Services)
- 13 December 2004: Nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services
- 6 November 2003: Sworn
- 28 October 2003: Approved by a Senate Roll Call Vote (88-8)
- 12 August 2003: nominated

DIRECTOR, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Acting Under Secretary for Homeland Security and FEMA Director R. David Paulison of Florida
- 12 September 2005: designated by President George W. Bush as Acting Director
Michael D. Brown
- 12 September 2005: resigned
- January 2003: appointed

CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION

FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin of North Carolina
- 16 March 2005: named
Michael Powell, FCC Commissioner since November 1997 and son of Colin Powell
- 21 January 2005: Announced resignation
- 22 January 2001: named

CHAIRMAN, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Timothy Muris, served in antitrust enforcement during the Reagan Administration
- 23 April 2001: nominated

CHAIRMAN, SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Congressman Christopher Cox, Republican, California CD 48
- 3 August 2005: sworn
- 29 July 2005: confirmed by the Senate
- 2 June 2005: nominated
William H. Donaldson, former Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange
- 1 June 2005: resigned effective 30 June 2005
- 10 December 2002: nominated