Transition team trump quickly formed their “pool of candidates” for key positions of the government, however, faced strong opposition at the stage of discussion and approval.
Only two of the nominees of trump’s got the support of the Senate on inauguration day — the Minister of defence of the USA James Mattis and the Minister of internal security John Kelly. On average, the Senate spent on approval of a candidate 42 days. The candidate on a post of the Minister of labour Andrew Pazdera and US presidential Advisor for national security, Michael Flynn had to abandon their positions under pressure of public opinion. If Pazder withdrew his candidacy before the final vote in the Senate, then Advisor to the President for national security appointed by the President directly, yet managed to take office, but resigned in 24 days.
learned who will join the team of trump, where they came into politics and how to be able to influence the decisions of the President against Russia.
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Inner circle
Office Tramp
Name and title
Condition
Age
Makes decisions
in Russia
How many claimed
Where they came from
Michael Pence
Vice President
$800 thousand.
57
not require approval
Position
The second most important official in the Executive branch of the United States. In the case of the death, resignation or impeachment of the US President assumes his duties. Also formally headed by the Senate (the upper chamber of Congress) and is a permanent member of the national security Council.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Penny is an experienced politician with connections in both houses of Congress. Will play an active role as a mediator between the Congress and the President, who enjoys broad support in the legislature of the United States, lobbying initiatives trump on the issues of internal and foreign policy of the United States.
Stephen Bannon
Senior adviser to the President, chief strategist
$20 million
63
not require approval
Position
One of the closest advisers trump, whose main task is the embodiment of the campaign promises of the President. Appointed permanent member of the Council for national security of the United States.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
As a lead Advisor to the President for political Affairs and a permanent member of the National Council on U.S. security is directly involved in determining the strategy of the President in national security and foreign policy
Jared Kushner
Senior adviser to the President
$1.8 billion.
36
not require approval
Position
Son-in-law of Donald trump, a senior adviser to the President, together with Stephen Bananna will help him in the implementation of the program of protection of national interests of America (“America first”).
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
The nearest confidant of trump. His opinion on a wide range of issues, even expressed in private, can affect the actions of the President of the United States, including on U.S. policy toward Russia.
Tom Bossert
Assistant
—
42
not require approval
Position
Advises the President and US government on international and U.S. domestic policy in the field of cybersecurity.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Among the priorities of the Bossert in this post develop a doctrine of cyber security, States that in the context of recent high-profile stories related to accusations against Russia in hacker attacks, can touch directly.
Steven Mnuchin
The Minister of Finance
$300 million
54
24 days
Position
The U.S. Treasury Department is responsible for defining and executing economic, monetary and tax policies, regulation of export and import, financial institutions, collection of taxes, printing of currency and minting coins.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Mnuchin the Agency responsible for regulating the export and import USA and the development of economic sanctions against foreign States.
Jeff Sessions
The attorney General
$6 million
70
20 days
Position
The main tasks of the attorney General — representation of interests in courts and consultations for the government on a wide range of legal issues. The US attorney General is the head of the Ministry of justice, whose main tasks are the monitoring of compliance with the laws of the United States and the administration of justice.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
The U.S. justice Department performs a number of functions which in other countries is entrusted to the Prosecutor’s office, Ministry of internal Affairs, counterintelligence and criminal investigation. In each of these areas of potential cooperation between the U.S. and Russia will go through departments and subdivisions of the Ministry of justice. Oversees the work of the FBI and the local Interpol, the legal aspects of the imposition and lifting of sanctions, extradition from the United States, as well as legal aspects of the activities of intelligence agencies.
Wilbur Ross
The Minister of trade
$2.5 billion.
79
39 days
Position
The U.S. Department of Commerce is responsible for the development of domestic and foreign trade, represents the interests of large and small American business in the government and abroad. The Ministry also includes a number of statistical services of the United States Bureau of the census, Bureau of economic analysis and others.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
The U.S. Department of Commerce defines the priorities in trade relations of countries responsible for protecting the interests of the American business community. Ross advised President Clinton on Russian-American trade.
Raines Pribus
The head of the White house
—
44
not require approval
Position
Schedules and organizes meetings of the President, supervises the execution of his orders, gaining administrative staff and is responsible for the communication of the President with Congress.
Kelliann, Conway
Advisor to the President
—
50
not require approval
Position
Kellyann Conway, he led the election campaign trump. In his new post, she, along with press Secretary Sean Spicer and other specialists of the press service of the White house responsible for communications with Congress and the media.
Peter Navarro
The head of the Council for trade
—
67
24 days
Position
The head of the Council for trade — a new post in the US administration. His responsibilities include advising the President and the relevant departments on the strategy of trade negotiations taking into account the forecast position of American workers and the interests of the national industry. In addition to coordination with the economic departments of the United States, Navarro will oversee the government procurement programme.
Sean Spicer
Press Secretary
—
71
not require approval
Position
A spokesman for the White house speaks on behalf of the President of the United States. It informs the public about the actions of the President and the White house and the President about what is written in the press. Conducts daily briefings, during which answers questions of journalists.
Ben Carson
Housing Minister
$29 million
65
41 days
Position
The Ministry of housing is responsible for the development of programs for construction of affordable housing, allocates subsidies for its construction. Assesses how the new buildings affect the environment, monitors compliance with laws and preservation of historic buildings, manages the funds for home insurance.
Carl Icahn
Advisor
$16.9 billion.
85
not require approval
Position
Special adviser to the President on matters of economic regulation — a new position established by the decree of the trump. According to a statement on the nomination of the Icahn on this post it will be the personal consultant of the President, not performing any specific duties.
Herbert McMaster
Assistant to the President
on national security
—
54
10 days
Position
Chief Advisor to the President in matters of national security. Not included in the state Department nor the defense Ministry. During emergency situations is in the situation room, giving the President the latest information about the events.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Lieutenant General land forces of the armed forces of the United States. In the administration trump will advise the President in determining national security priorities. Has a decisive voice among the counsellors in how the President should respond to crisis situations, ranging from direct military conflict and ending with the news about global epidemics.
Rex Tillerson
The Secretary of state
$325 million
64
12 days
Position
The head of the diplomatic service of the USA, senior Advisor to the President on foreign Affairs. Oversees the work of ambassadors and diplomatic missions of the USA worldwide, on behalf of the United States negotiates, concludes and stops the operation of treaties, establishes diplomatic contacts with the countries of the world.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Office Tillerson is a key partner of Russia in the negotiations with the United States on a wide range of international issues, from cooperation in Syria and the situation in Ukraine, to questions about the extension or lifting of anti-Russian sanctions.
James Mattis
The Minister of defence
$5 million
66
1 day
Position
The Ministry of defence is responsible for coordinating all US military, controls the army. The Minister of defence together with the President responsible for launching nuclear weapons.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
The office of Mattis is responsible for the coordination of the actions of the US and Russia in Syria and all communication between the two countries on strategic and military matters.
John Kelly
The Minister of internal security
—
66
1 day
Position
The Ministry of national security of the United States was established after 11 September 2001, primarily in order to react to emergencies and fight the terrorist threat. A little later it included the immigration and customs departments. Another important task of the Ministry is to combat drug trafficking.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Although the Department of homeland security United States focuses mainly on domestic policy, his authority is the National office of cyber security, which is responsible for the assessment of risks and vulnerabilities in critical U.S. IT infrastructure. Given the new position of assistant to the President on cybersecurity, it is possible to predict the growing influence of this Department on relations between the US and Russia.
Robert Leitheiser
The United States trade representative
—
69
—
Position
Management of United States trade representative is responsible for the coordination of foreign policy of the United States, for the protection of the interests of the country in the WTO, as well as the drafting of commercial legislation and investment policy. According to a statement from the transition team Leithauser as part of its work will be primarily engaged in renegotiation of NAFTA and TPP.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Can influence US policy towards Russia in regard to cooperation between the two countries in the WTO and in plurilateral and bilateral trade agreements.
Nikki Haley
US Ambassador to the UN
—
45
4 days
Position
Heads the US diplomatic mission at the United Nations, to represent the country during the Security Council meetings. USA is one of the five permanent members of the UN security Council, has veto power. The security Council is empowered to make decisions on what actions countries are acts of aggression and threaten international peace and to decide on targeted sanctions.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
US Ambassador to the UN, the conductor of the interests of the country in this international organization. Negotiates with representatives of other States while dealing with the resolutions of the UN security Council.
Michael Pompeo
The head of the CIA
—
53
3 days
Position
CIA provides the President intelligence information about the activities of foreign States, conducts on the basis of information collected covert operations at the direction of the President. The priorities of the Agency in the fight against terrorism, informing the President about the most important events in foreign countries, the fight against the spread of nuclear weapons and ciberesfera.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Manages the agent network in the US territory of Russia and other countries, collects and analyzes the information received, deals with the introduction of new technologies, effective intelligence. Assists the head of N. I. in the performance of his duties.
Dan Coates
The DCS
—
73
42 days
Position
Oversees all 160 of the intelligence agencies of the United States, including the FBI, the NSA and the CIA. And specifies priority directions of their work, oversees the budget and coordinates their work together.
Influence on U.S. policy toward Russia
Directly advises the President on important national security issues and the work of the intelligence community of the United States, his opinion will be taken into account in determining the policy of the country in collaboration with the Russian intelligence services and in determining the strategy and tactics of counterintelligence.
Ryan Zinke
The Minister of internal Affairs
$800 thousand.
55
40 days
Position
The Ministry of internal Affairs of the States responsible for the management of natural resources and lands subject to Federal jurisdiction, including Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks. Manages the programs related to indigenous States, including with Alaska and Hawaii.
Sonny Perdue
The Minister of agriculture
—
70
—
Position
The Ministry of agriculture is responsible for the development and execution of Federal laws in the management of agricultural and forest land of the country, as well as for ensuring food security. Responsible for food aid programmes to the population, protects the interests of American farmers.
Alexander Acosta
The Minister of labour
—
48
—
Position
The Ministry of labour is responsible for the development of labor legislation and working standards, monitors their execution and observance of the rights of working Americans and retirees. Sets the minimum wage, and developing employment programs.
Tom Price
The Minister of health
$10 million
62
21 days
Position
The Ministry of health and social services is responsible for the formation of policies that protect the health and welfare of the citizens of the United States, as well as for public health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid. Under the auspices of the Department work as scientific the national institutes of health (NIH) and the office for quality control of foodstuff and medicines (FDA).
Elaine Chao
The Minister of transport
$24 million
63
11 days
Position
The U.S. Department of transportation is responsible for the development and operation of transport infrastructure — airports, roads and Railways, is responsible for the safety of passengers.
Rick Perry
The Minister of energy
$2 million
66
41 days
Position
The Ministry of energy is responsible for energy and nuclear safety in the U.S., nuclear research, reprocessing and burial of nuclear waste.
Betsy DeVos
The Minister of education
$130 million
59
18 days
Position
The U.S. Department of education is responsible for the distribution of Federal funding, collects data on schools and ensures that all citizens have equal access to education. Education in the country is decentralized — States and local councils have considerable autonomy in determining school curricula. The supervision of compliance with school standards is the responsibility of regional accreditation Commission.
David Shulkin
The Minister of veterans Affairs
$16.7 million
59
25 days
Position
The Ministry of veterans Affairs is responsible for the financial support and social protection of veterans of the U.S. army. The Ministry also deals with employment of veterans, develops, and finances mortgage programs and medical insurance program pays benefits to veterans and their families.
Scott Pruitt
The head of the Agency for environmental protection
$600 thousand.
48
28 days
Position
Agency for environmental protection is responsible for the development and implementation of national standards for environmental protection, controls their execution, carries out the punishment for violation of legislation in this area.
Mick Mulvaney
The head of the office of management and budget
—
49
27 days
Position
Office of management and budget the White house prepares and submits to Congress the budget of the President of the United States, and then monitors its implementation by the office of the President.
Linda McMahon
The head of Management on Affairs of small business
—
68
14 days
Position
Management on Affairs of small business represents the interests of employers at the state level. Provides financial support to small businesses — grants, subsidies and subsidies for the development of small enterprises. Advises entrepreneurs on a broad range of issues.
The inner circle of President trump
The inner circle of the President of the United States included people who are associated with trump long-term working or personal relationships. For example, senior advisers to the former appointed his son-in-law Jared Kushner and former heads of election campaign of the Stephen Bannon and Kellyann Conway.
In addition to them, during the election campaign trump advised the current Minister of Finance Steven Mnuchin, U.S. attorney General Jeff sessions, the Minister of Commerce Wilbur Ross and the head of the Council of economic advisers United States Peter Navarro. They are already approved by the Senate. The inner circle was the billionaire, one of the largest donors to the campaign of trump, Carl Icahn, who had been appointed to the post of adviser to the President on matters of economic regulation.
The procedure of approval of the Cabinet
The trump office is composed of 15 heads of ministries (Executive departments) and the heads of several Federal agencies — Agency for environmental protection, of management and Budget the White house, N. I., Administration on Affairs of small business, US Trade representative and permanent representative to the UN.
The US President proposes candidates for these positions, after which they are considered at the hearings in the relevant committees of the Senate. The senators ask the nominee pointed questions trying to clarify their positions on key Agency positions, and then vote “for” or “against”. In the case of a positive decision of the Committee, the candidate shall be voted on by the entire Senate.
The U.S. Senate is the upper house of Congress in control of the Republican party, its members hold 52 out of a hundred seats. Another 46 seats for Democrats and two independents.
In November 2013, the voting rules for the Senate on candidates for Ministerial posts in the United States was changed. If earlier the statement of the candidate on a post of the Minister it was necessary to enlist the support of 60 senators, changing the voting procedure was quite simple majority of 51 votes.
Leading officials of the White house (such as press Secretary or chief of staff of the White house) and the President’s advisors (such as the President’s Advisor on national security and other issues) in the approval of the Senate do not need.
High-ranking officials of the Republican party — the former head of the Committee of the Republican party the Raines Primus (got the position of head of the White house) and Director of the same Committee Sean Spicer (a spokesman for trump) is provided billionaire support of the party during the campaign.
One of the first decrees developed by the inner circle of the President of the United States, in particular Stephen Bannon, was the decree about the ban on entry to USA citizens of seven countries. It was a surprise to many officials, who saw him after the signing. Us courts have challenged its provisions. Trump also changed his position at the exit of the climate agreement after meeting with his son Jared Kushner.
Affect U.S. policy toward Russia
In a separate category of people singled out in the study of trump, whose duties are to make decisions that affect US policy towards Russia.
It is primarily those who are affected by the formation of the foreign policy agenda of the United States (U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley, the US presidential Advisor for national security, Raymond McMaster), heads of military and intelligence agencies (defence Minister James Mattis, the Minister of internal security John Kelly, DCS, USA Dan Coates, the head of the CIA Michael Pompeo), as well as those whose agencies determine economic and trade priorities of the United States (Minister of Finance Steven Mnuchin, Minister of Commerce Wilbur Ross and U.S. trade representative Robert Leitheiser).
The list also included the Prosecutor General and the head of the Ministry of justice of Jeff and Roman sessions. The Agency, which manages sessions, one of the largest in the system of the US Executive and performs a number of functions which in other countries is entrusted to several institutions — the Prosecutor’s office, Ministry of internal Affairs, counterintelligence and criminal investigation. In each of these areas of potential cooperation between the U.S. and Russia will go through departments and subdivisions of the Ministry of justice. In addition, the U.S. justice Department oversees the FBI and the local Interpol, the legal aspects of the imposition and lifting of sanctions, extradition from the United States, as well as legal aspects of the activities of intelligence agencies.
Office tramp in numbers
84% team — men (almost two times more than in the Obama administration and 30% more than in the administration of George W. Bush)
Almost half of them (46%) have no experience in politics
43% of millionaires
56 years the average age of the team members trump, two years less than in the Obama administration
Special attention in the light of accusations against Russia from the US in cyber espionage deserves the position of assistant to the President for homeland security and combating terrorism, which was occupied by Thomas Bossert. Among the priorities of the Bossert in this post develop a doctrine of cyber security, States that in the context of accusations against Russia of hacking attacks on a number of political institutions in the United States will affect our country directly. The increased importance of this position also says that when Obama issues cybersecurity was engaged in adviser to the President on national security, however, trump chose to create a separate position and to equalize the position status with the position of adviser to the U.S. President for homeland security.
