Bill Clinton Cabinet Nominations

Article II, section 2 of the Constitution gives the Senate responsibility for considering and confirming the president's executive and judicial nominations.

Nomination	Announced	Hearings	Received	Confirmed	Vote

Secretary of Agriculture
Mike Espy	Dec 24, 1992	Jan 14, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC
Dan Glickman	Dec 28, 1994	Mar 21, 1995	Mar 10, 1995	Mar 30, 1995	94-0 No.120

Attorney General
Zoe Baird	Dec 24, 1992	Jan 19, 21, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Withdrawn Jan 26, 1993
Janet Reno	Feb 11, 1993	Mar 9-10, 1993	Feb 26, 1993	Mar 11, 1993	98-0 No.29

Secretary of Commerce
Ronald Brown	Dec 24, 1992	Jan 6, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC
Mickey Kantor^R	Apr 12, 1996		May 3, 1996	Returned to president Oct 4, 1996
William Daley	Dec 13, 1996	Jan 22, 1997	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 30, 1997	95-2 No.4
Norman Mineta	Jun 29, 2000	Jul 19, 2000	Jul 17, 2000	Jul 20, 2000	voice vote

Secretary of Defense
Les Aspin	Dec 22, 1992	Jan 7, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	voice vote
William Perry	Jan 24, 1994	Feb 2, 1994	Jan 26, 1994	Feb 3, 1994	97-0 No.23
William Cohen	Dec 5, 1996	Jan 22, 1997	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 22, 1997	99-0 No.2

Secretary of Education
Richard Riley	Dec 21, 1992	Jan 12, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC

Secretary of Energy
Hazel O'Leary	Dec 21, 1992	Jan 19, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC
Federico Pena	Dec 20, 1996	Jan 30, 1997	Jan 28, 1997	Mar 12, 1997	99-1 No.30
Bill Richardson	Jun 18, 1998	Jul 22, 1998	Jul 14, 1998	Jul 31, 1998	voice vote

Secretary of Health & Human Services
Donna Shalala	Dec 11, 1992	Jan 14-15, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
Henry Cisneros	Dec 17, 1992	Jan 12, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC
Andrew Cuomo	Dec 20, 1996	Jan 22, 1997	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 29, 1997	99-0 No.3

Secretary of Interior
Bruce Babbitt	Dec 24, 1992	Jan 19, 21, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC

Secretary of Labor
Robert Reich	Dec 11, 1992	Jan 7, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC
Alexis Herman	Dec 20, 1996	Mar 18, 1997	Jan 7, 1997	Apr 30, 1997	85-13 No.54

Secretary of State
Warren Christopher	Dec 22, 1992	Jan 13-14, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	voice vote
Madeleine Albright	Dec 5, 1996	Jan 8, 1997	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 22, 1997	99-0 No.1

Secretary of Transportation
Federico Pena	Dec 24, 1992	Jan 7, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC
Rodney Slater	Dec 20, 1996	Jan 29, 1997	Jan 7, 1997	Feb 6, 1997	98-0 No.6

Secretary of Treasury
Lloyd Bentsen	Dec 10, 1992	Jan 12, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 20,1993	voice vote
Robert Rubin	Dec 6, 1994	Jan 10, 1995	Jan 4, 1995	Jan 10, 1995	99-0 No.12
Lawrence Summers	May 12, 1999	Jun 17, 1999	Jun 7, 1999	Jul 1, 1999	97-2 No.195

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Jesse Brown	Dec 17, 1992	Jan 7, 1993	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 21, 1993	UC
Hershel Gober	Jul 3, 1997		Jul 31, 1997	Withdrawn Oct 27, 1997
Togo West	Dec 2, 1997	Feb 24, 1998	Jan 27, 1998	Apr 28, 1998	voice vote
Hershel Gober¹ (acting)