The White House Cabinet secretary is a high-ranking position within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The White House Cabinet Secretary is the head of the Office of Cabinet Affairs within the

White House Office The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff, who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President. The ...

and the primary liaison between the

president of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...

and the

Cabinet departments The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but (the United ...

and agencies. The position is usually held by a White House commissioned officer, traditionally either a deputy assistant to the president or an assistant to the president. According to the White House website, the Cabinet secretary helps "to coordinate policy and communications strategy" and plays "a critical role in managing the flow of information between the White House and the federal departments and in representing the interests of the Cabinet to the White House." The White House Cabinet secretary is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president; the position does not require Senate confirmation. The White House Cabinet secretary is among the twenty-two highest paid positions in the White House. The current White House Cabinet secretary is

Evan Ryan Evan Maureen Ryan (born April 18, 1971) is an American public servant currently serving as White House Cabinet Secretary in the administration of Joe Biden. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affai ...

List of cabinet secretaries

References

{{EOP agencies Executive Office of the President of the United States Cabinet of the United States