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Appointments

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

Secretary of Transportation
Elaine Chao 		January 31, 2017
(Confirmed January 31, 2017, 93–6)[1] 		January 11, 2021

Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Steven G. Bradbury[2] 		September 10, 2019 January 20, 2021

General Counsel of Transportation 		November 28, 2017
(Confirmed November 14, 2017, 50–47)[3] 		January 20, 2021

Under Secretary of Transportation
(Policy)
Joel Szabat[4][5] 		June 2019

Assistant Secretary of Transportation
(Aviation and International Affairs) 		January 2, 2019
(Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Transportation
(Transportation Policy) 		Vacant

Assistant Secretary of Transportation
(Government Affairs) 		Adam J. Sullivan[6] February 28, 2018
(Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Transportation
(Research and Technology) 		Vacant

Chief Financial Officer
John E. Kramer 		TBD
(Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote)
Federal Aviation Administration

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Stephen Dickson[7][8] 		August 12, 2019
(Confirmed July 24, 2019, 52–40)[9] 		March 31, 2022 (Left Under Biden)
Federal Highway Administration

Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
Nicole R. Nason[10] 		May 7, 2019
(Confirmed March 28, 2019, 95–1)[11]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Raymond P. Martinez[12] 		February 28, 2018
(Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)
Federal Railroad Administration

Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
Ronald Batory[13] 		February 28, 2018
(Confirmed February 13, 2018, voice vote)
Federal Transit Administration

Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration 		Vacant
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
James C. Owens[14] 		September 2019
United States Maritime Administration

Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration
Mark H. Buzby 		August 8, 2017
(Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) 		January 11, 2021
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Howard R. Elliott[15] 		October 30, 2017
(Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote)

Previous officeholders

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Office Name Took office Left office Notes

Secretary of Transportation
Elaine Chao 		January 31, 2017 January 11, 2021 Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[16][17]

Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Jeffrey Rosen 		May 18, 2017 May 22, 2019 Became Deputy Attorney General.[18]

Under Secretary of Transportation (Policy)
Derek Kan 		December 4, 2017 July 2019

Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation
Calvin Scovel 		October 26, 2006 January 31, 2020

Mitch Behm 		February 1, 2020 May 15, 2020

Howard R. Elliott 		May 16, 2020 December 2020 Eric Soskin became Inspector General.

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Daniel Elwell 		January 7, 2018 July 24, 2019 Deputy Administrator Elwell was Acting Administrator from the expiration of Michael Huerta's term until the confirmation of Stephen Dickson.

References

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  1. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of Transportation)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Steven G. Bradbury". www.transportation.gov. September 16, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "PN2373 – Nomination of Joel Szabat for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Joel Szabat - Acting, Under Secretary Transportation for Policy". www.transportation.gov. July 10, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "PN403 — Adam J. Sullivan — Department of Transportation 115th Congress (2017–2018)", congress.gov, May 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "White House to Nominate Steve Dickson as Permanent FAA Head". wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.(subscription required)
  8. ^ Hsu, Tiffany, Thomas Kaplan and Zach Wichter, "White House Nominates Former Delta Executive Stephen Dickson as F.A.A. Chief", New York Times, March 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  9. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "PN2 – Nomination of Nicole R. Nason for Department of Transportation, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Nicole R. Nason, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration)". US Senate. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Trump nominates Raymond P. Martinez to head FMCSA – Overdrive – Owner Operators Trucking Magazine". www.overdriveonline.com. 26 September 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "PN737 – Nomination of Ronald L. Batory for Department of Transportation, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. August 2, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Mulero, Eugene (August 12, 2019). "Acting NHTSA Leader Heidi King to Resign Aug. 31". Transport Topics. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  15. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2017 – via National Archives.
  16. ^ Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak (7 January 2021). "Elaine Chao to resign as transportation secretary in wake of riot". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  17. ^ "Trump Administration Officials Who Resigned Over Capitol Violence". The New York Times. 2021-01-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  18. ^ Lynch, Sarah N.; Sullivan, Andy (May 16, 2019). "U.S. Senate confirms Jeffrey Rosen as No. 2 Justice Department official". Reuters. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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