President John Adams appointed John Marshall to serve as Secretary of State, installing him in the cabinet on January 27, 1800.
Marshall's appointment placed a leading Federalist and future Chief Justice in a key diplomatic and administrative role, affecting the administration's foreign-policy and legal continuity and setting the stage for his later, epochal influence on the Supreme Court.
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The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Defense following the administration's April nomination.
The Senate Armed Services Committee conducted a confirmation hearing for the President's recently announced nominee for Secretary of Defense.
President Trump nominated a new Secretary of Defense to fill a vacancy at the Pentagon, sending the nomination to the Senate for confirmation hearings.
Announced intent to nominate a business executive to serve as Secretary of Commerce and submitted the nomination to the Senate for confirmation.