the 15 cabinet departments:. department of state plans and carries out the nation’s foreign...
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Department of the Treasury Collects, borrows, spends and prints money for the United States Jack LewTRANSCRIPT
The 15 The 15 Cabinet Cabinet
DepartmentsDepartments::
Department of StateDepartment of StatePlans and carries out Plans and carries out the nation’s foreign the nation’s foreign
policies.policies.(How the U.S. plans (How the U.S. plans to deal with other to deal with other
countries) countries) John KerryJohn Kerry
Department of the Department of the TreasuryTreasury
Collects, borrows, spends Collects, borrows, spends and prints money for the and prints money for the
United StatesUnited StatesJack LewJack Lew
Department of Department of DefenseDefense
Manages the armed forces Manages the armed forces (the U.S. military)(the U.S. military)
Ashton CarterAshton Carter
Department of Department of JusticeJustice
Has responsibility for all Has responsibility for all aspects of law aspects of law enforcement.enforcement.(Courts, police (Courts, police
departments, etc…)departments, etc…)Eric HolderEric Holder Attorne
y General
Department of the Department of the InteriorInterior
Manages and protects Manages and protects the nation’s public lands the nation’s public lands
and natural resourcesand natural resourcesSally JewellSally Jewell
Department of Department of AgricultureAgriculture
Assists farmers and Assists farmers and consumers of farm consumers of farm
productsproductsThomas VilsackThomas Vilsack
Department of Department of CommerceCommerce
Supervises trade, Supervises trade, promotes U.S. tourism promotes U.S. tourism
and businessand businessPenny PritzkerPenny Pritzker
Department of Department of LaborLabor
Concerned with the Concerned with the working conditions working conditions and wages of U.S. and wages of U.S.
workersworkersThomas PerezThomas Perez
Department of Department of Health and Human Health and Human
ServicesServicesWorks for the health Works for the health and well-being of all and well-being of all
AmericansAmericansSylvia Mathews Sylvia Mathews
BurwellBurwell
Department of Department of Housing and Urban Housing and Urban
DevelopmentDevelopmentDeals with the special Deals with the special needs and problems of needs and problems of
citiescitiesJulián CastroJulián Castro
Department of Department of TransportationTransportation
Manages the nation’s Manages the nation’s highways, railroads, highways, railroads,
airlines, and sea trafficairlines, and sea trafficAnthony FoxxAnthony Foxx
Department of Department of EnergyEnergy
Manages the nation’s Manages the nation’s energy production and energy production and
consumptionconsumption Ernest MonizErnest Moniz
Department of Department of EducationEducation
Provides advice and Provides advice and funding for schoolsfunding for schools
Arne DuncanArne Duncan
Department of Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans Affairs
Services for people who Services for people who have previously served have previously served
in the militaryin the militaryRobert McDonaldRobert McDonald
Department of Department of Homeland SecurityHomeland Security
Oversees America’s Oversees America’s defenses against defenses against terrorist attacksterrorist attacks
Jeh JohnsonJeh Johnson