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

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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