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Who was the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Acting)?

Hershel Gober. He was the former Deputy Secretary and was asked to be the acting Secretary after Secretary West stepped down.

Who was the Secretary of Commerce?

Norman Mineta. He was in the US House of Representatives from 1988-1992.

Who was the Secretary of Treasury?

Lawrence Summers. BS from MIT.

Who was the Attorney General?

Janet Reno. She holds a BA from Cornell.

Who was the Secretary of HHS (health and human services)?

Donna Shalala. Ms. Shalala has a BA from Western College for Women.

Who was the Secretary of State?

Madeleine Albright. She has a MA from Wellesley College and was first appointed on 1-23-97. She was also the first female Secretary of State - then followed by the first African-American Secretary of State (Colin Powell).

Who was the Secretary of Labor?

Alexis Herman. BA from Xavier, which is in Ohio.

Who was the Secretary of the Interior?

Bruce Babbit. He holds a BS from Notre Dame.

Who was the Secretary of Energy?

Bill Richardson. BA from Tufts.

Who was the Secretary of Education?

Richard Riley. BA from Furman.

Who was the Secretary of Defense?

William Cohen. BA from Bowdoin College.

Who was the Secretary of Transportation?

Rodney Slater. BA from Eastern Michigan.

Who was the Secretary of Agriculture?

Dan Glickman. BA from University of Michigan.

Who was the Secretary of HUD (housing and urban development)?

Andrew Cuomo. BA from Fordham.

True or false: The people of the United States elect the members to the cabinet.

false & f. Cabinet members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.