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Who could be in the Trump administration?

Global November 10, 2016

President-elect Trump will have about 4,000 government positions to fill, including some of the most important posts in the US government. His team has been at work coming up with possible candidates for the top jobs, but there is a smaller universe of Republicans who were close to his campaign. Much of the Washington establishment kept him at arms length. Others, including some former GOP cabinet secretaries, rejected him entirely. The names below pull from his circle of supporters. Here's a look at who might be included in a Trump Cabinet and inner White House circle.

White House staff

Cabinet positions

Chief of Staff

Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House, Republican strategist

RUMORED

Newt Gingrich served as Speaker of the House from 1995-1999 and ran for president in 2012.

Chris Christie

Governor of New Jersey

RUMORED

Chris Christie is the governor of New Jersey and the chairman of Donald Trump's transition team.

Rudy Giuliani

Former New York City mayor

RUMORED

Rudy Giuliani served as mayor of New York City from 1994-2001 and has acted as an informal adviser to the Trump campaign.

Reince Priebus

Republican National Committee chairman

RUMORED

Reince Priebus has served as director of the Republican National Committee since 2011. Previously, he served as the committee's general counsel.

National Security Advisor

Michael Flynn

Retired US Army Lieutenant General

RUMORED

Michael Flynn served as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2012-2014. He's also served as assistant director of National Intelligence and served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Communications Director

Jason Miller

Trump campaign senior communications adviser

RUMORED

Jason Miller has advised the Trump campaign on communications strategy since June. He previously worked on Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential bid.

Hope Hicks

Trump campaign press secretary

RUMORED

Hope Hicks served as the press secretary for the Trump campaign. Previously she worked at a PR firm and represented Ivanka Trump's brands.

Press Secretary

Jason Miller

Trump campaign senior communications adviser

RUMORED

Jason Miller has advised the Trump campaign on communications strategy since June. He previously worked on Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential bid.

Sean Spicer

Chief Strategist and Communications Director at the Republican National Committee

RUMORED

Sean Spicer serves as chief strategist and communications director at the Republican National Committee, where he's worked since 2011. Previously, he worked as the assistant US trade representative for media.

Secretary of Defense

Jeff Sessions

US Senator from Alabama

RUMORED

Sen. Jeff Sessions has represented Alabama in the US Senate since 1997. He served in the US Army Reserve from 1973-1986.

Jim Talent

Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

RUMORED

Jim Talent represented Missouri in the US Senate from 2002-2007. He previously served in the US House of Representatives.

Jon Kyl

Senior counsel at Covington and Burling

RUMORED

Jon Kyl represented Arizona in the US Senate from 1995-2013. He served on the Judiciary and Finance committees.

Duncan Hunter

US Representative from California

RUMORED

Rep. Duncan Hunter has represented California in the US House of Representatives since 2009. He served in the US Marine Corps.

Attorney General

Jeff Sessions

US Senator from Alabama

RUMORED

Sen. Jeff Sessions has represented Alabama in the US Senate since 1997. He served in the US Army Reserve from 1973-1986.

Chris Christie

Governor of New Jersey

RUMORED

Chris Christie is the governor of New Jersey and the chairman of Donald Trump's transition team.

Rudy Giuliani

Former New York City mayor

RUMORED

Rudy Giuliani served as mayor of New York City from 1994-2001 and has acted as an informal adviser to the Trump campaign.

Secretary of State

Jeff Sessions

US Senator from Alabama

RUMORED

Sen. Jeff Sessions has represented Alabama in the US Senate since 1997. He served in the US Army Reserve from 1973-1986.

Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House

RUMORED

Newt Gingrich served as Speaker of the House from 1995-1999 and ran for president in 2012.

John Bolton

Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

RUMORED

John Bolton served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005-2006. Previously he served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs.

Richard Haass

President of the Council on Foreign Relations

RUMORED

Richard Haass has served as president of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2003. Previously, he was the US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland under President George W. Bush, and before that the director of policy planning at the US State Department.

Bob Corker

US Senate from Tennessee

RUMORED

Sen. Bob Corker has represented Tennessee in the US Senate since 2007. He serves on the Banking and Foreign Relations committees.

Secretary of Homeland Security

Rudy Giuliani

Former mayor of New York City

RUMORED

Rudy Giuliani served as mayor of New York City from 1994-2001 and has acted as an informal adviser to the Trump campaign.

Director of National Intelligence/CIA Director

Rudy Giuliani

Former mayor of New York City

RUMORED

Rudy Giuliani served as mayor of New York City from 1994-2001 and has acted as an informal adviser to the Trump campaign.

Secretary of Education

Ben Carson

Former director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital

RUMORED

Ben Carson was the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital from 1984-2013. He ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Ben Carson

Former director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital

RUMORED

Ben Carson was the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital from 1984-2013. He ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

Secretary of the Treasury

Steven Mnuchin

Co-chairman and CEO of Dune Capital Management

RUMORED

Steven Mnuchin is a banker and producer who financed films like "American Sniper" and "Mad Max: Fury Road."

Carl Icahn

Chairman of Icahn Enterprises

RUMORED

Carl Icahn is an investor based in New York and one of the world's richest men.

Senior advisers

Kellyanne Conway

Donald Trump campaign manager

RUMORED

Kellyanne Conway founded The Polling Company in 1995, and has consulted on polling for major corporations and Republican politicians. She served as a senior adviser to New Gingrich's 2012 presidential bid.