White House Cabinet Secretary

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The White House Cabinet Secretary is a senior presidential aide responsible for coordinating and managing communication and policy liaison between the President and the heads of the executive departments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf White House staff position
senior presidential aide
alternateName Cabinet Secretary
appointedBy President of the United States
category United States federal executive position
collaboratesWith Cabinet secretaries
National Security Council staff
Office of Management and Budget
White House policy councils
country United States of America
domain federal executive branch
employer Executive Office of the President
ensures policy consistency across executive departments at Cabinet level
goal align Cabinet department actions with presidential agenda
hasJurisdiction United States federal government executive departments
hasOfficeIn White House
hasRank Assistant to the President (typically)
inception 20th century
isPositionIn U.S. presidential administration
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
White House Office
positionType political appointee
reportsTo President of the United States
White House Chief of Staff
requires presidential trust and confidence
responsibleFor coordinating Cabinet-level policy initiatives
coordinating communication between the President and Cabinet secretaries
coordinating interagency policy issues at the Cabinet level
ensuring Cabinet agencies are informed of presidential decisions
facilitating Cabinet meetings preparation
managing information flow between the White House and executive departments
serving as liaison between the President and heads of executive departments
tracking implementation of presidential priorities by executive departments
scopeOfAuthority coordination and liaison rather than line authority over departments
termLength at the pleasure of the President
usedBy White House administration
worksIn Washington, D.C.
worksOn Cabinet management
interagency communication
policy coordination

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Thurgood Marshall Jr. positionHeld White House Cabinet Secretary
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster typicallyActsAs Cabinet coordinator
linked to: White House Cabinet Secretary
Office of Cabinet Affairs headedBy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary
linked to: White House Cabinet Secretary