Washington: New names for possible appointees to US President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet have emerged, including 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney as secretary of state, as he works to fill administration positions ahead of his inauguration on January 20.
A senior Trump official said the job of national security adviser has been offered to retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn.
Trump announced on Sunday he would hire Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as White House chief of staff and named Stephen Bannon, former head of the conservative website Breitbart News, as his chief strategist and senior counselor.
Below are people mentioned as contenders for senior roles.
Treasury secretary
Steven Mnuchin, former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive and Trump’s campaign finance chairman
Jeb Hensarling, US representative from Texas and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive officer
Tom Barrack, founder and chairman of Colony Capital Inc
Secretary of state
Mitt Romney, 2012 presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City
Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina
Jeff Sessions, US senator from Alabama and early Trump supporter, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
John Bolton, former US ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush
Bob Corker, US senator from Tennessee and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Zalmay Khalilzad, former US ambassador to Iraq
Defence secretary
Jeff Sessions, US senator from Alabama and early Trump supporter, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Tom Cotton, US senator from Arkansas
Jon Kyl, former US senator from Arizona
Duncan Hunter, US representative from California and early Trump supporter, member of the House Armed Services Committee
Jim Talent, former US senator from Missouri who was on the Senate Armed Services Committee
Kelly Ayotte, outgoing US senator from New Hampshire and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Attorney general
Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City
Ted Cruz, US senator from Texas
Jeff Sessions, senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who takes a hard line on immigration
Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state, architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising Trump on immigration issues
Pam Bondi, Florida attorney general
Trey Gowdy, US representative from South Carolina who headed the House committee that investigated the 2012 attacks on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya
Henry McMaster, lieutenant governor of South Carolina
Health and human services secretary
Tom Price, US representative from Georgia who is an orthopedic surgeon
Rick Scott, Florida governor
Rich Bagger, former pharmaceutical executive and former top aide to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
Bobby Jindal, former Louisiana governor
Homeland secretary
Michael McCaul, US representative from Texas and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee
David Clarke, Milwaukee county sheriff and vocal Trump supporter
Joe Arpaio, outgoing Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff who campaigned for Trump
Environment protection agency administrator
Jeff Holmstead, energy lawyer, former EPA official during George W. Bush administration
Mike Catanzaro, energy lobbyist, former EPA official during George W. Bush administration
Robert Grady, venture capitalist, partner in private equity firm Gryphon Investors
Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas attorney general
Carol Comer, commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Energy secretary
Harold Hamm, Oklahoma oil and gas mogul, chief executive of Continental Resources Inc
Kevin Cramer, US Representative from North Dakota
Robert Grady, venture capitalist, partner in private equity firm Gryphon Investors
Larry Nichols, co-founder of Devon Energy Corp
James Connaughton, chief executive of Nautilus Data Technologies and a former environmental adviser to President George W. Bush
Interior secretary
Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor, 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee
Jan Brewer, former Arizona governor
Forrest Lucas, founder of oil products company Lucas Oil
Harold Hamm, Oklahoma oil and gas mogul, chief executive of Continental Resources Inc
Robert Grady, venture capitalist, partner in private equity firm Gryphon Investors
Commerce secretary
Wilbur Ross, billionaire investor, chairman of Invesco Ltd subsidiary WL Ross & Co
Linda McMahon, former World Wrestling Entertainment executive and two-time Senate candidate
Director of national intelligence
Ronald Burgess, retired lieutenant general and former Defence Intelligence Agency chief
Robert Cardillo, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Pete Hoekstra, former US representative from Michigan
Central intelligence agency director
Pete Hoekstra, former US representative from Michigan
National security adviser
Michael Flynn, retired lieutenant general and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was offered the job, according to a senior Trump official.
United Nations ambassador
Kelly Ayotte, outgoing US senator from New Hampshire and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard Grenell, former spokesman for the United States at the United Nations
Peter King, US representative from New York
US Trade representative
Dan DiMicco, former chief executive of steel producer Nucor Corp
Supreme Court vacancy
The Trump transition team confirmed he would choose from the list of 21 names he drew up during his campaign, including US Senator Mike Lee of Utah, and William Pryor, a federal judge with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Labour secretary
Victoria Lipnic, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission commissioner and former Labor Department official during the George W. Bush administration.
Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants.
