White House Cabinet Secretary
The White House Cabinet secretary is a high-ranking position within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The Cabinet secretary is the head of the Office of Cabinet Affairs within the White House Office and the primary liaison between the president of the United States and the Cabinet departments and agencies. The position is often held concurrently with the position of Assistant to the President.
According to the White House website, the Cabinet secretary helps "to coordinate policy and communications strategy" and plays "a critical role in managing the flow of information between the White House and the federal departments and in representing the interests of the Cabinet to the White House."
The Cabinet secretary is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president; the position does not require Senate confirmation. The Cabinet secretary is among the twenty-two highest paid positions in the White House. The current Cabinet secretary is Bill McGinley, who was appointed on the inauguration of President Donald Trump, on January 20, 2017, and who is also Deputy Assistant to the President. John Mashburn was appointed Deputy Cabinet Secretary on the same day, and also Special Assistant to the President and on a salary of $130,000 per annum, and has since ceased being in the position.
