New Administration: The Transition Period Update
New Administration: The Transition Period Update
Winston & Strawn’s Transition Period Update provides timely insights on the pivotal steps shaping the path forward for the Trump/Vance administration. Covering essential developments in cabinet appointments, regulatory shifts, and policy strategies, our team will provide updates on the priorities and challenges defining the new administration’s early agenda
Disclaimer: This page is strictly dedicated to providing public information on the administrations’ policy positions and in no way indicates an affiliation with any political party.
Spotlight on MexicoProspective Tariffs on Goods from Mexico, Canada, and China
Since well before the November 6 election, President-elect Trump and his team have been discussing the imposition of tariffs on certain trade partners. The scope of possibilities ranges from all imports being subject to a 10% to 20% additional tariff, to the imposition of a 60% tariff on imports from China, to tariffs on vehicles from Mexico reaching as high as 100% to 200%.
Spotlight on MexicoProspective Tariffs on Goods from Mexico, Canada, and China
Since well before the November 6 election, President-elect Trump and his team have been discussing the imposition of tariffs on certain trade partners. The scope of possibilities ranges from all imports being subject to a 10% to 20% additional tariff, to the imposition of a 60% tariff on imports from China, to tariffs on vehicles from Mexico reaching as high as 100% to 200%.
Tracking
Trump Administration Cabinet Picks and Senior Advisors
| Role | Appointee | Role | Appointee |
| Attorney General | Secretary of Health and Human Services | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | |
| Border Czar | Tom Homan (former ICE Director) | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner |
| Center for Disease Control Director | Dave Weldon | Secretary of the Interior | Doug Burgum |
| Center for Medicare and Medicaid Head | Mehmet Oz | Secretary of Labor | Lori Chavez-DeRemer |
| Chief of Staff | Susie Wiles | Secretary of the Navy | John Phelan |
| CIA Director | John Ratcliffe | Secretary of State | Marco Rubio |
| Department of Commerce Secretary | Howard Ludnick | Secretary of Treasury | Scott Bessent |
| Department of Education Secretary | Linda McMahon | Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia | Keith Kellogg |
| Department of Government Efficiency | Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy | Special Envoy to the Middle East | Steven Witkoff |
| Deputy Attorney General | Surgeon General | Janette Nesheiwat | |
| Deputy Chief of Staff | Stephen Miller | Transportation Secretary | Sean Duffy |
| Deputy Director for Health and Human Services | Jim O’Neill | U.S. Ambassador to Canada | Pete Hoekstra |
| Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | U.S. Ambassador to France | Charles Kushner |
| Environmental Protection Agency Administrator | Lee Zeldin | U.S. Ambassador to Greece | |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation Director | Kash Patel | U.S. Ambassador to Israel | Mike Huckabee |
| Federal Communications Commission Chair | Brendan Carr | U.S. Ambassador to NATO | Matthew Whitaker |
| Food & Drug Administration Commissioner | Martin Makary | U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom | Warren Stephens |
| Homeland Security Secretary | Kristi Noem | U.S. Ambassador to the UN | Elise Stefanik |
| Internal Revenue Service Commissioner | Billy Long | U.S. Solicitor General | D. John Sauer |
| Medicare and Medicaid Administrator | Mehmet Oz | U.S. Trade Representative | Jamieson Greer |
| National Institutes of Health Director | Veterans Affairs Secretary | Doug Collins | |
| National Security Advisor | Mike Waltz | White House Communications Director | Steven Cheung |
| Office of Management and Budget Director | Russell Vought | White House General Counsel | William McGinley |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Brooke Rollins | White House National Economic Council | Kevin Hassett |
| Secretary of Defense | Pete Hegseth | White House Press Secretary | Karoline Leavitt |
| Secretary of Energy | Chris Wright |
Key Contacts
Key Contacts
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