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Administration and Cabinet
Bush's cabinet has included figures that were prominent in past administrations, notably former Secretary of State Colin Powell who had served as United States National Security Advisor under Ronald Reagan. Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had served as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense under Gerald Ford; Rumsfeld's successor, Robert Gates, served as Director of Central Intelligence under George H.W. Bush. Vice President Richard Cheney served as Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush.

Bush places a high value on personal loyalty and, as a result, his administration has high message discipline. He maintains a "hands-off" style of management that he believes prevents him from being tangled by intricacies that hinder sound decision-making. "I'm confident in my management style. I'm a delegator because I trust the people I've asked to join the team. I'm willing to delegate. That makes it easier to be President," he said in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC in December of 2003. Critics allege, however, that Bush is willing to overlook mistakes made by loyal subordinates.

There has been only one non-Republican present in Bush's cabinet: Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, the first Asian American cabinet secretary, who had previously served as Secretary of Commerce under Bill Clinton, is a Democrat. Mineta resigned from Bush's cabinet on July 7, 2006 to pursue "other challenges". Mary Peters, a Republican, was nominated and confirmed to succeed him as Transportation Secretary.

Advisors and other officials

 * Director of National Intelligence - John Negroponte (2005–2007), John Michael McConnell (2007-)
 * CIA Director - George Tenet (2001–2004), John E. McLaughlin (acting, 2004), Porter J. Goss (2004-2006), General Michael Hayden (2006-)
 * FBI Director - Louis Freeh (2001), Thomas J. Pickard (acting, 2001), Robert S. Mueller (2001–)
 * National Security Advisor - Condoleezza Rice (2001–2005), Stephen Hadley (2005&mdash;)
 * Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan - Meghan O'Sullivan (?-2007), Douglas Lute (2007-)
 * Ambassador to the United Nations - John Negroponte (2001–2004), John Danforth (2004); John R. Bolton (2005-2006), Zalmay Khalilzad (2007-)
 * FCC Chairman - Michael Powell (2001-2005), Kevin Martin (2005-)
 * White House Counsel - Alberto R. Gonzales (2001–2005), Harriet Miers (2005-2007), Fred Fielding (2007-)
 * Advisor - Karen Hughes (2001–2002) Appointed in 2005 to rank of Ambassador and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the State Department.
 * White House Press Secretary - Ari Fleischer (2001–2003), Scott McClellan (2003-2006), Tony Snow (2006-)
 * Personal aide (body man) - Blake Gottesman (2000-2006)
 * Deputy Chiefs of Staff - Joe Hagin (2001-), Joshua B. Bolten (2001-2003), Harriet Miers (2003-2004), Karl Rove (2005-), Joel Kaplan (2006-)

Supreme Court nominations and appointments
Bush nominated the following people to the Supreme Court of the United States:
 * John Roberts – 2005, was first nominated for Associate Justice replacing Sandra Day O'Connor; after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Bush nominated him for the position of Chief Justice. Confirmed: 78-22
 * Harriet Miers – 2005, was nominated upon the elevation of John Roberts as the Chief Justice. Her nomination was later withdrawn.
 * Samuel Alito – 2006, nominated in 2005 upon the withdrawal of Harriet Miers. Confirmed: 58-42

Federal Reserve appointment
On October 24, 2005, Bush nominated Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Senate Banking Committee recommended Bernanke's confirmation by a 13-1 voice vote on November 16, 2005. With the full Senate's approval on January 31, 2006 by another voice vote, Bernanke was sworn in on February 1, 2006.