The following is a compilation of second term political appointments. Data was gathered using the Library of Congress legislative tracking service, Thomas, and various news sources. This is not a complete list of appointments. To search for a specific appointment, try the Thomas Presidential Nomination search engine. Department of Agriculture Confirmed by Senate Mike Johanns, to be Secretary of Agriculture, replacing Ann Veneman, resigned. Michael J. Harrison, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, replacing Lou Gallegos, resigned. Nominated by Bush Thomas C. Dorr, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, Department of Agriculture; replacing Jill L. Long, resigned. Department of Commerce Confirmed by Senate Carlos Gutierrez, to be Secretary of Commerce, replacing Donald Evans, resigned. Michael D. Gallagher, of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, replacing Nancy Victory, resigned. Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, replacing Samuel W. Bodman, resigned. Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, replacing James Edward Rogan, resigned. Benjamin H. Wu, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, replacing Bruce P. Mehlman, resigned. Brett T. Palmer, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, replacing Brenda L. Becker. Albert A. Frink, Jr., of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, replacing Linda Mysliwy Conlin, resigned. Department of Defense Confirmed by Senate Francis J. Harvey, to be Secretary of the Army, replacing Thomas E. White, resigned. Nominated by Bush Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; replacing Jack Dyer Crouch, II. John Paul Woodley, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense; replacing Michael Parker. Buddie J. Penn, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense; replacing H. T. Johnson. Vacancies James G. Roche resigned as secretary of the Air Force. Department of Education Confirmed by Senate Margaret Spellings, to be Secretary of Education, replacing Rod Paige, resigned. Approved by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Edward R. McPherson, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Education, replacing Eugene Hickok. Eugene Hickok, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, replacing William D. Hansen, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Edward R. McPherson, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Education, replacing Eugene Hickok, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. John H. Hager, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, replacing Robert Pasternack. Department of Energy Confirmed by Senate Suedeen G. Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2009. (Reappointment) Nominated by Bush Samuel Bodman, to be Secretary of Energy, replacing Spencer Abraham, resigned. Department of Health and Human Services Nominated by Bush Mike Leavitt, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, replacing Tommy Thompson, resigned. Hearing with Committee on Finance: January 19, 2005. Daniel R. Levinson, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; replacing Janet Rehnquist, resigned. Food and Drug Administration Vacancies Daniel E. Troy resigned as the Food and Drug Administration's chief counsel. Department of Homeland Security Nominated by Bush Michael Chertoff, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security; replacing Tom Ridge, resigned. Michael Jackson, to be Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary, replacing James Loy, resigned. Vacancies Asa Hutchinson has resigned as Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Confirmed by Senate Cathy M. MacFarlane, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, replacing Diane Leneghan Tomb, resigned. Dennis C. Shea, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, replacing Alberto Faustino Trevino, resigned. Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, replacing Alphonso R. Jackson. Nominated by Bush Pamela Hughes Patenaude, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development; replacing Romolo A. Bernardi. Department of Interior Confirmed by Senate Sue Ellen Wooldridge, of Virginia, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, replacing William Gerry Myers III, resigned. Vacancies Steven Griles resigned as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior. Department of Justice Unconfirmed Nomination received by Senate Alberto R. Gonzales, of Texas, to be Attorney General, replacing John Ashcroft, resigned. Department of Labor Confirmed by Senate Lisa Kruska, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, replacing Kathleen M. Harrington. Mine Safety and Health Administration Vacancies Dave Lauriski resigned as Administrator of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. David Dye has been appointed as acting administrator. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Vacancies John Henshaw resigned as Administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Department of State Confirmed by Senate Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2009, replacing Walter H. Kansteiner, resigned. Nominated by Bush Condoleeza Rice, to be Secretary of State, replacing Collin Powell, resigned. Robert B. Zoellick, to be Deputy Secretary of State, replacing Richard Armitage, resigned. Robert G. Joseph, to be Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security; replacing John Bolton, resigned. Howard J. Krongard, to be Inspector General, Department of State, Department of State; replacing Clark Kent Ervin. Vacancies John Danforth resigned as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Department of Transportation Confirmed by Senate Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years, replacing Linwood Holton, term expired. Vacancies Kirk Van Tine resigned as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. Department of Treasury Confirmed by Senate Anna Escobedo Cabral, of Virginia, to be Treasurer of the United States, replacing Rosario Marin. J. Russell George, of Virginia, to be Inspector General for Tax Administration, Department of the Treasury, replacing David C. Williams. Timothy S. Bitsberger, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, replacing Brian Carlton Roseboro, resigned. Nominated by Bush Harold Damelin, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury; replacing Jeffrey Rush, Jr., resigned. Vacancies Brian Roseboro resigned as Treasury's undersecretary for domestic finance. Wayne Abernathy resigned as the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for financial institutions. Internal Revenue Service Confirmed by Senate Paul Jones, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2008, replacing Charles L. Kolbe, term expired. Department of Veterans Affairs Confirmed by Senate Pamela M. Iovino, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs), replacing Gordon H. Mansfield. Robert Allen Pittman, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Human Resources and Administration), replacing Jacob Lozada, resigned. Nominated by Bush Jim Nicholson, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, replacing Anthony Principi, resigned. Environmental Protection Agency Confirmed by Senate Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, replacing Linda J. Fisher, resigned. Charles Johnson, of Utah, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, replacing Linda Morrison Combs. Ann R. Klee, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, replacing Robert E. Fabricant, resigned. Benjamin Grumbles, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, replacing George Tracy Mehan, III, resigned. Nominated by Bush Thomas V. Skinner, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Agency; replacing John Peter Suarez, resigned. Luis Luna, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Agency; replacing Morris X. Winn. Vacancies Mike Leavitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services, replacing Tommy Thompson, resigned. Executive Office of the President Nominated by Bush Harriet Miers, to be White House Chief Counsel, replacing Alberto Gonzales, resigned to become Attorney General. Candida “Candi” Wolff, to be White House Director of Legislative Affairs; replacing David Hobbs, resigned. Vacancies Harriet Miers has resigned as deputy chief of staff for policy to become White House Chief Counsel National Economic Council Nominated by Bush Allan Hubbard, Director of the National Economic Council; replacing Stephen Friedman, resigned. National Security Council Nominated by Bush Stephen J. Hadley, to be National Security Advisor, replacing Condoleeza Rise, who left to become Secretary of State. Office of Management and Budget Confirmed by Senate David Safavian, of Michigan, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, replacing Angela Styles. Federal Communications Commission Confirmed by Senate Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2008. (Reappointment) Vacancies Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has resigned beginning March1, 2005. Independent Safety Boards Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Confirmed by Senate Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, replacing Isadore Rosenthal, term expiring. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Confirmed by Senate R. Bruce Matthews, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2005, replacing Joseph DiNunno, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Joseph F. Bader, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2007, replacing Jessie M. Roberson, term expired. Federal Trade Commission Confirmed by Senate Jon D. Leibowitz, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for a term of seven years from September 26, 2003, replacing Mozelle Willmont Thompson, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Deborah P. Majoras, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2001, replacing Timothy J. Muris, resigned, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. National Aeronatics and Space Administration Vacancies Sean O'Keefe has resigned as Administrator of the National Aeronatics and Space Administration. National Science Foundation Confirmed by Senate Arden Bement, Jr., of Indiana, to be Director of the National Science Foundation for a term of six years, replacing Rita R. Colwell, resigned. Dan Arvizu, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, replacing Maxine L. Savitz, term expired. Gerald Wayne Clough, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, replacing Anita K. Jones, term expired. Kelvin Kay Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, replacing Robert C. Richardson, term expired. Louis J. Lanzerotti, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, replacing George M. Langford, term expired. Alan I. Leshner, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, replacing Luis Sequeira, term expired. Jon C. Strauss, of California, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, replacing Joseph A. Miller, Jr., term expired. Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010, replacing Pamela A. Ferguson. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nominated by Bush Albert Henry Konetzni, Jr., of New York, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2009, replacing Richard A. Meserve, resigned. Gregory B. Jaczko, to be Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; replacing Greta Joy Dicus, term expired. Selective Service System Confirmed by Senate William A. Chatfield, of Texas, to be Director of Selective Service, replacing Alfred Rascon, resigned. Social Security Administration Confirmed by Senate Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Social Security Administration, replacing James G. Huse, Jr., retired. Social Security Advisory Board Nominated by Bush Jeffrey Robert Brown, to be Member of Social Security Advisory Board, Social Security Administration; replacing Bradley D. Belt, resigned. United States Agency for International Development Confirmed by Senate James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, replacing Wendy Jean Chamberlin. Lloyd O. Pierson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, replacing Constance Berry Newman. Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, replacing Patrick M. Cronin, resigned. United States Commission on Civil Rights Nominated by Bush Gerald A. Reynolds, to be chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, replacing Mary Frances Berry, term expired. Abigail Thernstorm, to be vice chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, replacing Cruz Reynoso, term expired. Abbey L. Taylor, to serve on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, replacing Cruz Reynoso, term expired. Kenneth Marcus, of Virginia, to be staff director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, replacing Les Jin. United States International Trade Commission Confirmed by Senate Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2009, replacing Dennis M. Devaney. Daniel Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2011, replacing Lynn M. Bragg, term expired.