Cabinet of the United States
OverviewHistoryFederal lawConfirmation processCurrent Cabinet and Cabinet-rank officialsFormer executive and Cabinet-level departmentsRenamed heads of the executive departmentsPositions intermittently elevated to Cabinet-rank
The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The Cabinet generally meets with the president in the Cabinet Room adjacent to the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet. The vice president of the United States serves in the Cabinet by statute. The heads of departments, appoi