| 1 |
Vice
President |
Joe Biden |
| 2 |
Speaker of
the House of Representatives |
Nancy Pelosi |
| 3 |
President pro
tempore of the Senate |
Robert Byrd |
| 4 |
Secretary of
State |
Hillary
Rodham Clinton |
| 5 |
Secretary of
the Treasury |
Timothy
Geithner |
| 6 |
Secretary of
Defense |
Robert Gates |
| 7 |
Attorney General |
Eric Holder |
| 8 |
Secretary of
the Interior |
Ken Salazar |
| 9 |
Secretary of
Agriculture |
Tom Vilsack |
| 10 |
Secretary of
Commerce |
Gary Locke |
| 11 |
Secretary of
Labor |
Hilda Solis |
| 12 |
Secretary of
Health and Human Services |
Kathleen
Sebelius |
| 13 |
Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development |
Shaun Donovan |
| 14 |
Secretary of
Transportation |
Ray LaHood |
| 15 |
Secretary of
Energy |
Steven Chu |
| 16 |
Secretary of
Education |
Arne Duncan |
| 17 |
Secretary of
Veterans Affairs |
Eric Shinseki |
| 18 |
Secretary of
Homeland Security |
Janet
Napolitano |
