In order of succession to the Presidency*:
- Vice President of the United States
- (not cabinet post) Speaker of the House of Representatives
- (not cabinet post) President pro tempore of the Senate
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Defense
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Labor
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Energy
- Department of Education
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of Homeland Security
The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank, but not officially in the Cabinet:
- White House Chief of Staff
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Office of Management & Budget
- United States Trade Representative
- United States Mission to the United Nations
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Small Business Administration
* to be eligible for the Presidency, must be natural-born citizen