| A | B |
| president | barack obama |
| vice president | joe biden |
| president pro tempore of the senate | patrick leahy |
| secretary of state | john kerry |
| secretary of the treasury | jacob lew |
| secretary of defense | chuck hagel |
| attorney general | eric holder |
| secretary of interior | ken salazar |
| secretary of agriculture | tom vilsack |
| secretary of commerce | rebecca blank |
| secretary of labor | seth harris |
| secretary of health and human services | kathleen sabelius |
| secretary of housing and urban development | shaun donovan |
| secretary of transportation | ray lahood |
| secretary of energy | steven chu |
| secretary of education | arne duncan |
| secretary of veteran affairs | eric ken shinseki |
| secretary of homeland security | janet napolitano |
| speaker of the house | john boehner |