By The End Of This Week, 7 Members Of President Obama's Cabinet Will Have Visited Cuba

For the period 17 December 2014 through 5 October 2016, seven (7) members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet (including those with Cabinet-rank) have visited the Republic of Cuba.

From The White House:

Established in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.

The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.

In order of succession to the Presidency:

Vice President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden

Department of State (2015/2016)
Secretary John Kerry
state.gov

Department of the Treasury
Secretary Jack Lew
treasury.gov

Department of Defense
Secretary Ashton Carter
defense.gov

Department of Justice
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
usdoj.gov

Department of the Interior
Secretary Sally Jewell
doi.gov
 
Department of Agriculture (2015/2016)
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
usda.gov
 
Department of Commerce (2015/2016)
Secretary Penny Pritzker
commerce.gov

Department of Labor
Secretary Thomas E. Perez
dol.gov

Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell
hhs.gov
 
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Julián Castro
hud.gov
 
Department of Transportation (2016-2)
Secretary Anthony Foxx
dot.gov
 
Department of Energy
Secretary Ernest Moniz
energy.gov
 
Department of Education
Secretary John King
ed.gov
 
Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary Robert McDonald
va.gov
 
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary Jeh Johnson
dhs.gov

The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:
 
White House Chief of Staff
Denis McDonough

Environmental Protection Agency (2016)
Administrator Gina McCarthy
epa.gov

Office of Management & Budget
Director Shaun L.S. Donovan
whitehouse.gov/omb

United States Trade Representative (2016)
Ambassador Michael Froman
ustr.gov

United States Mission to the United Nations
Ambassador Samantha Power
usun.state.gov

Council of Economic Advisers
Chairman Jason Furman
whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea
 
Small Business Administration (2016)
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet
sba.gov