President Barack Obama has appointed more Hispanics to high office than any previous president, reflecting the growing political clout of the nation’s largest minority group. His 43 appointees:
Last name
First name
Agency
Position
Adorno
Rolena
National Council on the Humanities
Member
Avalos
Edward
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Borras
Rafael
Department of Homeland Security
Under Secretary for Management
Boylan
Lorelei
Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Administrator
Connor
Michael
Department of the Interior
Director of Bureau of Reclamation
De Baca
Lou
State Department
Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of
Persons
Demeo
Marisa
Washington, D.C., Superior Court
Judge
Diaz
Miguel
State Department
Ambassador to the Vatican
Esquea
Jimmy
Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Legislation
Fernandez
John
Commerce Department
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and EDA
Administrator
Fernandez
Alberto
State Department
Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Fernandez
Jose
State Department
Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and
Business Affairs
Garcia
Juan
Department of Defense
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Garcia
Joe
Department of Energy
Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact
Garza
Alexander
Department of Homeland Security
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical
Officer
Gomez
Gabriella “Gaby”
Department of Education
Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Congressional Affairs
Marquez
Mercedes
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
Marshall
Capricia
State Department
Chief of Protocol
Martinez
Kathleen “Kathy”
Department of Labor
Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy
Martinez
Vilma
State Department
Ambassador to Argentina
Mayorkas
Alejandro
Department of Homeland Security
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services