![]() ![]() Secretary of Agriculture ( Tom Vilsack).Secretary of the Interior ( Deb Haaland).Secretary of the Treasury ( Janet Yellen).The Cabinet (other than Secretary of State), ranked according to the date of establishment of the department, as added by the president, as follows:.Sandra Day O'Connor (Septem– January 31, 2006).Retired associate justices of the Supreme Court, unless they resigned (ranked by date of appointment):.Retired chief justices of the United States (ranked by date of appointment currently none).Associate justices of the Supreme Court (ranked by date of appointment):.Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of foreign diplomatic missions to the United States (in order of presentation of credentials to the President of the United States).President, United Nations General Assembly – when not in session.Secretary-General of the United Nations – when at the United Nations ( António Guterres).President, United Nations General Assembly – when in session ( Csaba Kőrösi).American chargé d'affaires ad interim – when at post.American ambassadors, permanent representatives or representatives to international organizations who hold chief of mission authority – when at post.American ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to foreign governments – when at post.Former vice presidents of the United States or their widows/widowers (by seniority of assuming office):.Former presidents of the United States or their widows/widowers (by seniority of assuming office):.Chief Justice of the United States ( John Roberts). ![]() Speaker of the House of Representatives ( Kevin McCarthy).Governor of a state – when in own state.Vice President of the United States ( Kamala Harris).President of the United States ( Joe Biden).Details as of February 9, 2023 Įxcept as otherwise noted, positions in the list are from the following source. The Office of the Chief of Protocol posted an updated order of precedence in February 2022. It is only used to indicate ceremonial protocol and has no legal standing it does not reflect the presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the branches of government under the Constitution. The order is established by the president, through the Office of the Chief of Staff, and is maintained by the State Department's Office of the Chief of Protocol. Former presidents, vice presidents, first ladies, second ladies, and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list. Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in diplomacy, and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies. The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
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