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This is a list of political appointments of officeholders made by the incoming 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump.

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Executive Office of the President

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
White House Office
Office of the Chief of Staff
White House Chief of Staff	Susie Wiles	January 20, 2025
White House Deputy Chief of Staff	Dan Scavino
Cora Alvi
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Policy)	Stephen Miller
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Legislative, Political and Public Affairs)	James Blair
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Communications and Personnel)	Taylor Budowich
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Strategic Implementation)	Nicholas Luna
White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations)	William "Beau" Harrison
Senior Advisors and Counselors to the President
Counselor to the President	Alina Habba	January 20, 2025
Senior Counselor to the President	Peter Navarro
Senior Counselor to the President	Stanley Woodward
Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs	Massad Boulos
Assistant to the President for Policy	Robert Gabriel Jr.
Assistant to the President	William "Beau" Harrison
Special Assistant to the President for International Economic Relations	Emory Cox
Office of Communications
White House Communications Director	Steven Cheung	January 20, 2025
Office of the Press Secretary
White House Press Secretary	Karoline Leavitt	January 20, 2025
Office of the First Lady
Chief of Staff to the First Lady	Hayley Harrison	January 20, 2025
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
White House Director of Legislative Affairs	James Braid	January 20, 2025
Office of Public Liaison
Director of the Office of Public Liaison	Alex Latcham	January 20, 2025
Office of Political Affairs
Director of the Office of Political Affairs	Matt Brasseaux	January 20, 2025
Office of the White House Counsel
White House Counsel	David Warrington	January 20, 2025
Presidential Personnel Office
Director of Presidential Personnel Office	Sergio Gor	January 20, 2025
National Economic Council
Director of the National Economic Council	Kevin Hassett	January 20, 2025
National Energy Council
Chair of the National Energy Council	Doug Burgum	January 20, 2025
Domestic Policy Council
Director of the Domestic Policy Council	Vince Haley	January 20, 2025
National Security Council
National Security Advisor	Michael Waltz	January 20, 2025
Deputy National Security Advisor	Alex Wong
Homeland Security Advisor	Stephen Miller
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor	Tony Salisbury
Senior Director on the National Security Council (Counterterrorism)	Sebastian Gorka
Office of the Staff Secretary
White House Staff Secretary	Will Scharf	January 20, 2025
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy	Michael Kratsios	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology	Lynne Parker	January 20, 2025
Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology	David O. Sacks
Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence	Sriram Krishnan
President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets
Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets	Bo Hines	January 20, 2025
President's Intelligence Advisory Board
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board	Devin Nunes	January 20, 2025
Council of Economic Advisers
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Stephen Miran	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Office of Management and Budget
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Russell Vought	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Dan Bishop
Chief of Staff the Office of Management and Budget	Ed Martin	January 20, 2025
General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget	Mark Paoletta
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Trade Representative	Jamieson Greer	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Executive branch czars
White House AI & Crypto Czar	David O. Sacks	January 20, 2025
White House Border Czar	Tom Homan
White House Energy Czar	Doug Burgum
Department of Government Efficiency
Co-Chair of the Department of Government Efficiency	Elon Musk	Awaiting establishment of the commission
	Vivek Ramaswamy
Member of the Department of Government Efficiency	Katie Miller
Counsel to the Department of Government Efficiency	Bill McGinley

Department of Agriculture

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Agriculture	Brooke Rollins	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Stephen Vaden
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation	Richard Fordyce
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs	Dudley Hoskins
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment	Michael Boren
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs	Luke Lindberg

Department of Commerce

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Commerce	Howard Lutnick	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Department of Defense

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Defense	Pete Hegseth	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Defense	Stephen Feinberg
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense	Joe Kasper	January 20, 2025
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment	Michael Duffey	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs	Keith Bass
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy	Elbridge Colby
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering	Emil Michael
Department of the Army
Secretary of the Army	Daniel P. Driscoll	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Department of the Navy
Secretary of the Navy	John Phelan	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Department of the Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force	Troy Meink	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Under Secretary of the Air Force	Matthew Lohmeier

Department of Education

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Education	Linda McMahon	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Education	Penny Schwinn

Department of Energy

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Energy	Chris Wright	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Energy	James Danly
Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure	Wells Griffith
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security	Brandon Williams
Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation	Darío Gil

Department of Health and Human Services

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services	Jim O'Neill
Surgeon General of the United States	Janette Nesheiwat
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[REDACTED] Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Dave Weldon	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[REDACTED] Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Mehmet Oz	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Food and Drug Administration
[REDACTED] Commissioner of Food and Drugs	Marty Makary	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
National Institutes of Health
[REDACTED] Director of the National Institutes of Health	Jay Bhattacharya	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Department of Homeland Security

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Homeland Security	Kristi Noem	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security	Troy Edgar
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Rodney Scott	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol	Mike Banks
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Caleb Vitello	January 20, 2025
U.S. Secret Service
Director of the U.S. Secret Service	Sean Curran	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Scott Turner	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Department of the Interior

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of the Interior	Doug Burgum	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of the Interior	Katharine MacGregor

Department of Justice

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Attorney General	Pam Bondi	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Attorney General	Todd Blanche
Solicitor General	D. John Sauer
Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division)	Gail Slater
Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division)	Harmeet Dhillon
Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Policy)	Aaron Reitz
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General	Emil Bove	January 20, 2025
Chief of Staff to the Attorney General	Chad Mizelle
Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division)	Leo Terrell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation	Kash Patel	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
United States Attorneys
U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of New York	Jay Clayton	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
U.S. Attorney for the E.D. of New York	Joseph Nocella Jr.

Department of Labor

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Labor	Lori Chavez-DeRemer	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Labor	Keith Sonderling

Department of State

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of State	Marco Rubio	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of State	Christopher Landau
Deputy Secretary of State (Management and Resources)	Michael Rigas
Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment)	Jacob Helberg
Chief of Protocol	Monica Crowley
Counselor of the Department of State	Michael Needham	January 20, 2025
Director of Policy Planning	Michael Anton
Spokeswoman for the Department of State	Tammy Bruce
Ambassadors to foreign states
Ambassador to Argentina	Peter Lamelas	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Ambassador to Austria	Arthur Fisher
Ambassador to the Bahamas	Herschel Walker
Ambassador to Belgium	Bill White
Ambassador to Canada	Pete Hoekstra
Ambassador to Chile	Brandon Judd
Ambassador to China	David Perdue
Ambassador to Colombia	Dan Newlin
Ambassador to Croatia	Nicole McGraw
Ambassador to the Dominican Republic	Leah Campos
Ambassador to Denmark	Ken Howery
Ambassador to France	Charles Kushner
Ambassador to Estonia	Roman Pipko
Ambassador to Greece	Kimberly Guilfoyle
Ambassador to the Holy See	Brian Burch
Ambassador to Ireland	Edward Sharp Walsh
Ambassador to Israel	Mike Huckabee
Ambassador to Italy	Tilman Fertitta
Ambassador to Japan	George Edward Glass
Ambassador to Luxembourg	Stacey Feinberg
Ambassador to Malta	Somers Farkas
Ambassador to Mexico	Ronald D. Johnson
Ambassador to the Netherlands	Joe Popolo
Ambassador to Panama	Kevin Marino Cabrera
Ambassador to Portugal	John Arrigo
Ambassador to Spain	Benjamin Leon
Ambassador to Sweden	Christine Toretti
Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein	Callista Gingrich
Ambassador to Turkey	Tom Barrack
Ambassador to the United Kingdom	Warren Stephens
Ambassador to Uruguay	Lou Rinaldi
Ambassadors to international organizations
Ambassador to the Organization of American States	Leandro Rizutto Jr.	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Ambassador to the United Nations	Elise Stefanik
Permanent Representative to NATO	Matthew Whitaker
Special envoys, representatives, and coordinators
Special Ambassador to Hollywood	Mel Gibson	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Sylvester Stallone
	John Voight
Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs	Adam Boehler
Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions	Richard Grenell	January 20, 2025
Special Envoy for Latin America	Mauricio Claver-Carone
Special Envoy for Middle East	Steve Witkoff
Deputy Special Envoy for Middle East	Morgan Ortagus
Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia	Keith Kellogg
Special Envoy for the United Kingdom	Mark Burnett

Department of Transportation

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Transportation	Sean Duffy	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Steven G. Bradbury
Federal Railroad Administration
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration	David Fink	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Department of the Treasury

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of the Treasury	Scott Bessent	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury	Michael Faulkender
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy)	Ken Kies
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Treasury	Daniel Katz	January 20, 2025
Senior Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury	Alexandra Preate
Director of Policy Planning	Hunter McMaster
Internal Revenue Service
Commissioner of Internal Revenue	Billy Long	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Department of Veterans Affairs

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Doug Collins	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Paul R. Lawrence
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Memorial Affairs)	Sam Brown

Independent intelligence agencies

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Director of National Intelligence	Tulsi Gabbard	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Central Intelligence Agency

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	John Ratcliffe	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Other independent agencies

Agency for Global Media

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
[REDACTED] Director of Voice of America	Kari Lake	TBD

Environmental Protection Agency

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Lee Zeldin	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	David Fotouhi

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency	Bill Pulte	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Jared Isaacman	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Office of Personnel Management

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Director of the Office of Personnel Management	Scott Kupor	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Small Business Administration

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Kelly Loeffler	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Bill Briggs
Chief Counsel for Advocacy	Casey B. Mulligan
Assistant Administrator for Disaster Recovery and Resilience	Chris Stallings

Social Security Administration

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration	Frank Bisignano	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Independent Commissions

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Federal Communications Commission
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission	Brendan Carr	January 20, 2025
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission	Olivia Trusty	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Federal Trade Commission
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission	Andrew N. Ferguson	January 20, 2025
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission	Mark Meador	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission	Paul S. Atkins	Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Withdrawn candidates

Office	Nominee	Announced	Withdrawn
Attorney General	Matt Gaetz	November 13, 2024	November 21, 2024
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration	Chad Chronister	December 1, 2024	December 3, 2024

Reception

On November 14, 2024, Reuters characterized Trump's nominations thus far as rewarding loyalists, with some nominees having notably few qualifications for their proposed job.

As of November 25, 2024, a CBS News poll found 59% of Americans approve of the presidential transition.

See also

• List of ambassadors nominated by Donald Trump (2025–2029)

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v t e First Trump administration personnel
v t e Cabinet and cabinet-level Office Name Term Office Name Term Secretary of State Mike Pompeo 2018–2021 Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin 2017–2021 Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller (acting) 2020–2021 Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen (acting) 2020–2021 Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt 2019–2021 Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue 2017–2021 Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross 2017–2021 Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia 2019–2021 Secretary of Health and   Human Services Alex Azar 2018–2021 Secretary of Housing and Urban   Development Ben Carson 2017–2021 Secretary of Transportation Steven G. Bradbury (acting) 2021–2021 Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette 2019–2021 Secretary of Education Mick Zais (acting) 2021–2021 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie 2018–2021 Secretary of Homeland Security Pete Gaynor (acting) 2021–2021 Vice President Mike Pence 2017–2021 White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows 2020–2021 Director of the Office of Management and   Budget Russell Vought 2020–2021 Administrator of the Environmental   Protection Agency Andrew R. Wheeler 2019–2021 Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft 2019–2021 Administrator of the Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza 2020–2021 Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer 2017–2021 Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe 2020–2021 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel 2018–2021 Below solid line: Held Cabinet-level rank although not automatically part of the Cabinet. See also: Cabinet of Donald Trump
v t e Executive Office of the President Office Name Term Office Name Term White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus 2017 National Security Advisor Michael Flynn 2017 John F. Kelly 2017–19 H. R. McMaster 2017–18 Mick Mulvaney 2019–20 John Bolton 2018–19 Mark Meadows 2020–21 Robert C. O'Brien 2019–21 Principal Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh 2017 Deputy National Security Advisor K. T. McFarland 2017 Kirstjen Nielsen 2017 Ricky L. Waddell 2017–18 James W. Carroll 2017–18 Mira Ricardel 2018 Zachary Fuentes 2018–19 Charles Kupperman 2019 Emma Doyle 2019–20 Matthew Pottinger 2019–21 Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Rick Dearborn 2017–18 Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert 2017–18 Chris Liddell 2018–21 Doug Fears 2018–19 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joe Hagin 2017–18 Peter J. Brown 2019–20 Daniel Walsh 2018–19 Julia Nesheiwat 2020–21 Anthony M. Ornato 2019–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Strategy Dina Powell 2017–18 Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine 2018–19 Nadia Schadlow 2018 Dan Scavino 2020–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Middle East and North African Affairs Victoria Coates 2019–20 Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway 2017–20 White House Communications Director Sean Spicer 2017 Steve Bannon 2017 Michael Dubke 2017 Johnny DeStefano 2018–19 Anthony Scaramucci 2017 Hope Hicks 2020–21 Hope Hicks 2017–18 Derek Lyons 2020–21 Bill Shine 2018–19 Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning Jared Kushner 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20 Senior Advisor, Policy Stephen Miller 2017–21 White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer 2017 Senior Advisor, Economic Issues Kevin Hassett 2020 Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017–19 Advisor Ivanka Trump 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20 Director, Public Liaison George Sifakis 2017 Kayleigh McEnany 2020–21 Johnny DeStefano 2017–18 Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017 Justin R. Clark 2018 Raj Shah 2017–19 Steve Munisteri 2018–19 Hogan Gidley 2019–20 Timothy Pataki 2019–21 Brian R. Morgenstern 2020–21 Director, Intergovernmental Affairs Justin R. Clark 2017–18 Director, Strategic Communications Hope Hicks 2017 Douglas Hoelscher 2019–21 Mercedes Schlapp 2017–19 Director, National Economic Council Gary Cohn 2017–18 Alyssa Farah 2020 Larry Kudlow 2018–21 Director, Social Media Dan Scavino 2017–19 Chair, Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett 2017–19 Director, Legislative Affairs Marc Short 2017–18 Tomas J. Philipson 2019–20 Shahira Knight 2018–19 Tyler Goodspeed 2020–21 Eric Ueland 2019–20 Chair, Domestic Policy Council Andrew Bremberg 2017–19 Amy Swonger 2020–21 Joe Grogan 2019–20 Director, Political Affairs Bill Stepien 2017–18 Brooke Rollins 2020–21 Brian Jack 2019–21 Director, National Trade Council Peter Navarro 2017–21 Director, Presidential Personnel Johnny DeStefano 2017–18 White House Counsel Don McGahn 2017–18 Sean E. Doocey 2018–20 Emmet Flood 2018 John McEntee 2020–21 Pat Cipollone 2018–21 Director, Management & Administration Marcia L. Kelly 2017–18 White House Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley 2017–19 Monica J. Block 2018–21 Matthew J. Flynn 2019 White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter 2017–18 Kristan King Nevins 2019–21 Derek Lyons 2018–21 Personal Aide to the President John McEntee 2017–18 Director, Science & Technology Policy Kelvin Droegemeier 2019–21 Jordan Karem 2018 Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios 2019–21 Nicholas Luna 2018–19 Director, Management & Budget Mick Mulvaney 2017–19 Director, Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller 2017 Russell Vought 2019–21 Jordan Karem 2017–19 Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent 2018–20 Madeleine Westerhout 2019 United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer 2017–21 Nicholas Luna 2019–21 Director, National Drug Control Policy James W. Carroll 2018–21 Chief of Staff to the First Lady Lindsay Reynolds 2017–20 Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Mary Neumayr 2018–21 Stephanie Grisham 2020–21 Chief of Staff to the Vice President Josh Pitcock 2017 White House Social Secretary Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd 2017–21 Nick Ayers 2017–19 White House Chief Usher Angella Reid† 2017 Marc Short 2019–21 Timothy Harleth 2017–21 Special Representative, International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz 2019–21 Physician to the President Ronny Jackson† 2017–18 COVID-19 Medical Advisors Deborah Birx 2020–21 Sean Conley 2018–21 Anthony Fauci 2020–21 Director, White House Military Office Keith Davids 2017–21 Scott Atlas 2020–21 † Remained from previous administration.
v t e Office of the Vice President Position Appointee Chief of Staff to the Vice President Marc Short Counsel to the Vice President Matt Morgan Counselor to the Vice President Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison Sarah Makin Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications Jarrod Agen Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President Jen Pavlik Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President Policy Director to the Second Lady Sara Egeland National Security Adviser to the Vice President Andrea Thompson Position Appointee Chief of Staff to the Second Lady Kristan King Nevins Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President Mike Boisvenue Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Daris Meeks Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Press Secretary to the Vice President Marc Lotte Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President Director of Legislative Affairs Jonathan Hiler Director of Communications for the Second Lady Kara Brooks

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