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Cabinet of the United States
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Cabinet of the United States
The
Cabinet of the United States
is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the
executive branch
of the
federal government of the United States
, who are generally the heads of the
federal executive departments
. The existence of the Cabinet dates back to the first
President of the United States
,
George Washington
, who appointed a Cabinet of four people:
Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
;
Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
;
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
; and
Attorney General
Edmund Randolph
to advise him and to assist him in carrying out his duties.
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