[Right-wing Librarian]

If Rex is nominated to be SOS, and Bolton for Deputy SOS, why does the Senate have to confirm the Deputy SOS? Isn’t that a #2 position? How many ranks require Senate confirmation?

[Theoria]

No, I made the comment for any future SOS position. I was out of the loop on Bolton being Deputy pick, which does not need Senate confirm, afaik.

[markomalley]

If Rex is nominated to be SOS, and Bolton for Deputy SOS, why does the Senate have to confirm the Deputy SOS? Isn’t that a #2 position? How many ranks require Senate confirmation?

See the Plum Book.

According to the above, the following are confirmed:

• Secretary
• Chief of Protocol
• Deputy Secretary
• Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
• Ambassador for HIV/AIDS affairs
• Ambassador for Women's Affairs
• Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
• Legal Assistant
• Assistant Sec'y for Intelligence and Research
• Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy
• Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
• Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
• Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism
• Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
• Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom.
• Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement.
• Ambassador-At-Large for Combating and Monitoring Trafficking in Persons.
• Under Secretary for Political Affairs
• etc

There's a whole lot of appointees that must be confirmed, in other words.