Powell, DOE's Abraham, Education's Paige, Agriculture's Veneman to Leave Cabinet
Continuing the reshuffling of his Cabinet, President Bush has accepted resignations of the heads of four more federal departments, including Secretary of State Colin Powell and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, the White House said. Also among those resigning are Education Secretary Rod Paige and Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. With the previously announced resignations of Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Donald Evans, there will be changes atop six of the 15 Cabinet departments.
At a Nov. 15 briefing, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said Bush accepted the resignations three days earlier. McClellan said the Cabinet heads would "work to continue their jobs until their replacements are confirmed by the Senate."