The Principal Executive Officers
During Washington's Administration
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Note: Some officeholders held office beyond the terms of Washington's presidency.
| President | George Washington | 30 April 1789-3 March 1797 | |
| Vice President | John Adams | 30 April 1789-3 March 1797 | |
| Secretary of State | Thomas Jefferson | 22 March 1790-31 December 1793 | Commissioned Secretary of State, 26 September 1789; assumed office 22 March 1790; John Jay acting ad interim |
| Edmund Randolph | 2 January 1794-20 August 1795 | ||
| Timothy Pickering | 20 August 1795-12 May 1800 | Acting Secretary of State from 20 August until commissioned, 10 December 1795 | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Alexander Hamilton | 11 September 1789-31 January 1795 | |
| Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | 2 February 1795-31 December 1800 | ||
| Secretary of War | Henry Knox | 12 September 1789-31 December 1794 | |
| Timothy Pickering | 2 January 1795-5 February 1796 | ||
| James McHenry | 6 February 1796-31 May 1800 | Commissioned Secretary of War, 27 January 1796; assumed office 6 February | |
| Attorney General | Edmund Randolph | 2 February 1790-2 January 1794 | Commissioned 26 September 1789; assumed office 2 February 1790 |
| William Bradford | 27 January 1794-23 August 1795 | ||
| Charles Lee | 10 December 1795-3 March 1801 | No incumbent from death of Bradford to appointment of Lee | |
| Postmaster General | Samuel Osgood | 26 September 1789-19 August 1791 | |
| Timothy Pickering | 19 August 1791-2 January 1795 | Commissioned 12 August 1791; assumed office 19 August | |
| Joseph Habersham | 25 February 1795-2 November 1801 |
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