← Chronicle · Succession · January 20, 2025

Susie Wiles Becomes White House Chief of Staff

Susie Wiles became White House Chief of Staff on January 20, 2025, taking office with the incoming administration on Inauguration Day. The chief of staff is a senior staff appointment made by the President; it carries no Senate confirmation, so there is no confirmation vote to record for this entry.

The mission that started here is the management of the White House itself — the gatekeeping, scheduling, and staff discipline of the second Trump administration — the file this chronicle tracks through the roster record, where Wiles remains the incumbent chief of staff.

Sources: Trump Team Report roster audit, research cluster C (Tier 3–4 source map, banked 2026-10-18): Wiles, Chief of Staff — incumbent since Jan 20, 2025.