Trump Nominates Replacement for Departing Energy Secretary Rick Perry

Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Dan Brouillette (L) attends a meeting of the "Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas" (III ECPA) in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Sept. 7, 2017. Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters

President Donald Trump, on Oct. 18, announced the replacement for Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whom Trump confirmed the day prior would be departing from the job.

“I want to thank Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for the outstanding job he has done. He will be leaving at the end of the year to pursue other interests. Rick was a great Governor of Texas and a great Secretary of Energy. He is also my friend!” Trump said in a statement on Twitter.