Trump Names Longtime Adviser Dan Scavino to Key Personnel Position

Scavino is expected to lead the office in charge of researching candidates and presenting them to the Senate for confirmation.

White House deputy chief of Staff Dan Scavino sits in the Situation Room as they monitor the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, at the White House on June 21, 2025. Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty Images

One of President Donald Trump’s longtime advisers, Dan Scavino, is going to be in charge of selecting and appointing key positions within the executive branch, Trump said in an announcement early on Oct. 12.

“I am pleased to announce that the great Dan Scavino, in addition to remaining Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, will head the White House Presidential Personnel Office, replacing Sergio Gor, who did a wonderful job in that position, and will now become the Ambassador to India,” Trump said in a post to TruthSocial.