The line of succession continues with the Cabinet, beginning with the Secretary of State. As of March, 2009, the US Secretary of State is former First Lady and Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Following the presidential line of succesion, the Secretary of State becomes President, and after that, the Secretary of the Treasury.
He is then allowed to appoint a Vice President.
The Speaker of the House is an office in the House of Representatives. The Speaker is the leader of the House. The leader of the Senate is the President Pro Tempore.
The US presidential line of succession is as follows. After president it is Vice President, or Speaker of House, or President pro tempore of the Senate, or Secretary of State, or Secretary of treasury, secretary of defense, or Attorney General in that order.
The official titles of each presiding officer is: The Senate: Vice President The House of Representatives: Speaker of the House. When the VP is not available, they have a person who is called the President Pro Tempore.
To become the President you must be either: * The President-Elect. * The Vice President when the President dies. * The Speaker of the House when the President and Vice President die, * The President Pro Tempore of the Senate when the President, Vice President and Speaker of the House dies. * The Secretary of State when the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate dies. * etc.