This should be of some assistance. :D
Establishment
The first president of the United States, George Washington, quickly
realized the importance of having a cabinet. Amongst his first acts he
persuaded Congress to recognize the departments of Foreign Affairs
(renamed State and given additional powers a few months after its
creation), Treasury, and War. Unlike contemporary European advisors
who were given the title "minister", the heads of these executive
departments would be given the title of "secretary" followed by the
name of their department. Although Washington's cabinet also contained
the position of Attorney General, the Attorney General did not become
the head of the Justice Department until 1870. George Washington's
first cabinet consisted of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State,
Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Knox as
Secretary of War, Edmund Randolph as Attorney General and Samuel
Osgood as Postmaster General.
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