This is a list of living former members of the United States Cabinet, meaning living individuals who were confirmed by the Senate and served as Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or Secretary of Homeland Security. This list also includes living individuals who held the former Cabinet positions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and Postmaster General.
This list does not include Cabinet-level positions, such as Vice President of the United States, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Trade Representative.
No Cabinet members of any presidential administration prior to the John F. Kennedy Administration are still living. All original Cabinet members of the Barack Obama Administration are still in office.
The oldest living former cabinet member is William Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor during the John F. Kennedy Administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is Steven C. Preston, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the George W. Bush Administration.
There are currently two living former members of the John F. Kennedy Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Stewart Lee Udall | Secretary of the Interior | January 21, 1961 | November 22, 1963 | January 31, 1920 | 89 years, 349 days | [1] |
William Willard Wirtz | Secretary of Labor | September 25, 1962 | November 22, 1963 | March 14, 1912 | 97 years, 307 days | [1] |
There are currently six living former members of the Lyndon Johnson Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach | Attorney General | January 28, 1965 | September 30, 1966 | January 17, 1922 | 87 years, 363 days | |
William Ramsey Clark | Attorney General | March 10, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | December 18, 1927 | 82 years, 28 days | |
William Marvin Watson | Postmaster General | April 26, 1968 | January 20, 1969 | June 6, 1924 | 85 years, 223 days | [2] |
Stewart Lee Udall | Secretary of the Interior | November 23, 1963 | January 20, 1969 | January 31, 1920 | 89 years, 349 days | |
William Willard Wirtz | Secretary of Labor | November 23, 1963 | January 20, 1969 | March 14, 1912 | 97 years, 307 days | |
Alan Stephenson Boyd | Secretary of Transportation | January 16, 1967 | January 20, 1969 | July 20, 1922 | 87 years, 179 days |
There are currently eleven living former members of the Richard Nixon Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Henry Alfred Kissinger | Secretary of State | September 22, 1973 | August 9, 1974 | May 27, 1923 | 86 years, 233 days | [3] |
George Pratt Shultz | Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Labor |
June 12, 1972 January 22, 1969 |
May 8, 1974 July 1, 1970 |
December 13, 1920 | 89 years, 33 days | |
Melvin Robert Laird | Secretary of Defense | January 22, 1969 | January 29, 1973 | September 1, 1922 | 87 years, 136 days | |
James Rodney Schlesinger | Secretary of Defense | July 2, 1973 | August 9, 1974 | February 15, 1929 | 80 years, 334 days | [3] |
William Bart Saxbe | Attorney General | January 4, 1974 | August 9, 1974 | June 24, 1916 | 93 years, 205 days | [3] |
Walter Joseph Hickel | Secretary of the Interior | January 24, 1969 | November 25, 1970 | August 18, 1919 | 90 years, 150 days | |
Clifford Morris Hardin | Secretary of Agriculture | January 21, 1969 | November 17, 1971 | October 9, 1915 | 94 years, 98 days | |
Peter George Peterson | Secretary of Commerce | February 29, 1972 | February 1, 1973 | June 5, 1926 | 83 years, 255 days | |
Frederick Baily Dent | Secretary of Commerce | February 2, 1973 | August 9, 1974 | August 17, 1922 | 87 years, 151 days | [3] |
James Day Hodgson | Secretary of Labor | July 2, 1970 | February 1, 1973 | December 3, 1915 | 94 years, 43 days | |
James Thomas Lynn | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | February 2, 1973 | August 9, 1974 | February 27, 1927 | 82 years, 322 days | [3] |
There are currently eleven living former members of the Gerald Ford Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Henry Alfred Kissinger | Secretary of State | August 9, 1974 | January 20, 1977 | May 27, 1923 | 86 years, 233 days | |
James Rodney Schlesinger | Secretary of Defense | August 9, 1974 | November 19, 1975 | February 15, 1929 | 80 years, 334 days | |
Donald Henry Rumsfeld | Secretary of Defense | November 20, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | July 9, 1932 | 77 years, 190 days | |
William Bart Saxbe | Attorney General | August 9, 1974 | February 2, 1975 | June 24, 1916 | 93 years, 205 days | |
John Albert Knebel | Secretary of Agriculture | November 4, 1976 | January 20, 1977 | October 4, 1936 | 73 years, 103 days | |
Frederick Baily Dent | Secretary of Commerce | August 9, 1974 | March 26, 1975 | August 17, 1922 | 87 years, 151 days | |
William Julian Usery, Jr. | Secretary of Labor | February 10, 1976 | January 20, 1977 | December 21, 1923 | 86 years, 25 days | |
Forrest David Mathews | Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | August 8, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | December 6, 1935 | 74 years, 40 days | [4] |
James Thomas Lynn | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | August 9, 1974 | February 5, 1975 | February 27, 1927 | 82 years, 322 days | |
Carla Anderson Hills | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | March 10, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | January 3, 1934 | 76 years, 12 days | |
William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. | Secretary of Transportation | March 7, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | July 7, 1920 | 89 years, 192 days |
There are currently thirteen living former members of the Jimmy Carter Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Werner Michael Blumenthal | Secretary of the Treasury | January 23, 1977 | August 4, 1979 | January 3, 1926 | 84 years, 12 days | |
Harold Brown | Secretary of Defense | January 21, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | September 19, 1927 | 82 years, 118 days | |
Benjamin Richard Civiletti | Attorney General | August 16, 1979 | January 19, 1981 | July 17, 1935 | 74 years, 182 days | |
Cecil Dale Andrus | Secretary of the Interior | January 23, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | August 25, 1931 | 78 years, 143 days | |
Robert Selmer Bergland | Secretary of Agriculture | January 23, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | July 22, 1928 | 81 years, 177 days | |
Clara Juanita Morris Kreps | Secretary of Commerce | January 23, 1977 | October 31, 1979 | January 11, 1921 | 89 years, 4 days | |
Freddie Ray Marshall | Secretary of Labor | January 27, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | August 22, 1928 | 81 years, 146 days | |
Joseph Anthony Califano, Jr. | Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | January 25, 1977 | August 3, 1979 | May 15, 1931 | 78 years, 245 days | [4] |
Maurice Edwin Landrieu | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | September 24, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | July 23, 1930 | 79 years, 176 days | |
Neil Edward Goldschmidt | Secretary of Transportation | August 15, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | June 16, 1940 | 69 years, 213 days | |
James Rodney Schlesinger | Secretary of Energy | August 6, 1977 | August 23, 1979 | February 15, 1929 | 80 years, 334 days | |
Charles William Duncan, Jr. | Secretary of Energy | August 24, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | September 9, 1926 | 83 years, 128 days | |
Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler | Secretary of Education | November 30, 1979 | January 20, 1981 | August 24, 1925 | 84 years, 144 days |
There are currently twenty-four living former members of the Ronald Reagan Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. | Secretary of State | January 22, 1981 | July 5, 1982 | December 2, 1924 | 83 years, 44 days | |
George Pratt Shultz | Secretary of State | July 16, 1982 | January 20, 1989 | December 13, 1920 | 89 years, 33 days | |
James Addison Baker III | Secretary of the Treasury | February 4, 1985 | August 17, 1988 | April 28, 1930 | 79 years, 262 days | |
Nicholas Frederick Brady | Secretary of the Treasury | September 15, 1988 | January 20, 1989 | April 11, 1930 | 79 years, 279 days | [5] |
Frank Charles Carlucci III | Secretary of Defense | November 23, 1987 | January 20, 1989 | October 18, 1930 | 79 years, 89 days | |
Edwin A. Meese III | Attorney General | February 25, 1985 | July 5, 1988 | December 2, 1931 | 78 years, 44 days | |
Richard Lewis Thornburgh | Attorney General | August 15, 1988 | January 20, 1989 | July 16, 1932 | 77 years, 183 days | [5] |
James Gaius Watt | Secretary of the Interior | January 23, 1981 | November 8, 1983 | January 31, 1938 | 71 years, 349 days | |
William Patrick Clark | Secretary of the Interior | November 18, 1983 | February 7, 1985 | October 23, 1931 | 78 years, 84 days | |
Donald Paul Hodel | Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Energy |
February 8, 1985 November 5, 1982 |
January 20, 1989 February 7, 1985 |
May 23, 1935 | 74 years, 237 days | |
John Rusling Block | Secretary of Agriculture | 23 January 1981 | 14 February 1986 | February 15, 1935 | 74 years, 334 days | |
Raymond James Donovan | Secretary of Labor | February 4, 1981 | March 15, 1985 | August 31, 1930 | 79 years, 137 days | |
William Emerson Brock III | Secretary of Labor | April 29, 1985 | October 31, 1987 | November 23, 1930 | 79 years, 53 days | |
Ann Dore McLaughlin | Secretary of Labor | December 17, 1987 | January 20, 1989 | November 16, 1941 | 68 years, 60 days | |
Richard Schultz Schweiker | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 22, 1981 | February 3, 1983 | June 1, 1926 | 83 years, 228 days | |
Margaret Mary O'Shaughnessy Heckler | Secretary of Health and Human Services | March 9, 1983 | December 13, 1985 | June 21, 1931 | 78 years, 208 days | |
Otis Ray Bowen | Secretary of Health and Human Services | December 13, 1985 | January 20, 1989 | February 26, 1918 | 91 years, 323 days | |
Andrew Lindsay Lewis, Jr. | Secretary of Transportation | January 23, 1981 | February 1, 1983 | November 3, 1931 | 78 years, 73 days | |
Mary Elizabeth Hanford Dole | Secretary of Transportation | February 7, 1983 | September 30, 1987 | July 29, 1936 | 73 years, 170 days | |
James Horace Burnley IV | Secretary of Transportation | December 2, 1987 | January 30, 1989 | July 30, 1948 | 61 years, 169 days | |
James Burrows Edwards | Secretary of Energy | January 23, 1981 | November 5, 1982 | June 24, 1927 | 82 years, 205 days | |
John Stewart Herrington | Secretary of Energy | February 7, 1985 | January 20, 1989 | May 31, 1939 | 70 years, 229 days | |
William John Bennett | Secretary of Education | February 6, 1985 | September 20, 1988 | July 3, 1943 | 66 years, 196 days | |
Lauro Fred Cavazos, Jr. | Secretary of Education | September 20, 1988 | January 20, 1989 | January 4, 1927 | 83 years, 11 days | [5] |
There are currently nineteen living former members of the George H.W. Bush Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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James Addison Baker III | Secretary of State | January 20, 1989 | August 23, 1992 | April 28, 1930 | 79 years, 262 days | |
Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger | Secretary of State | December 8, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | August 1, 1930 | 79 years, 167 days | |
Nicholas Frederick Brady | Secretary of the Treasury | January 20, 1989 | January 17, 1993 | April 11, 1930 | 79 years, 279 days | |
Richard Bruce Cheney | Secretary of Defense | March 20, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | January 30, 1941 | 68 years, 350 days | |
Richard Lewis Thornburgh | Attorney General | January 20, 1989 | August 15, 1991 | July 16, 1932 | 77 years, 183 days | |
William Pelham Barr | Attorney General | November 26, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | May 23, 1950 | 59 years, 237 days | |
Manuel Lujan, Jr. | Secretary of the Interior | February 3, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | May 12, 1928 | 81 years, 248 days | |
Clayton Keith Yeutter | Secretary of Agriculture | February 16, 1989 | March 1, 1991 | December 10, 1930 | 79 years, 36 days | |
Robert Adam Mosbacher | Secretary of Commerce | January 31, 1989 | January 15, 1992 | March 11, 1927 | 82 years, 310 days | |
Barbara Hackman Franklin | Secretary of Commerce | February 27, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | March 19, 1940 | 69 years, 302 days | |
Mary Elizabeth Hanford Dole | Secretary of Labor | January 25, 1989 | November 23, 1990 | July 29, 1936 | 73 years, 170 days | |
Lynn Morley Martin | Secretary of Labor | February 22, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | December 26, 1939 | 70 years, 20 days | |
Louis Wade Sullivan | Secretary of Health and Human Services | March 1, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | November 3, 1933 | 76 years, 73 days | |
Samuel Knox Skinner | Secretary of Transportation | February 6, 1989 | December 15, 1991 | June 10, 1938 | 71 years, 219 days | |
Andrew Hill Card, Jr. | Secretary of Transportation | February 24, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | May 10, 1947 | 62 years, 250 days | |
James David Watkins | Secretary of Energy | March 1, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | March 7, 1927 | 82 years, 314 days | |
Lauro Fred Cavazos, Jr. | Secretary of Education | January 20, 1989 | December 12, 1990 | January 4, 1927 | 83 years, 11 days | |
Andrew Lamar Alexander | Secretary of Education | March 22, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | July 3, 1940 | 69 years, 196 days | |
Edward Joseph Derwinski | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | March 15, 1989 | September 26, 1992 | September 15, 1926 | 83 years, 122 days |
There are currently twenty-four living former members of the Bill Clinton Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Warren Minor Christopher | Secretary of State | January 20, 1993 | January 17, 1997 | October 27, 1925 | 84 years, 80 days | |
Madeleine Korbel Albright | Secretary of State | January 23, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | May 15, 1937 | 72 years, 245 days | |
Robert Edward Rubin | Secretary of the Treasury | January 11, 1995 | July 2, 1999 | August 29, 1938 | 71 years, 139 days | |
Lawrence Henry Summers | Secretary of the Treasury | July 2, 1999 | January 20, 2001 | November 30, 1954 | 55 years, 46 days | |
William James Perry | Secretary of Defense | February 3, 1994 | January 23, 1997 | October 11, 1927 | 82 years, 96 days | |
William Sebastian Cohen | Secretary of Defense | January 24, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | August 28, 1940 | 69 years, 140 days | |
Janet Reno | Attorney General | March 11, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | July 21, 1938 | 71 years, 178 days | |
Bruce Edward Babbitt | Secretary of the Interior | January 22, 1993 | January 2, 2001 | June 27, 1938 | 71 years, 202 days | |
Alphonso Michael Espy | Secretary of Agriculture | January 22, 1993 | December 31, 1994 | November 30, 1953 | 56 years, 46 days | |
Daniel Robert Glickman | Secretary of Agriculture | March 30, 1995 | January 19, 2001 | November 24, 1944 | 65 years, 52 days | |
Michael Kantor | Secretary of Commerce | April 12, 1996 | January 21, 1997 | August 7, 1939 | 70 years, 161 days | |
William Michael Daley | Secretary of Commerce | January 30, 1997 | July 19, 2000 | August 8, 1948 | 61 years, 160 days | |
Norman Yoshio Mineta | Secretary of Commerce | July 20, 2000 | January 20, 2001 | November 12, 1931 | 78 years, 64 days | |
Robert Bernard Reich | Secretary of Labor | January 22, 1993 | January 10, 1997 | June 24, 1946 | 63 years, 205 days | |
Alexis Margaret Herman | Secretary of Labor | May 1, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | July 16, 1947 | 62 years, 212 days | |
Donna Edna Shalala | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 22, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | February 14, 1941 | 68 years, 335 days | |
Henry Gabriel Cisneros | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 22, 1993 | January 19, 1997 | June 11, 1947 | 62 years, 218 days | |
Andrew Mark Cuomo | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 29, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | December 6, 1957 | 52 years, 40 days | |
Federico Fabian Peña | Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy |
January 21, 1993 March 12, 1997 |
February 14, 1997 June 30, 1998 |
March 15, 1947 | 62 years, 306 days | |
Rodney Earl Slater | Secretary of Transportation | February 14, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | February 23, 1955 | 54 years, 326 days | |
Hazel Reid O'Leary | Secretary of Energy | January 22, 1993 | January 20, 1997 | May 17, 1937 | 72 years, 243 days | |
William Blaine Richardson III | Secretary of Energy | August 18, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | November 15, 1947 | 62 years, 61 days | |
Richard Wilson Riley | Secretary of Education | January 21, 1993 | January 20, 2001 | January 2, 1933 | 77 years, 13 days | |
Togo Dennis West, Jr. | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | May 5, 1998 | July 10, 2000 | June 21, 1942 | 67 years, 208 days |
There are currently thirty-four living former members of the George W. Bush Cabinet.
Name | Position | Joined Administration | Left Administration | Birthdate | Age | Notes |
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Colin Luther Powell | Secretary of State | January 20, 2001 | January 26, 2005 | April 5, 1937 | 72 years, 285 days | |
Condoleezza Rice | Secretary of State | January 26, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | November 14, 1954 | 55 years, 62 days | |
Paul Henry O'Neill | Secretary of the Treasury | January 20, 2001 | December 31, 2002 | December 4, 1935 | 74 years, 42 days | |
John William Snow | Secretary of the Treasury | February 3, 2003 | June 28, 2006 | August 2, 1939 | 70 years, 166 days | |
Henry Merritt Paulson, Jr. | Secretary of the Treasury | July 3, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | March 28, 1946 | 63 years, 293 days | |
Donald Henry Rumsfeld | Secretary of Defense | January 20, 2001 | December 18, 2006 | July 9, 1932 | 77 years, 190 days | |
Robert Michael Gates | Secretary of Defense | December 18, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | September 25, 1943 | 66 years, 112 days | [6] |
John David Ashcroft | Attorney General | February 2, 2001 | February 3, 2005 | May 9, 1942 | 67 years, 251 days | |
Alberto R. Gonzales | Attorney General | February 3, 2005 | September 17, 2007 | August 4, 1955 | 54 years, 164 days | |
Michael Bernard Mukasey | Attorney General | November 9, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | July 28, 1941 | 68 years, 171 days | |
Gale Ann Norton | Secretary of the Interior | January 31, 2001 | March 31, 2006 | March 11, 1954 | 55 years, 310 days | |
Dirk Arthur Kempthorne | Secretary of the Interior | June 7, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | October 29, 1951 | 58 years, 78 days | |
Ann Margaret Veneman | Secretary of Agriculture | January 20, 2001 | January 20, 2005 | June 29, 1949 | 60 years, 200 days | |
Michael Owen Johanns | Secretary of Agriculture | January 21, 2005 | September 20, 2007 | June 18, 1950 | 59 years, 211 days | |
Edward Thomas Schafer | Secretary of Agriculture | January 28, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | August 8, 1946 | 63 years, 160 days | |
Donald Louis Evans | Secretary of Commerce | January 20, 2001 | February 7, 2005 | July 27, 1946 | 63 years, 172 days | |
Carlos Miguel Gutierrez | Secretary of Commerce | February 7, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | November 4, 1953 | 56 years, 72 days | |
Elaine Lan Chao | Secretary of Labor | January 29, 2001 | January 20, 2009 | March 26, 1953 | 56 years, 295 days | |
Tommy George Thompson | Secretary of Health and Human Services | February 2, 2001 | January 26, 2005 | November 19, 1941 | 68 years, 57 days | |
Michael Okerlund Leavitt | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 26, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | February 11, 1951 | 58 years, 338 days | |
Melquíades Rafael Martinez | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 24, 2001 | December 13, 2003 | October 23, 1946 | 63 years, 84 days | |
Alphonso Roy Jackson | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | March 31, 2004 | April 18, 2008 | September 9, 1945 | 64 years, 128 days | |
Steven C. Preston | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | June 5, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | August 4, 1960 | 49 years, 164 days | |
Norman Yoshio Mineta | Secretary of Transportation | January 25, 2001 | July 7, 2006 | November 12, 1931 | 78 years, 64 days | |
Mary E. Peters | Secretary of Transportation | October 17, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | December 4, 1948 | 61 years, 42 days | |
Edward Spencer Abraham | Secretary of Energy | January 20, 2001 | February 1, 2005 | June 12, 1952 | 57 years, 217 days | |
Samuel Wright Bodman III | Secretary of Energy | January 31, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | November 26, 1938 | 71 years, 50 days | |
Roderick Raynor Paige | Secretary of Education | January 20, 2001 | January 20, 2005 | June 17, 1933 | 76 years, 212 days | |
Margaret Spellings | Secretary of Education | January 20, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | November 30, 1957 | 52 years, 46 days | |
Anthony Joseph Principi | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 23, 2001 | January 26, 2005 | April 16, 1944 | 65 years, 274 days | |
Robert James Nicholson | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 26, 2005 | October 1, 2007 | February 4, 1938 | 71 years, 345 days | |
James Benjamin Peake | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | December 20, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | June 18, 1944 | 65 years, 211 days | |
Thomas Joseph Ridge | Secretary of Homeland Security | January 24, 2003 | February 1, 2005 | August 26, 1945 | 64 years, 142 days | |
Michael Chertoff | Secretary of Homeland Security | February 15, 2005 | January 21, 2009 | November 28, 1953 | 56 years, 48 days |
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