One of President Barack Obama’s New Year’s resolutions seems to be making his nominations to fill out his Cabinet. A few veterans of the Obama administration have already announced they will keep their posts, but be prepared for some fresh faces as well.

And because all of this turnover can be confusing, we’ve decided to break it down for you.

Introducing: the new (and old) faces of Obama’s Cabinet (which Human Events has already deemed them Obama’s Cabinet  of Cronies.)

Secretary of State

Out: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton, Obama’s former opponent in the 2oo8 Democratic presidential primary, was appointed as Secretary of State at the beginning of Obama’s first term. She plans to step down as Secretary of State early this year. She is favorited as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 2016.

IN: John Kerry

Barack Obama has nominated 2004 presidential nominee Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) to be the next Secretary of Defense. Kerry currently chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – the same committee he must coincidentally be confirmed before his nomination can be put to vote before the entire Senate, where he must receive 51 votes to be confirmed.

Secretary of the Treasury

OUT: Timothy Geithner

When Timothy F. Geithner announced earlier this month he was leaving his post as Treasury Secretary, Obama said he got on his knees and begged Geithner to stay. “When the history books are written, Timothy Geithner is going to go down as one of our finest Secretaries of the Treasury,” Obama said at a press conference last week. Geithner planned on leaving the Cabinet even if Congress hadn’t settled on a deal to raise the debt ceiling. As Treasury Secretary, Geithner played a major part in the fiscal cliff negotiations.

IN: Jack Lew

Obama has nominated current White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew as Geithner’s successor. One red flag that’s been raised since his nomination is Lew’s poor handwriting, as his signature will be displayed on all bills printed during his tenure as Treasury Secretary if he’s approved for the Cabinet position.

Attorney General

NO CHANGE: Eric Holder

Eric Holder is expected to stay on in his post as Attorney General. Holder became the first African American to serve as Attorney General when he was sworn in back in 2009. Congress found Holder in contempt last summer after he refused to hand over documents connected to the “Fast and Furious”operation in which the U.S. allowed 2,000 guns to be illegally sold in order to catch Mexican drug cartels. Holder was excused from providing further documentation on his role in this scandal by Obama himself after an internal investigation into the matter placed all the blame on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

 Secretary of Health and Human Services

NO CHANGE: Kathleen Sebelius

Looks like Kathleen Sebelius is here to stay too. The former governor of Kansas has been charged with the execution of Obamacare, the most important parts of which are scheduled to take effect at the beginning of next year.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

IN: Eric Shinseki

Obama’s resident four-star general Erick Shinseki will also stay on as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, a White House official reported.

Secretary of Defense

OUT: Leon Panetta

Leon Panetta came on as the CIA Director at the beginning of the Obama administration, but became the Secretary of Defense 2011 after then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates retired. He announced he would leave his post after Obama’s re-election.

IN: Chuck Hagel 

President Barack Obama has nominated Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. While Hagel identifies himself as a “moderate” Republican, Obama rocked the boat among Demorcrats and Republicans with this nomination. When serving as a Senator serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Hagel said the “Jewish lobby intimidated lawmakers.” “This is an in your face nomination by the president to all of us who are supportive of Israel,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), told CNN.

Secretary of Agriculture

NO CHANGE: Thomas J. Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack has also opted not to leave his post.

Secretary of Commerce

 OUT: John Bryson

John Bryson resigned from the post in June. Bryson reportedly had a seizure in California while driving that caused him to hit two cars in two separate accidents. Bryson explained in his letter of resignation to the President that he thought the accident was a distraction from the economy. The President has not officially nominated anyone to fill his post though Bryson left the administration six months ago.

IN (FOR NOW): Rebecca Blank

It is still unclear who will fill the post this term, but Rebecca Blank became the Acting Secretary of Commerce when Secretary John Bryson stepped down last June. Before she became the Acting Secretary, Dr. Blank was the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. She served as the Acting Secretary of Commerce once before from August through October 2011 after Secretary Gary Lock stepped down before Bryson was confirmed.

Labor Secretary

OUT: Hilda Solis

Hilda Solis submitted her resignation to the President last week. Before becoming Secretary of Labor in 2009, Solis served as a U.S. Congresswoman from California for eight years. President Obama has not officially or unofficially nominated anyone for this position yet.

Secretary of the Interior

OUT: Ken Salazar

The White House announced Salazar’s resignation early Wednesday morning. He will be returning to his home in Colorado. More than 20,000 people have already signed a petition demanding his resignation for “destroying the wild horse species as a whole.” When a Colorado reporter asked Salazar questions about the wild horse population on Election Day last year, Salazar reportedly threatened him. Witnesses heard the Cabinet member say, “I’ll punch you out.” Salazar has since apologized.

No one has been nominated for this position at this time.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

NO CHANGE: Shaun L.S. Donovan

No word on whether or not Shaun Donovan will continue on in his current role, but Obama did recently appoint Donovan to head the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, which could take months or years to complete, making it unlikely that the Napoleon Dynamite look-alike will be leaving his job anytime soon.

SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

NO CHANGE: Ray Lahood

Ray Lahood announced back in 2011 that he would be leaving his post after Obama’s first term for opportunities in the private sector, but he has since hinted that he may stay on in this position. Lahood is the only Republican in the currently Cabinet. (He would be one of two if Hagel is confirmed.) LaHood served as a U.S. Congressman from Illinois until he assumed his position as Secretary of Transportation in 2009.

SECRETARY OF ENERGY

NO CHANGE: Steven Chu

Steven Chu has not announced whether he will stay on as Secretary of Energy or not. If he was going to resign, however, its likely he would have done so in the midst of the Solyndra scandal, in which  the Department of Energy loaned $527 million to the now-bankrupt solar energy company and wasted half a billion dollars of taxpayers’ money.

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

 NO CHANGE: Arne Duncan

Arne Duncan will stay on as secretary of education, Politico reports. He has served in this role since the beginning of Obama’s first term. Duncan now has the tough job of figuring out how to fulfill the President’s promise that he would make college more affordable for young people.

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 IN: Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano, the former governor of Arizona, will continue on in her role as Secretary of Homeland Security. She became only the fourth person to hold this role when she was confirmed in 2009, as the job was created in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

 Notable Cabinet Level positions

Several other notable Cabinet-level Obama staffers who are not actually in the Cabinet and therefore do not have to be confirmed by the Senate are also leaving. Obama has nominated White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew to Secretary of Treasury. Sources have confirmed Obama will nominate Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough to replace Lew as chief of staff. Meanwhile, controversial EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has resigned. Obama has not yet named a success to Jackson’s post.

And while, Joe Biden was recently reelected along side Obama to the office of the Vice Presidency, many Americans are still holding out hope that the quirky VP will become also become a reality TV star in the near future.

This piece has been updated with additional information.