She was confirmed by the Senate on April 10 , 2013.Sally Jewell sails through Senate confirmation , Politico ( Jewell herself is not in the United States Presidential Line of Succession , since she is not a natural born U.S. citizen , but rather achieved her citizenship through naturalization . ) On December 13 , 2016 , President-elect Donald Trump picked Ryan Zinke for the position of Interior Secretary .
Sally Jewell is excluded from the United States Presidential Line of Succession as she achieved her citizenship through naturalization .