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Typically a junior Secretary does not attend, simply because of the concept of a Designated Survivor, should some disaster befall Washington while the vast majority of administration officials and members of Congress are gathered in one place.

In 2014, it was Energy Secretary Stephen Chu.

In 2015, it was Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.

In 2016, it was Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, but President Pro Tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch also watched the address as a legislative designate, already 3rd-in-line for succession. This duo was again selected for President Trump's inauguration in 2017.

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One is always left out in case an incident happens. It rotates each time.

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Secretary of the Interior

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