Treasurer of the United States

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The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal government office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction United States monetary system
appointedBy President of the United States
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the United States Senate
country United States of America
hasAbbreviation Treasurer of the United States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Treasurer, U.S.
hasAuthorityOver design and issuance of certain U.S. coins and currency (in coordination with other officials)
hasConstituency people of the United States
hasDomain monetary policy implementation (operational aspects of currency and coinage)
hasDuty advising on matters related to coinage and currency
public representation on issues related to U.S. currency
hasHistoricalFunction management of the Treasury cash balance (historically)
signing United States currency
hasInception 1775
hasLegalBasis United States federal law
hasOfficeType non‑cabinet level position
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOfficialWebsite https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/treasurer-of-the-united-states
hasPrecursor Treasurer of the United States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Treasurer of the United Colonies
hasResponsibilityArea currency distribution policy (in coordination with the Federal Reserve System)
currency production security (in coordination with relevant bureaus)
hasScope national
hasStyle The Honorable
hasTermLength serves at the pleasure of the President
isDistinctFrom Chair of the Federal Reserve
Secretary of the Treasury
isPartOf executive branch of the United States
surface form: executive branch of the United States government
isRegulatedBy United States Code
isSymbolizedBy signature on U.S. currency
isWrittenOn Federal Reserve Note
surface form: United States Federal Reserve Notes
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
memberOf senior leadership of the United States Department of the Treasury
officeHolderRole Treasurer
oversees United States coinage
United States paper currency
partOf United States Department of the Treasury
reportsTo Secretary of the Treasury
responsibleFor custody of United States gold reserves (historically)
oversight of coinage production policy
oversight of currency production policy
oversight of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
oversight of the United States Mint
safekeeping of United States government funds (historically)
seat Washington, D.C.
signatureAppearsOn United States paper money

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Treasury Act of 1789 definesDutiesOf Treasurer of the United States
Treasury Act of 1789 establishesOffice Treasurer of the United States
Treasurer of the United States hasAbbreviation Treasurer of the United States self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treasurer, U.S.
Treasurer of the United States hasPrecursor Treasurer of the United States self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treasurer of the United Colonies
Michael Hillegas positionHeld Treasurer of the United States
Michael Hillegas positionHeld Treasurer of the United States
this entity surface form: Treasurer of the United States of America