Secretary of the Treasury

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United States Cabinet position federal executive position

The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position → federal executive position →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States →
chiefFinancialOfficerOf	United States federal government →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
headOf	United States Department of the Treasury →
legalBasis	Act of Congress → United States Constitution Article II →
lineOfSuccessionPosition	fifth in the United States presidential line of succession →
memberOf	United States National Economic Council → United States National Security Council →
oversees	Bureau of the Fiscal Service → Financial Crimes Enforcement Network → Internal Revenue Service → Office of Foreign Assets Control → Office of the Comptroller of the Currency → United States Department of the Treasury → federal finances of the United States → federal tax policy → management of the public debt of the United States → production of U.S. currency and coinage →
participatesIn	formulation of the federal budget → international economic negotiations →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States →
positionEstablished	1789 →
principalEconomicAdvisorTo	President of the United States → United States government →
rank	presidential line of succession →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
represents	United States in G20 finance ministers meetings → United States in G7 finance ministers meetings → United States in international financial institutions →
responsibleFor	advising on economic policy → combating financial crimes → enforcing federal finance and tax laws → formulating domestic financial policy → formulating international financial policy → implementing economic sanctions → issuing Treasury securities → managing federal borrowing → managing federal cash balances →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
style	Madam Secretary → Mr. Secretary →
symbol	Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury →
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the President →

Referenced by (87)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albert Gallatin ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Alexander Hamilton ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Alexander J. Dallas ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Andrew W. Mellon ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Carter Glass ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Douglas Dillon ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Henry Morgenthau Jr. ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → James Baker ("67th United States Secretary of the Treasury") → James Baker ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Janet Yellen ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → John Connally ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Levi Woodbury ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Oliver Wolcott Jr. ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Salmon P. Chase ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Thomas Ewing ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → William E. Simon ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	positionHeld
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy → Assistant Secretary of the Treasury → Commissioner of Internal Revenue → Comptroller of the Treasury ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") → Federal Insurance Office → General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury → Internal Revenue Service ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") → Office of Financial Research ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") → Office of Financial Stability (historical) → Office of the General Counsel (U.S. Department of the Treasury) → Office of the Secretary of the Treasury → TIGTA → Treasurer of the United States → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration → Under Secretary for Domestic Finance → Under Secretary for International Affairs →	reportsTo
Federal Insurance Office → Office of Domestic Finance → Office of Financial Markets → Office of International Tax Counsel → Office of Tax Legislative Counsel → Office of Tax Policy → Office of the General Counsel (U.S. Department of the Treasury) → Office of the General Counsel (U.S. Department of the Treasury) ("Treasury senior leadership") →	advises
General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury → Office of International Affairs → Office of Thrift Supervision ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Office of the Secretary of the Interior (within the Department of the Treasury) → Revenue Marine Service → United States Mint →	subordinateTo
Mr. Secretary ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → Mr. Secretary →	appliesToOffice
Funding Act of 1790 ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → establishment of the First Bank of the United States ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") →	officeHeldByProposer
United States Department of the Treasury ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") → United States Department of the Treasury ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	position
Independent Treasury System →	administeredBy
Chapter 31 – Public Debt →	appliesTo
Madam Secretary →	appliesToPosition
Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	associatedWith
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	boardMember
Financial Stability Oversight Council ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") →	chairperson
First United States Congress ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") →	createdOffice
Financial Stability Oversight Council ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	currentChairTitle
Treasury Act of 1789 →	definesDutiesOf
Treasury Act of 1789 →	definesRoleOf
Presidential Succession Act ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	definesSuccessionPosition
Federal Reserve Note →	designApprovedBy
Treasury Act of 1789 →	establishesOffice
Board of Treasury →	followedBy
Bureau of the Fiscal Service ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	formedBy
Assumption Act implementation ("U.S. Secretary of the Treasury") →	governmentOfficeOrTitle
Emergency Banking Act →	grantedPowerTo
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury →	hasHead
Homeland Security Council of the United States ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") →	hasMember
Mellon family ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	hasPoliticalRole
United States in G20 finance ministers meetings ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	hasPrimaryRepresentativeRole
United States in G7 finance ministers meetings ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	hasRepresentative
Treasury Act of 1789 →	headOfCreatedDepartment
Financial Stability Oversight Council ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") →	includesMember
Treasurer of the United States →	isDistinctFrom
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy →	isSubordinateTo
Report on Public Credit ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	officeHeldByAuthor
Third Report on the Public Credit ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	officeOfAuthor
Washington administration →	positionFilled
Alexander Hamilton's First Report on the Public Credit ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	positionHeldByAuthor
Board of Treasury →	replacedBy
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	supportsOffice
Mr. Secretary ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	traditionalFor
Madam Secretary ("United States Secretary of the Treasury") →	usedForOffice
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level) ("Secretary of the Treasury of the United States") →	worksWith