Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States

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The Under Secretary of Commerce of the United States is a senior leadership role within the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for overseeing major economic, trade, and business-related policies and programs.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government position
under secretary position
appointedBy President of the United States
appointedFor term at the pleasure of the President
belongsTo Cabinet-level department
category United States Department of Commerce officials
United States under secretaries
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
employer United States Department of Commerce
governmentBranch Executive branch of the United States government
hasDuty advising the Secretary of Commerce on economic and trade matters
coordinating departmental policies related to commerce and trade
representing the Department of Commerce in interagency economic policy processes
hasRank senior executive position
hasScope business and industry support programs
international trade policy
national economic policy
inception 20th century
isModeledOn under secretary positions in other U.S. departments
isPartOf United States Executive Branch
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalForm public office
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
nominatedBy President of the United States
officeHolderOf United States Department of Commerce
partOf United States Department of Commerce
positionHeldIn United States federal civil service
reportsTo United States Secretary of Commerce
requires Senate advice and consent
responsibleFor business-related programs within the U.S. Department of Commerce
economic policy within the U.S. Department of Commerce
implementation of major commerce policies
oversight of key bureaus of the Department of Commerce
trade policy within the U.S. Department of Commerce
sector business development
economic policy
trade policy
subordinateTo United States Secretary of Commerce
workLocation Herbert C. Hoover Building

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alan S. Boyd ("Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation")
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. ("United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation")
James Baker ("Under Secretary of Commerce")
William C. Foster
positionHeld

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