Obama Appointees

Gary Locke
Position: Secretary Confirmed: March 25, 2009

Terry D. Garcia
Position: Deputy Secretary Announced: May 13, 2011

Eric L. Hirschhorn
Position: Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Confirmed: March 27, 2010

Rebecca M. Blank
Position: Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Confirmed: May 21, 2009

Francisco "Frank" J. Sanchez
Position: Under Secretary for International Trade Confirmed: March 27, 2010

Jane Lubchenco
Position: NOAA Administrator Confirmed: March 19, 2009

April Boyd
Position: Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Confirmed: April 29, 2009

Cameron F. Kerry
Position: General Counsel Confirmed: May 21, 2009

Scott Quehl
Position: Assistant Secretary for Administrator and Chief Financial Officer Confirmed: Dec. 24, 2009

Kevin Wolf
Position: Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

David W. Mills
Position: Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

John Fernandez
Position: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Confirmed: Sept. 10, 2009

Robert M. Groves
Position: Director of Census Bureau Confirmed: July 13, 2009

Paul Piquado
Position: Assistant Secretary for Import Administration Announced: March 3, 2011

Michael C. Camunez
Position: Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance Confirmed: Sept. 16, 2010

Nicole Yvette Lamb-Hale
Position: Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

Suresh Kumar
Position: Assistant Secretary and Director General of U.S. Foreign Commercial Services Confirmed: Feb. 11, 2010

Lawrence E. Strickling
Position: Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Confirmed: June 25, 2009

David Kappos
Position: Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009

Todd J. Zinser
Position: Inspector General Confirmed: Dec. 19, 2007

Patrick M. Gallagher
Position: Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Confirmed: Nov. 5, 2009

Scott Doney
Position: Chief Scientist Nominated: Aug. 5, 2010

Larry Robinson
Position: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Conservation and Management, NOAA Confirmed: May 6, 2010

Kathryn D. Sullivan
Position: Assistant Secretary for Observation and Prediction Confirmed: April 14, 2011

Resigned

Dennis F. Hightower
Position: Deputy Secretary Resigned: Aug. 27, 2010

No Action Taken

• Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere