Commerce Department
Obama Appointees
| Gary Locke |
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| Position: Secretary
Confirmed: March 25, 2009 |
| Dennis F. Hightower |
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| Position: Deputy Secretary
Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009 |
| Rebecca M. Blank |
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| Position: Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
Confirmed: May 21, 2009 |
| Francisco "Frank" J. Sánchez |
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| Position: Under Secretary for International Trade
Nominated: April 20, 2009 |
| Jane Lubchenco |
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| Position: NOAA Administrator
Confirmed: March 19, 2009 |
| April Boyd |
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| Position: Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Confirmed: April 29, 2009 |
| Cameron F. Kerry |
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| Position: General Counsel
Confirmed: May 21, 2009 |
| Scott Quehl |
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| Position: Assistant Secretary for Administrator and Chief Financial Officer
Nominated: Oct. 16, 2009 |
| John Fernandez |
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| Position: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
Confirmed: Sept. 10, 2009 |
| Robert M. Groves |
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| Position: Director of Census Bureau
Confirmed: July 13, 2009 |
| Suresh Kumar |
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| Position: Assistant Secretary and Director General of U.S. Foreign Commercial Services
Nominated: Oct. 29, 2009 |
| Lawrence E. Strickling |
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| Position: Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
Confirmed: June 25, 2009 |
| David Kappos |
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| Position: Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Confirmed: Aug. 7, 2009 |
| Patrick M. Gallagher |
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| Position: Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Confirmed: Nov. 5, 2009 |
| Eric L. Hirschhorn |
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| Position: Under Secretary for Export Administration
Announced: Sept. 14, 2009 |
Choices at a Glance
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- Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
- Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement
- Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
- Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance
- Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
- Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
- Inspector General
- Chief Scientist
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