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Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Secretary of Commerce |
![]() Wilbur Ross[1] |
February 28, 2017 (Confirmed February 27, 2017, 72–27)[2] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Deputy Secretary of Commerce |
![]() Karen Dunn Kelley[3] |
November 29, 2017 | November 29, 2018 |
November 29, 2018 (Confirmed November 28, 2018, 62–38)[4] |
January 20, 2021 | ||
![]() General Counsel of Commerce |
Vacant | ||
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs) |
Vacant | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Administration) |
![]() Tom Gilman[5] |
January 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Economic Development) |
![]() John Fleming[6] |
March 15, 2019 (Confirmed March 7, 2019, 67–30)[7] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Global Markets) |
![]() Ian Steff[8] |
TBD (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote) |
|
![]() Director General of the United States Commercial Service | |||
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Security) |
Vacant | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Analysis) |
![]() Nazakhtar Nikakhtar |
April 3, 2018 (Confirmed March 19, 2018, voice vote) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Enforcement and Compliance) |
Jeffrey L. Kessler[9] | April 11, 2019 (Confirmed April 3, 2019, voice vote) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration) |
![]() Richard Ashooh[10] |
September 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
July 16, 2020 |
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere) |
Vacant | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Environmental Observation and Prediction) |
![]() Neil Jacobs |
March 2, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere) |
![]() Timothy Gallaudet[11] |
October 25, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (Intellectual Property) |
![]() Andrei Iancu[12] |
February 8, 2018 (Confirmed February 5, 2018, 94–0)[13] |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office | |||
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (Standards and Technology) |
![]() Walter Copan |
October 16, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) |
January 20, 2021 |
![]() Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | |||
United States Census Bureau | |||
![]() Director of the Census |
![]() Steven Dillingham[14] |
January 7, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
January 20, 2021 |
Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Director of Policy and Strategic Planning |
![]() Earl Comstock |
January 30, 2017 | March 2, 2020 | [15] |
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs) |
![]() Karen Dunn Kelley |
September 22, 2017 | November 28, 2018 | |
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration) |
![]() Mira Ricardel |
September 11, 2017 | May 14, 2018 | Left to become the deputy national security advisor under John R. Bolton. |
![]() Under Secretary of Commerce (International Trade) |
![]() Kenneth E. Hyatt |
2016 | January 2018 | |
![]() Gilbert Kaplan |
March 20, 2018 | September 19, 2019 | ||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Communications and Information) |
![]() David Redl |
November 21, 2017 | May 9, 2019 | [16] |
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs) |
![]() Michael Platt Jr. |
October 18, 2017 | May 9, 2019 | |
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Global Markets) |
![]() Elizabeth Erin Walsh |
August 17, 2017 | May 3, 2018 | Walsh was terminated on May 3, 2018 and escorted out of the Department of Commerce headquarters for unknown reasons. An internal investigation was initiated.[17] |
![]() Director General of the United States Commercial Service | ||||
![]() Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration) |
![]() Richard Ashooh |
September 11, 2017 | July 16, 2020 | [18] |
![]() Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Security |
John Costello | January 6, 2021 | Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[19][20] | |
![]() Director of the Minority Business Development Agency |
![]() Chris Garcia |
May 22, 2017 | February 27, 2018 | The Washington Post reported that Garcia was one of four Department of Commerce appointees who departed over issues with their security clearance. However, Garcia stated in a brief interview that he had planned to leave the agency for several weeks.[21] |
![]() Deputy Director of the Minority Business Development Agency |
May 22, 2017 | February 27, 2018 | ||
![]() Director of the United States Census Bureau |
![]() John H. Thompson |
August 8, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | |
![]() Ron S. Jarmin |
June 30, 2017 | January 7, 2019 |
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