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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Commerce by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of February 7, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 18 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have a nominee, and 1 appointment has been made that does not require Senate confirmation.[1]
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Incumbent Tenure
Vice presidential campaigns Published works
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Color key
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Leadership
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Gina Raimondo |
March 3, 2021[2]
(Confirmed March 2, 2021, 84–15)[RC 1] |
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Don Graves |
May 14, 2021[3]
(Confirmed May 13, 2021, 89–7)[RC 2] |
— |
Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretary
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Leslie Kiernan |
June 15, 2021[4]
(Confirmed June 10, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1] |
— |
— |
Alan Davidson |
January 14, 2022[5]
(Confirmed January 11, 2022, 60–31)[RC 3] |
— |
— |
Susie Feliz |
September 6, 2022
(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)[V 2] |
— |
— |
TBA | — | — |
— |
Alejandra Castillo |
August 13, 2021[6]
(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3] |
— |
— |
Jeremiah Jones |
September 30, 2023 | — |
TBA | – | — |
Office of Economic Affairs
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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TBA | – | – | |
Jed Kolko[7] |
April 19, 2022
(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[V 4] |
February 2, 2024[8] | |
Robert Santos |
January 5, 2022[9]
(Confirmed November 4, 2021, 58–35)[RC 4] |
— |
Office of Industry and Security
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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— |
Alan Estevez[10] |
April 19, 2022
(Confirmed March 31, 2022 by voice vote)[V 5] |
— |
— |
Thea Kendler[11] |
December 15, 2021[12]
(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[V 6] |
— |
— |
Matthew Axelrod |
January 3, 2022[13]
(Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 7] |
— |
Office of International Trade
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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— |
Marisa Lago[7] |
December 28, 2021[14]
(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)[V 8] |
— |
— |
TBA | – | – |
Lisa Wang[10] |
January 6, 2022
(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)[V 9] |
February 7, 2024 | |
— |
Grant Harris[15] |
April 19, 2022[16]
(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[V 10] |
— |
— |
Arun Venkataraman[17] |
April 25, 2022[18]
(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[V 11] |
— |
Office of Oceans & Atmosphere and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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— |
Rick Spinrad[19] |
June 22, 2021[20]
(Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote)[V 12] |
— |
— |
Jainey K. Bavishi[11] |
January 17, 2023
(Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote)[V 13] |
— |
— |
Michael C. Morgan[21] |
July 19, 2022
(Confirmed July 14, 2022 by voice vote)[V 14] |
— |
Other Under Secretaries
Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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Kathi Vidal[22] |
April 19, 2022
(Confirmed April 5, 2022 by voice vote)[V 15] |
— |
— |
TBA | – | – |
Donald R. Cravins |
August 15, 2022
(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)[V 16] |
January 12, 2024[23] | |
— |
Laurie E. Locascio[24] |
April 19, 2022
(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[V 17] |
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Withdrawn nominations
Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Viquar Ahmad[25] | August 18, 2021 | January 3, 2023 |
See also
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
- List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
Notes
Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Gina Marie Raimondo, of Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Commerce)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Donet Dominic Graves, Jr., of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Alan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information)". US Senate. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census)". US Senate. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- Confirmations by voice vote
- ^ "PN248 — Leslie B. Kiernan — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. June 10, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "PN1862 - Nomination of Susie Feliz for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "PN490 - Nomination of Alejandra Y. Castillo for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 14, 2021.
- ^ "PN1538 — Jed David Kolko — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "PN870 — Alan F. Estevez — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "PN943 — Thea D. Rozman Kendler — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "PN1047 — Matthew S. Axelrod — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "PN1158 — Maria Louise Lago — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "PN1003 — Lisa W. Wang — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "PN1539 — Grant T. Harris — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "PN1520 — Arun Venkataraman — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "PN439 - Nomination of Richard W. Spinrad for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "PN1540 — Jainey Kumar Bavishi — Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "PN1674 - Nomination of Michael Cottman Morgan for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "PN1326 — Katherine Vidal — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "PN2062 - Nomination of Donald R. Cravins for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "PN1545 — Laurie E. Locascio — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
References
- ^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Gina M. Raimondo". U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Don Graves Sworn-in As Deputy Secretary of Commerce". U.S. Department of Commerce. May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Leslie Kiernan Sworn In As General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce". U.S. Department of Commerce. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "NTIA Announces Additions to Senior Leadership under Assistant Secretary Davidson". National Telecommunications and Information Administration. United States Department of Commerce. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Alejandra Y. Castillo Sworn in as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development". U.S. Economic Development Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". whitehouse.gov. The White House. September 13, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ @JedKolko (February 1, 2024). "Personal jobs report! Tomorrow is my last day at @CommerceGov. I am so grateful to @POTUS and @SecRaimondo for the chance to serve as Under Secretary for Economic Affairs. My colleagues at Team OUSEA,@uscensusbureau, and @BEA_News inspired me every day. Thank you!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Robert Santos". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations". The White House. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "President Biden Announces Three Key Nominations". The White House. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Thea D. Rozman Kendler". LinkedIn. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Axelrod, Matthew (January 3, 2022). "Thanks to President Biden, Secretary Raimondo, and the United States Senate, I am honored to be the next Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security". LinkedIn. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Marisa Lago". United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Grant Harris". International Trade Administration. United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Announces More Key Administration Nominations". The White House. May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Arun Venkataraman". International Trade Administration. United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Richard W. Spinrad sworn in as NOAA administrator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". www.noaa.gov. June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D." U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Diplomatic and Agency Nominees". The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. October 26, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Minority Business Development Agency Announces Departure of Don Cravins Jr. as First-Ever Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development". US Department of Commerce. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". The White House. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations". The White House. August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.