Department_of_Commerce_appointments_by_Joe_Biden

List of Department of Commerce appointments by Joe Biden

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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^[update], 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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[Raimondo-3] [R 1]
"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Gina Marie Raimondo, of Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Commerce)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[Graves-5] [R 2]
"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Donet Dominic Graves, Jr., of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[Davidson-9] [R 3]
"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Alan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information)". US Senate. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[Santos-17] [R 4]
"On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census)". US Senate. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

[Kiernan-7] [V 1]
"PN248 — Leslie B. Kiernan — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. June 10, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

[Feliz-10] [V 2]
"PN1862 - Nomination of Susie Feliz for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[Castillo-12] [V 3]
"PN490 - Nomination of Alejandra Y. Castillo for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 14, 2021.

[Kolko-14] [V 4]
"PN1538 — Jed David Kolko — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[Estevez-19] [V 5]
"PN870 — Alan F. Estevez — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

[Kendler-22] [V 6]
"PN943 — Thea D. Rozman Kendler — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

[Axelrod-24] [V 7]
"PN1047 — Matthew S. Axelrod — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[Lago-26] [V 8]
"PN1158 — Maria Louise Lago — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

[Wang-27] [V 9]
"PN1003 — Lisa W. Wang — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

[Harris-30] [V 10]
"PN1539 — Grant T. Harris — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[Venkataraman-33] [V 11]
"PN1520 — Arun Venkataraman — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[Spinrad-36] [V 12]
"PN439 - Nomination of Richard W. Spinrad for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[Bavishi-37] [V 13]
"PN1540 — Jainey Kumar Bavishi — Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[Morgan-39] [V 14]
"PN1674 - Nomination of Michael Cottman Morgan for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[Vidal-41] [V 15]
"PN1326 — Katherine Vidal — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

[Cravins-42] [V 16]
"PN2062 - Nomination of Donald R. Cravins for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[Locascio-45] [V 17]
"PN1545 — Laurie E. Locascio — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

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"Gina M. Raimondo". U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[4] [3]
"Don Graves Sworn-in As Deputy Secretary of Commerce". U.S. Department of Commerce. May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[6] [4]
"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.

[8] [5]
"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.

[11] [6]
"Alejandra Y. Castillo Sworn in as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development". U.S. Economic Development Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[September_13-13] [7]
"President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". whitehouse.gov. The White House. September 13, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[15] [8]
@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.

[16] [9]
"Robert Santos". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[July_13-18] [10]
"President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations". The White House. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[July_28-20] [11]
"President Biden Announces Three Key Nominations". The White House. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[21] [12]
"Thea D. Rozman Kendler". LinkedIn. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[23] [13]
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.

[25] [14]
"Marisa Lago". United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[28] [15]
"President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

[29] [16]
"Grant Harris". International Trade Administration. United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[31] [17]
"President Biden Announces More Key Administration Nominations". The White House. May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[32] [18]
"Arun Venkataraman". International Trade Administration. United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[34] [19]
"Richard W. Spinrad sworn in as NOAA administrator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration". www.noaa.gov. June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

[35] [20]
"Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D." U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[38] [21]
"President Biden Announces Key Diplomatic and Agency Nominees". The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[40] [22]
"President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. October 26, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[43] [23]
"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.

[44] [24]
"President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". The White House. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[whitehouse.gov-46] [25]
"President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations". The White House. August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

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Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Secretary of Commerce	Gina Raimondo	March 3, 2021^[2] (Confirmed March 2, 2021, 84–15)^{[RC 1]}	—
— Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Don Graves	May 14, 2021^[3] (Confirmed May 13, 2021, 89–7)^{[RC 2]}	—

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— General Counsel of Commerce	Leslie Kiernan	June 15, 2021^[4] (Confirmed June 10, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 1]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Communications and Information) & Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration	Alan Davidson	January 14, 2022^[5] (Confirmed January 11, 2022, 60–31)^{[RC 3]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs)	Susie Feliz	September 6, 2022 (Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 2]}	—
— Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Administration)	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Economic Development) & Administrator of the Economic Development Administration	Alejandra Castillo	August 13, 2021^[6] (Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 3]}	—
— Director of the National Technical Information Service	Jeremiah Jones	September 30, 2023	—
— Inspector General of Commerce	TBA	–	—

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs)	TBA	–	–
— Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs)	Jed Kolko^[7]	April 19, 2022 (Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 4]}	February 2, 2024^[8]
— Director of the United States Census Bureau	Robert Santos	January 5, 2022^[9] (Confirmed November 4, 2021, 58–35)^{[RC 4]}	—

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Security) & Head of the Bureau of Industry and Security	Alan Estevez^[10]	April 19, 2022 (Confirmed March 31, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 5]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration)	Thea Kendler^[11]	December 15, 2021^[12] (Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 6]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Enforcement)	Matthew Axelrod	January 3, 2022^[13] (Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 7]}	—

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Commerce (International Trade) & Administrator of the International Trade Administration	Marisa Lago^[7]	December 28, 2021^[14] (Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 8]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Enforcement and Compliance)	TBA	–	–
	Lisa Wang^[10]	January 6, 2022 (Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 9]}	February 7, 2024
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Analysis)	Grant Harris^[15]	April 19, 2022^[16] (Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 10]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Global Markets) & Director General of the United States Commercial Service	Arun Venkataraman^[17]	April 25, 2022^[18] (Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 11]}	—

Department_of_Commerce_appointments_by_Joe_Biden

List of Department of Commerce appointments by Joe Biden

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Leadership

Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretary

Office of Economic Affairs

Office of Industry and Security

Office of International Trade

Office of Oceans & Atmosphere and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Other Under Secretaries

Withdrawn nominations

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Notes

References

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Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere) & Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Rick Spinrad^[19]	June 22, 2021^[20] (Confirmed June 17, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 12]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere) and Deputy Administrator of NOAA	Jainey K. Bavishi^[11]	January 17, 2023 (Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 13]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Environmental Observation and Prediction)	Michael C. Morgan^[21]	July 19, 2022 (Confirmed July 14, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 14]}	—

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of Commerce (Intellectual Property) & Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office	Kathi Vidal^[22]	April 19, 2022 (Confirmed April 5, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 15]}	—
— Under Secretary of Commerce (Minority Business Development) & Director of the Minority Business Development Agency	TBA	–	–
	Donald R. Cravins	August 15, 2022 (Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 16]}	January 12, 2024^[23]
— Under Secretary of Commerce (Standards and Technology) & Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology	Laurie E. Locascio^[24]	April 19, 2022 (Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 17]}	—