United States Secretary of Commerce
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The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary reports directly to the president and is a statutory member of Cabinet of the United States. The secretary is appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The secretary of commerce is concerned with promoting American businesses and industries; the department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce".[2]
United States Secretary of Commerce | |
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United States Department of Commerce | |
Style | Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | President of the United States |
Seat | Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | President of the United States with United States Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 15 U.S.C. § 1501 |
Precursor | Secretary of Commerce and Labor |
Formation | March 5, 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-05) |
First holder | William C. Redfield |
Succession | Tenth[1] |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Commerce |
Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
Website | Commerce.gov |
Until 1913, there was one secretary of commerce and labor, uniting this department with the United States Department of Labor, which is now headed by a separate United States secretary of labor.[3]
Secretary of Commerce is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule[4] with an annual salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.[5]
The current secretary of commerce is former Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo, who was sworn in on March 3, 2021.