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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 July 31, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 18 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have a nominee, and 1 appointment has been made that does not require Senate confirmation.[1]

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Leadership

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Secretary of Commerce
Gina Raimondo		 March 3, 2021[2]

(Confirmed March 2, 2021, 84–15)[RC 1]

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Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Don Graves		 May 14, 2021[3]

(Confirmed May 13, 2021, 89–7)[RC 2]

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Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretary

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General Counsel of Commerce
Leslie Kiernan		 June 15, 2021[4]

(Confirmed June 10, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1]

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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]

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Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs)
Susie Feliz		 September 6, 2022

(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)[V 2]

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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]

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Director of the
National Technical Information Service
Jeremiah Jones		 September 30, 2023 —
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Office of Economic Affairs

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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]

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Director of the
United States Census Bureau
Robert Santos		 January 5, 2022[9]

(Confirmed November 4, 2021, 58–35)[RC 4]

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Office of Industry and Security

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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]

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Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Export Administration)
Thea Kendler[11]		 December 15, 2021[12]

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[V 6]

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Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Export Enforcement)
Matthew S. Axelrod		 January 3, 2022[13]

(Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 7]

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Office of International Trade

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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]

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Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Enforcement and Compliance)
Lisa Wang[10]		 January 6, 2022

(Confirmed December 16, 2021 by voice vote)[V 9]

 February 7, 2024

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Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Industry and Analysis)
Grant Harris[15]		 April 19, 2022[16]

(Confirmed April 7, 2022 by voice vote)[V 10]

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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]

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

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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]

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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]

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Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Environmental Observation and Prediction)
Michael C. Morgan[21]		 July 19, 2022

(Confirmed July 14, 2022 by voice vote)[V 14]

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Other Under Secretaries

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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]

 December 16, 2024

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Under Secretary of Commerce
(Minority Business Development) &
Director of the
Minority Business Development Agency
Donald R. Cravins		 August 15, 2022

(Confirmed August 4, 2022 by voice vote)[V 16]

 January 12, 2024[23]

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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]

 December 31, 2024
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Withdrawn nominations

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Chief Financial Officer &
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
(Administration)

 Viquar Ahmad[25] August 18, 2021 January 3, 2023

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Inspector General of Commerce

 Lisa M. Re[26] July 31, 2024 January 3, 2025
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See also

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote
  1. [1]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Gina Marie Raimondo, of Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Commerce)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Donet Dominic Graves, Jr., of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. [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.
  4. [4]
    "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
  1. [1]
    "PN248 — Leslie B. Kiernan — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. June 10, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "PN1862 - Nomination of Susie Feliz for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "PN490 - Nomination of Alejandra Y. Castillo for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. July 14, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "PN1538 — Jed David Kolko — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "PN870 — Alan F. Estevez — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "PN943 — Thea D. Rozman Kendler — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "PN1047 — Matthew S. Axelrod — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  8. [8]
    "PN1158 — Maria Louise Lago — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. [9]
    "PN1003 — Lisa W. Wang — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  10. [10]
    "PN1539 — Grant T. Harris — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  11. [11]
    "PN1520 — Arun Venkataraman — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  12. [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.
  13. [13]
    "PN1540 — Jainey Kumar Bavishi — Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  14. [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.
  15. [15]
    "PN1326 — Katherine Vidal — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  16. [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.
  17. [17]
    "PN1545 — Laurie E. Locascio — Department of Commerce 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

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