Department of Commerce

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-2000. Internet, www.doc.gov.

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Donald L. Evans

Chief of Staff Alison P. Kaufman

Counselor to the Secretary (vacancy)

Assistant to the Secretary and John M. Ackerly

Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning

Director, Office of White House Aimee S. Fleischer

Liaison

Director, Executive Secretariat Fred L. Schwien

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Samuel W. Bodman

Director, Office of Small and T.J. Garcia

Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Chief Information Officer Thomas N. Pyke, Jr.

Deputy Chief Information Officer Karen Hogan

General Counsel Theodore W. Kassinger

Deputy General Counsel Jane T. Dana

Assistant General Counsel for Barbara S. Fredericks

Administration

Assistant General Counsel for Michael A. Levitt

Legislation and Regulation

Assistant General Counsel for Joan B. Maginnis

Finance and Litigation

Chief Financial Officer and Otto J. Wolff

Assistant Secretary for Administration

Deputy Assistant Secretary for (vacancy)

Administration

Director for Security Richard Yamamoto

Deputy Director for Security (vacancy)

Director, Office of Budget Barbara A. Retzlaff

Deputy Director (vacancy)

Director for Management and John J. Phelan III

Organization

Director, Office of Civil Rights Suzan J. Aramaki

Deputy Director (vacancy)

Director for Executive Budgeting and Robert F. Kugelman

Assistance Management

Director for Financial Management James L. Taylor

and Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Director for Human Resources Deborah Jefferson

Management

Deputy Director (vacancy)

Director for Administrative Services Denise L. Wells, Acting

Deputy Director James M. Andrews

Director for Acquisition Management Michael S. Sade

Assistant Secretary for Legislative Brenda L. Becker

and Intergovernmental Affairs

Director for Legislative Affairs Karen Swanson-Woolf

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Brett Palmer

Trade Legislation

Director for Intergovernmental Elizabeth Dial

Affairs

Inspector General Johnnie E. Frazier

Deputy Inspector General Edward L. Blansitt

Assistant Inspector General for Michael Sears

Auditing

Assistant Inspector General for Anthony D. Mayo

Investigations

Assistant Inspector General for Judith J. Gordon

Systems Evaluation

Assistant Inspector General for Jill A. Gross

Inspections and Program Evaluations

Assistant Inspector General for Jessica Rickenbach

Administration

Director, Office of Public Affairs Ron Ronjean

Deputy Directors Lisa Camooso, Patricia Woodward

Press Secretary Trevor Francis

Director, Office of Business Liaison Travis G. Thomas

Deputy Directors Jennifer Andberg, Brad Hester

ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-2309

Assistant Secretary for Economic David A. Sampson

Development

Deputy Assistant Secretary David Bearden

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Mary C. Pleffner

Administrative Officer

ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-3727

Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Kathleen B. Cooper

Deputy Under Secretary (vacancy)

Associate Under Secretary for Kim White

Management

Associate Under Secretary for E.R. Gregory

Communications

Chief Economist Keith Hall

Director, Bureau of the Census Charles L. Kincannon

Director, Bureau of Economic J. Steven Landefeld

Analysis

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-2721

Under Secretary for Industry and Kenneth I. Juster

Security

Deputy Under Secretary Karan K. Bhatia

Assistant Secretary for Export James J. Jochum

Administration

Assistant Secretary for Export Lisa A. Prager, Acting

Enforcement

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-3917

Under Secretary for International Grant D. Aldonas

Trade

Deputy Under Secretary Timothy J. Hauser

Assistant Secretary for Import Faryar Shirzad

Administration

Assistant Secretary for Market William H. Lash III

Access and Compliance

Assistant Secretary for Trade Linda M. Conlin

Development

Assistant Secretary and Director Maria Cino

General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Chief Financial Officer and Linda Cheatham

Director of Administration

Chief Information Officer Renee Macklin

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-5061. Internet, www.mbda.gov.

National Director, Minority Business Ronald N. Langston

Development Agency

Deputy Director (vacancy)

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-2985. Internet, www.noaa.gov.

Under Secretary for Oceans and Vice Adm. Conrad C. Atmosphere Lautenbacher, Jr., USN

(Ret.)

Assistant Secretary for Oceans James R. Mahoney

and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Timothy R.E. Keeney

Oceans and Atmosphere

Deputy Under Secretary for (vacancy)

Oceans and Atmosphere

Chief Scientist (vacancy)

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Sonya G. Stewart

Administrative Officer

Assistant Administrator for William T. Hogarth

Fisheries Service

Assistant Administrator for Jamison S. Hawkins, Ocean Services and Acting

Coastal Zone Management

Assistant Administrator for Gregory W. Withee

Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

Assistant Administrator for John J. Kelly, Jr.

Weather Service

Assistant Administrator for Louisa Koch, Acting

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-428-1840.

Assistant Secretary for Nancy J. Victory

Communications and Information

Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael D. Gallagher

Chief Counsel Kathy D. Smith

Associate Administrator for Frederick R. Wentland, Spectrum Management Acting

Associate Administrator for Kelly K. Levy

Policy Analysis and Development

Associate Administrator for Robin R. Layton

International Affairs

Associate Administrator for Bernadette A. McGuire-

Telecommunications and Rivera

Information Applications

Associate Administrator for Alan Vincent

Telecommunication Sciences

U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

Phone, 703-305-8341. Internet, www.uspto.gov.

Under Secretary for Intellectual James E. Rogan

Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Deputy Under Secretary and Jon W. Dudas

Deputy Director

Commissioner for Patents Nicholas P. Godici

Commissioner for Trademarks Anne H. Chasser

TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202-482-1575

Under Secretary for Technology Phillip J. Bond

Deputy Under Secretary Benjamin H. Wu

Assistant Secretary for Bruce P. Mehlman

Technology Policy

Director, National Institute of Arden L. Bement, Jr.

Standards and Technology

Director, National Technical Ronald E. Lawson

Information Service

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The Department of Commerce encourages, serves, and promotes the Nation's international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement. The Department provides a wide variety of programs through the competitive free enterprise system. It offers assistance and information to increase America's competitiveness in the world economy; administers programs to prevent unfair foreign trade competition; provides social and economic statistics and analyses for business and government planners; provides research and support for the increased use of scientific, engineering, and technological development; works to improve our understanding and benefits of the Earth's physical environment and oceanic resources; grants patents and registers trademarks; develops policies and conducts research on telecommunications; provides assistance to promote domestic economic development; and assists in the growth of minority businesses.

The Department was designated as such by act of March 4, 1913 (15 U.S.C.

1501), which reorganized the Department of Commerce and Labor, created by act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501), by transferring all labor activities into a new, separate Department of Labor.

Office of the Secretary

Secretary The Secretary is responsible for the administration of all functions and authorities assigned to the Department of Commerce and for advising the President on Federal policy and programs affecting the industrial and commercial segments of the national economy. The Secretary is served by the

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offices of Deputy Secretary, Inspector General, General Counsel, and the Assistant Secretaries of Administration, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Public Affairs. Other offices whose public purposes are widely administered are detailed below.

Business Liaison The Office of Business Liaison directs the business community to the offices and policy experts who can best respond to their needs by promoting proactive, responsive, and effective outreach programs and relationships with the business community. It also informs the Secretary and Department officials of the critical issues facing the business community, informs the business community of Department and administration initiatives and priorites, as well as information regarding Department resources, policies, and programs, and provides general assistance to the business community.

For further information, call 202-482-1360.

Economics and Statistics Administration

The Under Secretary for Economic Affairs advises the Secretary and other Government officials on matters relating to economic developments and forecasts and on the development of macroeconomic and microeconomic policy. The Under Secretary, as Administrator of the Economics and Statistics Administration, exercises general supervision over the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Current economic data are available to the public through the STAT-

USA Web site (Internet, www.stat-usa.gov), the National Trade Data...

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