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 Phillip J. Bond
Counselor to the Secretary (vacancy)
Assistant to the Secretary and Donald Trigg
Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
Director, Office of White House Lori J. Raad
Liaison
Director, Executive Secretariat Tracy B. McKibben
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, Acting
General Counsel Theodore W. Kassinger
Deputy General Counsel Margaret Wilson
Assistant General Counsel for Barbara S. Fredericks
Administration
Assistant General Counsel for Michael A. Levitt
Legislation and Regulation
Assistant General Counsel for (vacancy)
Finance and Litigation
Chief Financial Officer and Otto J. Wolff
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Deputy Assistant Secretary for (vacancy)
Administration
Director for Security Thomas J. de Seve, Acting
Deputy Director for Security (vacancy)
Director, Office of Budget Barbara A. Retzlaff
Deputy Director Samuel Calderon
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 Acting
Deputy Director Deborah Jefferson
Director for Administrative Services Denise L. Wells, Acting
Deputy Director James M. Andrews, Acting
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 Christopher S. Furlow
Intergovernmental
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 (vacancy)
Compliance and Administration
Director, Office of Public Affairs Mary M. Crawford
Deputy Directors Emily B. Kertz, Patricia Woodward
Press Secretary Trevor Francis
Director, Office of Business Liaison Travis G. Thomas
Deputy Director Brad Hester
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 Lee Price
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
Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230
Phone, 202-482-2721
Under Secretary for Export Kenneth I. Juster
Administration
Deputy Under Secretary (vacancy)
Assistant Secretary for Export James J. Jochum
Administration
Assistant Secretary for Export Michael J. Garcia
Enforcement
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230
Phone, 202-482-3809
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
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 Administrator Timothy R. E. Keeney
for Oceans and Atmosphere
Deputy Under Secretary for Scott B. Gudes
Oceans and Atmosphere
Chief Scientist (vacancy)
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Sonya G. Stewart
Administrative Officer
Assistant Administrator for William Hogarth
Fisheries Service
Assistant Administrator for Margaret Davidson, 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 David L. Evans
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 Val M. O'Day, Acting
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 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 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 This office develops and promotes a cooperative working relationship and ensures effective communication between the Department of Commerce and the business community. It also promotes business involvement in departmental
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policymaking and program development, and provides technical assistance to businesses that desire help in dealing with the Government.
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 Bank,
and the Economic Bulletin Board.
Bureau of the Census
The Bureau of the Census was established as a permanent office by act of March 6, 1902 (32 Stat. 51). The major functions of the Bureau are authorized by the Constitution, which provides that a census of population shall be taken every 10 years, and by laws codified as title
13 of the United States Code. The law also provides that the information collected by the Bureau from...
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