United States Secretary of Commerce

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The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry; the Department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce." Until 1913 there was one Secretary of Commerce and Labor, uniting this department with the Department of Labor, which is now headed by a separate Secretary of Labor. The Office of the Secretary contains a De... more
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  • Jan 20, 1981
  • Jul 25, 1987
  • Jul 21, 2000
  • Jan 19, 2001
  • Jan 1997
  • Jun 2000
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  • 2000
  • Mar 26, 2009
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  • Mar 16, 2009
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