Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson

The Deputy Secretary of Commerce is a high ranking position within the United States Department of Commerce. It was created on December 13, 1979 when President Jimmy Carter sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and nominated Luther H. Hodges, Jr., who then currently held the title of Under Secretary of Commerce. The Deputy Secretary serves as the Department’s chief operating officer, with responsibility for the day-to-day management of its approximately $6.5 billion budget, 13 operating units, and 38,000 employees. In that capacity, the Deputy Secretary is also a member of the President’s Management Council. The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ...

The Deputy Secretary serves as the principal deputy of the Secretary of Commerce in all matters affecting the Department and performs continuing and special duties as the Secretary may assign including, as may be specified by the Secretary, the exercise of policy direction and general supervision over operating units not placed under other Secretarial Officers or other Department officials. In addition, the Deputy Secretary acts as Secretary if the Secretary has died, resigned, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary. The current Deputy Secretary is David A. Sampson, who was nominated by the President on April 1, 2005, and confirmed by the Senate on June 16. The office of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the mid-20th century. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ...

List of Deputy Secretaries of Commerce

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External links

• The official biography of the current Deputy Secretary
• The mission and organization of the Department of Commerce, in which the Deputy Secretary's functions and duties are listed
• Executive order on the line of succession for the Secretary of Commerce