Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets

The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Development is a senior official in the United States Department of the Treasury who heads a portfolio of the department's offices on international financial services issues, trade and investment policy, banking and securities, and U.S. relations with multilateral development banks.[2][3]

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Development
Flag of an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
since January 13, 2022
Department of the Treasury
StyleThe Honorable
Reports toUnder Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
NominatorPresident of the United States
Constituting instrumentForeign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
FormationJuly 26, 2007
First holderNeel Kashkari
Salary$155,500 (2010)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The position was created on July 26, 2007, as part of the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. The position has changed names twice: it was originally called Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, then later changed to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets and Development, before settling on its current name.

The Assistant Secretary is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The position is currently held by Alexia Latortue.

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury for International Trade and Development

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Name Assumed office Left office President appointed by Secretary served under
Neel Kashkari[4] July 2008 May 1, 2009 George W. Bush Henry Paulson
Marisa Lago[5] February 2010[6] January 20, 2017[7] Barack Obama Timothy Geithner
Jack Lew
Heath Tarbert[8] October 10, 2017 July 15, 2019 Donald Trump Steven Mnuchin
Mitchell Silk[9] July 15, 2019 January 20, 2021
Alexia Latortue January 13, 2022 present Joe Biden Janet Yellen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "David Samuel Cohen". Search Federal Pay. Feds Data Center. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ "International Affairs | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-19.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "First-ever hassidic Jew appointed as US assistant secretary". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. ^ "PN1044 — Neel T. Kashkari — Department of the Treasury". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. ^ "PN1010 — Marisa Lago — Department of the Treasury". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. ^ Hearing before the Committee on Finance (PDF). U.S. Senate. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  7. ^ "Lago, Marisa". OpenSecrets.
  8. ^ "PN173 — Heath P. Tarbert — Department of the Treasury". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  9. ^ "Mitchell A. Silk | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-19.