Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Development | |
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Department of the Treasury | |
Style | The Honorable |
Reports to | Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs |
Nominator | President of the United States |
Constituting instrument | Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 |
Formation | July 26, 2007 |
First holder | Neel Kashkari |
Salary | $155,500 (2010) [1] |
Website | Official website |
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]
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.
Name | Assumed office | Left office | President appointed by | Secretary served under |
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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 |
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