Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs

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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs
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Incumbent
Jonathan Blum (Acting)
since March 7, 2025 [1]
Office of Legislative Affairs
Style The Honorable
Reports to Secretary of the Treasury
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
Nominator President of the United States
FormationMay 18, 1972
First holder James E. Smith
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Salary$155,500 (2010) [2]
Website Official website

The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs is the head of the Office of Legislative Affairs in the United States Department of the Treasury. The role may be signed as Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs. The office "advises the Secretary on congressional relations matters in order to assist in the formulation of policy and determining the overall direction of the Department. [It] serves as the principal contact and coordinator for all Department interaction with the Congress and the Congressional Relations offices in the White House and other Departments and agencies." [3]

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The position was created on May 18, 1972 during the Nixon administration, with the original title of Deputy Under Secretary for Congressional Relations. [4] The title was changed to Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs before the second officeholder was nominated. [5]

According to U.S. statute, there are ten Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. [6] The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs reports directly to the United States Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs

NameAssumed officeLeft office President appointed by Secretary served under
James E. Smith 19721973 Richard Nixon
William L. Gifford 19731974 Richard Nixon
Frederick L. Webber [7] 1974September 1, 1975 Richard Nixon
Harold F. Eberle, Jr. [8] 19751977 Gerald Ford William E. Simon
Gene E. Godley 19771981 Jimmy Carter
W. Dennis Thomas 19811984 Ronald Reagan
Bruce E. Thompson, Jr. 19841986 Ronald Reagan
J. Michael Hudson 19861987 Ronald Reagan
John K. Meagher 19871989 Ronald Reagan
Bryce L. Harlow 19891991 George H.W. Bush
Mary Catherine Sophos 19911993 George H.W. Bush
Michael B. Levy [9] 19931995 Bill Clinton Lloyd Bentsen
Linda Lee Robertson 19952000 Bill Clinton
Ruth Martha Thomas 20002001 Bill Clinton
John Duncan [10] March 9, 2001August 22, 2005 George W. Bush Paul O'Neill, John W. Snow
Kevin Fromer [11] August 22, 2005January 20, 2009 George W. Bush John W. Snow, Henry Paulson
Kim N. Wallace [12] 20092011 Barack Obama Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner
Alastair M. Fitzpayne [13] 20122014 [14] Barack Obama Timothy Geithner, Jack Lew
Anne E. Wall [15] 20152016 [16] Barack Obama Jack Lew
Drew Maloney [17] August 2017June 11, 2018 Donald Trump Steven Mnuchin
Brian McGuire [18] September 2019March 2020 Donald Trump Steven Mnuchin
Jonathan Davidson November 15, 2021August 12, 2023 [19] Joe Biden Janet Yellen
Corey Tellez (Acting) [20] August 12, 2023March 7, 2025 Joe Biden Janet Yellen
Jonathan Blum (Acting)March 7, 2025Incumbent Donald Trump Scott Bessent

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References

  1. ↑ https://mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/us-treasury-department-announces-new-appointments-202538/
  2. ↑ "David Samuel Cohen". Search Federal Pay. Feds Data Center. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Legislative Affairs". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Department of the Treasury, A National Historic Landmark. United States Department of the Treasury. 1972. p. 31. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Vol. 10. National Archives. January 7, 1974. p. 502. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ 31 U.S.C. § 301(e)
  7. ↑ "Webber profile". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  8. ↑ Eberle obituary
  9. ↑ Michael B. Levy profile Archived September 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Nomination Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Profile from Livingston Group Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Washington Business Journal article, LinkedIn
  12. ↑ Treasury Dept. press release
  13. ↑ Bloomberg News Article
  14. ↑ Paletta, Damian (29 October 2014). "Burwell Picks Treasury Aide Fitzpayne for HHS Chief of Staff". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  16. ↑ "Anne Wall to Duberstein, Frank to Mercury, Moultrie to SBD, Knuti to UFCW". Politico. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  17. ↑ Wilson, Megan R. (20 June 2018). "Former top Treasury official to head private equity group". The Hill. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Brian McGuire". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  19. ↑ https://www.gao.gov/fedvacancy/23320
  20. ↑ https://home.treasury.gov/about/offices/legislative-affairs
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