List of Department of Commerce appointments by Donald Trump

Key
	Appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
	Appointees confirmed by the Senate.
	Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
	Appointees serving in an acting capacity.
	Appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
	Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments (first administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Commerce	Wilbur Ross [1]	February 28, 2017 (Confirmed February 27, 2017, 72–27) [RC1 1]	January 20, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Karen Dunn Kelley [2]	November 29, 2018 (Confirmed November 28, 2018, 62–38) [RC1 2]	January 20, 2021
		November 29, 2017	November 29, 2018
	Todd Ricketts	Nomination withdrawn by the President on April 25, 2017 [3]
Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretary
General Counsel of Commerce	Matthew J. Walsh	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [4]
		August 2019	January 20, 2021
	Peter B. Davidson	August 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 1]	August 2019
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Administration)	Tom Gilman [5]	January 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) [V1 2]	January 20, 2021
Chief Financial Officer of Commerce		January 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) [V1 3]	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs)	Daniel Huff	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [6]
	Michael Platt Jr.	October 18, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 4]	May 9, 2019
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Economic Development)	John Fleming [7]	March 15, 2019 (Confirmed March 7, 2019, 67–30) [RC1 3]	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Communications and Information)	David Redl	November 21, 2017 (Confirmed November 7, 2017, voice vote) [V1 5]	May 9, 2019
Director of the Minority Business Development Agency	Chris Garcia	May 22, 2017	February 27, 2018
Office of Economic Affairs
Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs)	Mary A. Toman	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [8]
	Karen Dunn Kelley	September 22, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 6]	November 28, 2018
Director of the Census	Steven Dillingham	January 7, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) [V1 7]	January 20, 2021
	Ron S. Jarmin	June 30, 2017	January 7, 2019
Office of Industry and Security
Under Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Security)	Nazakhtar Nikakhtar	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [9]
	Mira Ricardel	September 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 8]	May 14, 2018
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration)	Richard Ashooh [10]	September 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 9]	July 16, 2020
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Enforcement)	Jeffrey Nadaner	Nomination withdrawn by the President on June 12, 2019 [11]
Office of International Trade
Under Secretary of Commerce (International Trade)	Gilbert Kaplan	March 20, 2018 (Confirmed March 3, 2018, voice vote) [V1 10]	September 19, 2019
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Analysis)	Nazakhtar Nikakhtar	April 3, 2018 (Confirmed March 19, 2018, voice vote) [V1 11]	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Global Markets) and Director General of the United States Commercial Service	Ian Steff	November 2019 (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote) [V1 12]	January 20, 2021
		May 3, 2018	November 2019
	Elizabeth Erin Walsh	August 17, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 13]	May 3, 2018
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Enforcement and Compliance)	Jeffrey I. Kessler	April 11, 2019 (Confirmed April 3, 2019, voice vote) [V1 14]	January 20, 2021
Office of Oceans & Atmosphere and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Under Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere) and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Neil Jacobs	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [12]
		February 25, 2019	January 20, 2021
	Timothy Gallaudet	October 25, 2017	February 24, 2019
	Barry Lee Myers	Nomination withdrawn by the President on December 2, 2019 [13]
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Environmental Observation and Prediction)	Neil Jacobs	March 2, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) [V1 15]	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere)	Timothy Gallaudet [14]	October 25, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) [V1 16]	January 20, 2021
Other Under Secretaries
Under Secretary of Commerce (Intellectual Property)	Andrei Iancu	February 8, 2018 (Confirmed February 5, 2018, 94–0) [RC1 4]	January 20, 2021
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Under Secretary of Commerce (Standards and Technology)	Walter Copan	October 16, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) [V1 17]	January 20, 2021
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Appointments (second administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Commerce	Howard Lutnick [15]	February 21, 2025 (Confirmed February 18, 2025, 51–45) [RC2 1]
	Jeremy Pelter [16]	January 20, 2025	February 21, 2025
Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Paul Dabbar	June 26, 2025 (Confirmed June 25, 2025, 56-40) [RC2 2]
	Jeremy Pelter	February 21, 2025	June 26, 2025
General Counsel of Commerce	Pierre Gentin	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere	Neil Jacobs	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Laura Grimm	March 31, 2025
	Nancy Hann	January 20, 2025	March 31, 2025
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security	Jeffrey I. Kessler	March 20, 2025 [17] (Confirmed March 13, 2025, 54–45) [RC2 3]
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade	William Kimmitt	August 8, 2025 (Confirmed July 29, 2025, 51–47) [RC2 4]
	Trevor Kellogg	January 20, 2025	August 8, 2025
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property	John A. Squires	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Coke Morgan Stewart	January 20, 2025
Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs	Joyce Meyer	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information	Arielle Roth	July 30, 2025 [18] (Confirmed July 23, 2025, 52–41) [RC2 5]
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	Harry Kumar	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director of the United States General Commercial Service	David Fogel
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Exports Administration	Landon Heid
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Exports Enforcement	David Peters
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observations and Prediction	Taylor Jordan
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis	David Rader	Nomination withdrawn by the President on July 17, 2025
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere	Timothy Petty

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)

1. "PN32 - Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. February 27, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
2. "PN2049 - Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. November 28, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
3. "PN278 - John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.senate.gov. March 7, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
4. "PN927 - Andrei Iancu, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. February 5, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)

1. "PN716 - Peter B. Davidson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
2. "PN2344 - Thomas F. Gilman, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. January 2, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
3. "PN2345 - Thomas F. Gilman, of Arizona, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. January 2, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
4. "PN674 - Michael Platt, Jr., of Arkansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
5. "PN476 - David J. Redl, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
6. "PN516 - Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
7. "PN2331 - Steven Dillingham, of Virginia, to be Director of the Census for a term expiring December 31, 2021, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. January 2, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
8. "PN364 - Mira Radielovic Ricardel, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
9. "PN513 - Richard Ashooh, of New Hampshire, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
10. "PN518 - Gilbert B. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. March 3, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
11. "PN1057 - Nazakhtar Nikakhtar, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. March 19, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
12. "PN389 - Ian Paul Steff, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, 116th Congress (2019-2021)". www.congress.gov. November 21, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
13. "PN557 - Elizabeth Erin Walsh, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service,, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
14. "PN1202 - Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 116th Congress (2019-2021)". www.congress.gov. April 3, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
15. "PN1074 - Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. February 15, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
16. "PN897 - Timothy Gallaudet, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. October 5, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
17. "PN1021 - Walter G. Copan, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. October 5, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2025.

Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)

1. "PN11-9 - Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
2. "PN26-12 - Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce , 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. June 25, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
3. "PN22-12 - Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
4. "PN22-13 - William Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
5. "PN22-25 - Arielle Roth, of District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)

References

1. Rappeport, Alan (February 27, 2017). "Wilbur Ross, a Billionaire Investor, Is Confirmed as Commerce Secretary". The New York Times.
2. "Under Secretary Kelley to Perform Nonexclusive Duties of the Deputy Secretary of Commerce" (Press release). November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
3. "PN45 — Todd M. Ricketts — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. April 25, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PN1729 — Michael J. Walsh Jr. — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
5. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved July 27, 2018– via National Archives.
6. "PN2098 — Daniel Huff — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
7. "Trump White House picks John Fleming, former Louisiana congressman, for Commerce post". June 21, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
8. "PN1728 — Mary A. Toman — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
9. "PN612 — Nazak Nikakhtar — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
10. NH1 News. "President Trump to nominate NH businessman Rich Ashooh for Commerce position" . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
11. "PN52 — Jeffrey Nadaner — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. June 12, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
12. "PN1331 — Neil Jacobs — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
13. "PN68 — Barry Lee Myers — Department of Commerce". congress.gov. December 2, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
14. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017– via National Archives.
15. "Trump picks Lutnick to be Commerce secretary". Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
16. "President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions". The White House . January 20, 2025. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
17. U.S. Commerce Dept. [@CommerceGov] (March 20, 2025). "🎉 Commerce welcomes Jeffrey I. Kessler, the newly sworn-in Under Secretary for Industry and Security. Get ready to hit the ground running at @BISgov!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
18. https://www.commerce.gov/about/leadership/arielle-roth