United States Department of Commerce
The Ministry of Commerce of the United States (official United States Department of Commerce) is part of the Federal Government and cares about the needs of the economy - with the aim of promoting their growth. The agency was originally founded on 14 February 1903 as the Ministry of Trade and Labor. In 1913, the area was " working " but spun in the now independent Ministry of Labour.
Organization
The mission of the Department of Commerce is the creation of jobs and securing the standard of living for all citizens of the United States through the development of necessary infrastructure. Economic growth, competitiveness and the continuing positive development on this basis should be ensured. For this purpose, the Authority collects economic and demographic data by the Office of Census to allow economic and political decisions. The Commerce Department will award patents, rights for trademarks ( trademarks ) and assists in the implementation and adoption of industry standards ( standard).
Around 36,000 employees work for the authority, which is headed by the United States Secretary of Commerce, the Trade Minister. Seat of authority is the Herbert C. Hoover Building, an office building in Federal Triangle just a few meters from the White House.
Minister situation 2011 - 2013
Since then, John Bryson had resigned from his post of trade minister in June 2012, was the Department of Commerce in the balance. From June 2012 until the end of May 2013, the Deputy Minister of Commerce Rebecca Blank Bryson under charge of the department as acting as a so-called Acting Secretary of Commerce on. On 2 May 2013, the Hyatt heiress Penny Pritzker of U.S. President Barack Obama was nominated as the new trade minister.
As Rebecca Blank was Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin -Madison on May 31, and the Senate had the nomination Pritzkers not yet confirmed, President Obama was in Cameron Kerry, brother of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, an interim solution. Kerry ran from 1 to 25 June, the Commerce Department - again only provisionally.
On June 25, the U.S. Senate confirmed Pritzkers nomination as Minister of Trade with 97:1 votes. The following day, June 26, 2013, the new Minister Penny Pritzker was taken the oath of office. Cameron Kerry took the post of General Counsel at the Department of Commerce.
Imputed authorities
- Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS)
- Economics and Statistics Administration ( ESA)
- Economic Development Administration ( EDA)
- International Trade Administration (ITA )
- Minority Business Development Agency ( MBDA )
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA)
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA )
- Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
- Technology Administration ( TA)