United States Department of the Treasury

The Treasury of the United States of America (official United States Department of the Treasury ) is part of the Federal Government of the State and is responsible for the collection, management and distribution of public revenues. It was established on September 2, 1789 by a resolution of Congress. Headquarters of the Ministry 's Washington, D.C. The building is depicted on the reverse of the 10 dollar bill, the front of which shows the image of Alexander Hamilton.

Organization and agendas

The Ministry of Finance is headed by the Secretary of the Treasury, whose term corresponds to the German Minister of Finance, and the Treasurer of the United States, which takes over as the role of Vice - Minister of Finance. It is divided into twelve departments ( bureaus ), which assume all fiscal tasks. These tasks include the tax, customs, monetary and economic policies that money production and supervision of compliance with the law. The Minister of Finance is the chief adviser to the president on economic issues and responsible for the national and international financial and tax policy of the United States. It monitors the finances of the federal government of the United States and the tax authorities. In his competence today is mainly the coinage. The signature of the treasurer must be the same as those of the Finance Minister, to see any valid bill of the U.S. dollar.

After the formation of the Ministry of Internal Security in 2003, some departments of the Treasury were transferred to other ministries, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF ), the Customs Service and the Secret Service. The Minister of Finance is a member of the Cabinet and since the presidency of Bill Clinton a member of the National Security Council. The Minister of Finance is the successor of the President in fifth place.

First U.S. Treasury was Alexander Hamilton, currently dressed Jacob Lew this office. The Office of the U.S. Treasurers, there are slightly longer than the actual Treasury. It has existed since 1777.

To the Ministry include:

• Internal Revenue Service ( the tax office for federal taxes, abbreviated as IRS)
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing ( Banknote production of the U.S. dollar )
• United States Mint ( Mint of the U.S. dollar )
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN abbreviated ), a determining authority
• The State Exchange Stabilization Fund (also called Exchange Stabilization Fund )

List of U.S. Treasury

Acting Finance Minister

If both the Finance Minister and Deputy Finance Office are incapable of any other undersecretary can be sworn into the office and so are acting finance minister.

• William Jones officiated between the resignation of Alexander J. Dallas and the appointment of William H. Crawford.
• Because Deputy Finance Minister Roger Altman resigned in August 1994, officiated Frank Newman 22 December 1994 to 11 January 1995.
• Kenneth W. Dam officiated from 31 December 2002 to 3 February 2003.
• Robert M. Kimmitt held office from 30 June to 9 July 2006.
• Stuart A. Levey held office from January 20 2009 until the confirmation of Timothy Geithner by the Congress on 26 January 2009.
• Neal S. Wolin held office from 25 January 2013 to the confirmation of Jacob Lew by the Congress on 28 February 2013