# List of Department of Commerce appointments by Donald Trump

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## Color key

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.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 | February 28, 2017 (Confirmed February 27, 2017, 72–27) | January 20, 2021 |
| Deputy Secretary of Commerce | Karen Dunn Kelley | November 29, 2017 | November 29, 2018 |
| Deputy Secretary of Commerce | Karen Dunn Kelley | November 29, 2018 (Confirmed November 28, 2018, 62–38) | January 20, 2021 |
| General Counsel of Commerce | Vacant | | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs) | Vacant | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Administration) | Tom Gilman | January 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Economic Development) | John Fleming | March 15, 2019 (Confirmed March 7, 2019, 67–30) | January 20, 2021 |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Global Markets) | Ian Steff | TBD (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Director General of the United States Commercial Service | Ian Steff | TBD (Confirmed November 21, 2019, voice vote) | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Security) | Vacant | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Industry and Analysis) | Nazakhtar Nikakhtar | April 3, 2018 (Confirmed March 19, 2018, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Enforcement and Compliance) | Jeffrey I. Kessler | April 11, 2019 (Confirmed April 3, 2019, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration) | Richard Ashooh | September 11, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) | July 16, 2020 |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere) | Vacant | | |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Environmental Observation and Prediction) | Neil Jacobs | March 2, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Oceans and Atmosphere) | Timothy Gallaudet | October 25, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (Intellectual Property) | Andrei Iancu | February 8, 2018 (Confirmed February 5, 2018, 94–0) | January 20, 2021 |
| Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office | Andrei Iancu | February 8, 2018 (Confirmed February 5, 2018, 94–0) | January 20, 2021 |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (Standards and Technology) | Walter Copan | October 16, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |
| Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | Walter Copan | October 16, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |
| United States Census Bureau ||||
| Director of the Census | Steven Dillingham | January 7, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) | January 20, 2021 |

## Previous officeholders (first administration)

| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Director of Policy and Strategic Planning | Earl Comstock | January 30, 2017 | March 2, 2020 | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (Economic Affairs) | Karen Dunn Kelley | September 22, 2017 | November 28, 2018 | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration) | Mira Ricardel | September 11, 2017 | May 14, 2018 | Left to become the deputy national security advisor under John R. Bolton. |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (International Trade) | Kenneth E. Hyatt | June 2016 | March 20, 2018 | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce (International Trade) | Gilbert Kaplan | March 20, 2018 | September 19, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Communications and Information) | David Redl | November 21, 2017 | May 9, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs) | Michael Platt Jr. | October 18, 2017 | May 9, 2019 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Global Markets) | Elizabeth Erin Walsh | August 17, 2017 | May 3, 2018 | Walsh was terminated on May 3, 2018 and escorted out of the Department of Commerce headquarters for unknown reasons. An internal investigation was initiated. |
| Director General of the United States Commercial Service | Elizabeth Erin Walsh | August 17, 2017 | May 3, 2018 | Walsh was terminated on May 3, 2018 and escorted out of the Department of Commerce headquarters for unknown reasons. An internal investigation was initiated. |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Export Administration) | Richard Ashooh | September 11, 2017 | July 16, 2020 | |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Security | John Costello | | January 6, 2021 | Resigned following the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol. |
| Director of the Minority Business Development Agency | Chris Garcia | May 22, 2017 | February 27, 2018 | The Washington Post reported that Garcia was one of four Department of Commerce appointees who departed over issues with their security clearance. However, Garcia stated in a brief interview that he had planned to leave the agency for several weeks. |
| Deputy Director of the Minority Business Development Agency | Chris Garcia | May 22, 2017 | February 27, 2018 | The Washington Post reported that Garcia was one of four Department of Commerce appointees who departed over issues with their security clearance. However, Garcia stated in a brief interview that he had planned to leave the agency for several weeks. |
| Director of the United States Census Bureau | John H. Thompson | August 8, 2013 | June 30, 2017 | |
| Director of the United States Census Bureau | Ron S. Jarmin | June 30, 2017 | January 7, 2019 | |

## Appointments (second administration)

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Secretary of Commerce | Howard Lutnick | February 21, 2025 | |
| Secretary of Commerce | Jeremy Pelter | January 20, 2025 | February 21, 2025 |
| General Counsel of Commerce | Pierre Gentin | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | Neil Jacobs | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information | Arielle Roth | Awaiting Senate Confirmation | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security | Jeffrey I. Kessler | TBD | |