page_title: Julian Castro
section_title: In Obama administration
hierarchical_section_title: Julian Castro / In Obama administration
caption_attribution_description: English: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro speaking at an event with President Barack Obama in Phoenix, Arizona.
context_page_description: Julián Castro is an American politician. He was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. Before that, Castro was the Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 2009 to 2014. He held that office for three terms.
  In January 2019, Castro announced his campaign to run for President of the United States in the 2020 election. He ended his campaign in January 2020.
context_section_description: On May 22, 2014, the White House said that Castro had been nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He was approved by the Senate on July 9, 2014, by a vote of 71-26. He took office on July 28, 2014. After the announcement, Castro has been talked about as a possible 2016 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee.
  On July 28, 2014, his first day in office, Castro was honored at a reception called "Celebrating Latino Cabinet Members". It was hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.
caption: Secretary Castro introducing President Obama at an event in Phoenix, Arizona in January 2015.
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