The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is the head of the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management within the
United States Department of Energy. The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is responsible for several initiatives, including implementation of a $2 billion, 10-year initiative to develop a new generation of environmentally sound
clean coal technologies, and the nation's
Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. The Assistant Secretary manages about 1000 scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative staff.
The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is appointed by the
President with the advice and consent of the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
.
The current assistant secretary is
Brad Crabtree, nominated by President
Joe Biden and confirmed by the
U.S. Senate, assuming the office on May 5, 2022.
Former Assistant Secretaries by recency include Acting Assistant Secretary
Jennifer Wilcox, Assistant Secretary
Steven Winberg
Steven E. Winberg is an American businessman and government official who served as the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy from November 2017 to January 2021.
Career
Winberg previously served as vice president for research and development a ...
; Acting Assistant Secretary Douglas Hollett; Assistant Secretary Chris Smith; Assistant Secretary Chuck McConnell;
Jeffrey D. Jarrett, Acting Assistant Secretary
Mark R. Maddox, and
Carl Michael Smith
Carl Michael "Mike" Smith (born 1944) is an American businessman, energy expert, and politician from Oklahoma. Smith is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Smith has served in numerous en ...
. There have been ten former Assistant Secretaries in total, excluding acting officers. The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is 15th in the order of succession for
Secretary of Energy. The Assistant Secretary is paid at level IV of the Executive Schedule,
receiving a basic annual salary of $143,000 as of 2007.
References
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