The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy is the head of the
Office of Economic Policy in the
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and t ...
. The position is held by Ben Harris. President
Joe Biden announced he would nominate
Ben Harris to the role on March 11, 2021.
Harris was confirmed by the Senate on November 3, 2021 and sworn-in on November 15, 2021
According to U.S. statute, there are ten
Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the
President of the United States
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with the
advice and consent
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of the
United States Senate
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. The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy reports directly to the
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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and the
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
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.
List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury for Economic Policy
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Treasury Secretary
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Murray Weidenbaum
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, June 23, 1969
, August 13, 1971
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Richard Nixon
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David M. Kennedy,
John Connally
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Edgar Fiedler
, December 12, 1971
, July 16, 1975
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Richard Nixon
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Gerald Ford
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John Connally
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George P. Shultz
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William E. Simon
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Sidney L. Jones
, July 17, 1975
, January 20, 1977
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Gerald Ford
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William E. Simon
William Edward Simon (November 27, 1927 – June 3, 2000) was an American businessman and philanthropist who served as the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He became the Secretary of the Treasury on May 9, 1974, during the Nixon admi ...
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Daniel H. Brill
, May 16, 1977
, September 30, 1979
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Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
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W. Michael Blumenthal
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At age thirteen, Blumenth ...
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G. William Miller
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Curtis A. Hessler
, April 4, 1980
, January 20, 1981
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Jimmy Carter
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G. William Miller
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Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts (born April 3, 1939) is an American economist and author. He formerly held a sub-cabinet office in the United States federal government as well as teaching positions at several U.S. universities. He is a promoter of supply-side ...
, March 13, 1981
, February 1, 1982
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
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Donald Regan
Donald Thomas Regan (December 21, 1918 – June 10, 2003) was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan. In the Reagan administration, he advocat ...
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Manuel H. Johnson
, December 10, 1982
, February 7, 1986
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Ronald Reagan
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Donald Regan
Donald Thomas Regan (December 21, 1918 – June 10, 2003) was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987 under Ronald Reagan. In the Reagan administration, he advocat ...
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James Baker
James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House Chief of Staff and 67th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President ...
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Michael R. Darby
, July 14, 1986
, May 22, 1989
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Ronald Reagan
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George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
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James Baker
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Nicholas F. Brady
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Sidney L. Jones
, October 31, 1989
, January 11, 1993
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George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
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Nicholas F. Brady
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Alicia Munnell
Alicia Haydock Munnell (born December 6, 1942) is an American economist who is the Peter F. Drucker Professor of Management Sciences at Boston College's Carroll School of Management. Educated at Wellesley College, Boston University, and Harvard Un ...
, May 20, 1993
, December 22, 1995
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Bill Clinton
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Lloyd Bentsen
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Robert Rubin
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, Joshua Gotbaum
, December 1995
, 1997
, Bill Clinton
, Robert Rubin
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David W. Wilcox
, November 6, 1997
, January 19, 2001
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Bill Clinton
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Robert Rubin
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Richard Clarida
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, February 7, 2002
, May 16, 2003
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George W. Bush
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Paul O'Neill,
John W. Snow
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Mark J. Warshawsky
, March 18, 2004
, July 28, 2006
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George W. Bush
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John W. Snow
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Phillip Swagel
Phillip Lee "Phill" Swagel
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, December 11, 2006
, January 9, 2009
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George W. Bush
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Henry Paulson
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Alan Krueger
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, May 7, 2009
, November 4, 2010
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Barack Obama
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Timothy Geithner
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Janice Eberly
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, October 21, 2011
, April 26, 2013
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Barack Obama
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Timothy Geithner
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Jack Lew
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Karen Dynan
, June 26, 2014
, January 20, 2017
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Barack Obama
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Jack Lew
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Michael Faulkender[{{cite news, title=Gone till September, url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tax/2019/08/02/gone-till-september-464482, publisher=Politico]
, August 6, 2019
, January 20, 2021
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Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
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Steve Mnuchin
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Ben Harris
, November 15, 2021
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Joe Biden
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Janet Yellen
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See also
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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
A United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury is one of several positions in the United States Department of the Treasury, serving under the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
History
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References
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United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and t ...
History of the Office of Economic Policy Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.