Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs

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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs
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Incumbent
Jonathan Davidson
since November 15, 2021
Office of Legislative Affairs
StyleThe Honorable
Reports toSecretary of the Treasury
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
NominatorPresident of the United States
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Salary$155,500 (2010)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs is the head of the in the United States Department of the Treasury. The role may be signated as Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs. The office "advises the Secretary on congressional relations matters in order to assist in the formulation of policy and determining the overall direction of the Department. [It] serves as the principal contact and coordinator for all Department interaction with the Congress and the Congressional Relations offices in the White House and other Departments and agencies."[2] The office is currently run by Jonathan Davidson.

According to U.S. statute, there are ten Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.[3] The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs reports directly to the United States Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs (incomplete)[]

Name Assumed office Left office President appointed by Secretary served under
[4] Richard Nixon
[5] 1975 1977 Gerald Ford William E. Simon
[6] 1993 1995 Bill Clinton Lloyd Bentsen
John Duncan[7] 2001 George W. Bush Paul O'Neill, John W. Snow
[8] August 2005 January 2009 George W. Bush John W. Snow, Henry Paulson
[9] 2009 2011 Barack Obama Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner
[10] 2012 2014[11] Barack Obama Timothy Geithner, Jack Lew
[12] 2015 2016[13] Barack Obama Jack Lew
Drew Maloney[14] 2017 2018 Donald Trump Steven Mnuchin
[15] 2019 2021 Donald Trump Steven Mnuchin
Jonathan Davidson November 15, 2021 present Janet Yellen

References[]

  1. ^ "David Samuel Cohen". Search Federal Pay. Feds Data Center. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Legislative Affairs". U.S Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ 31 U.S.C. § 301(e)
  4. ^ "Webber profile". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  5. ^ Eberle obituary
  6. ^ Michael B. Levy profile Archived September 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Nomination Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Profile from Livingston Group Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Washington Business Journal article, LinkedIn
  9. ^ Treasury Dept. press release
  10. ^ Bloomberg News Article
  11. ^ Paletta, Damian (29 October 2014). "Burwell Picks Treasury Aide Fitzpayne for HHS Chief of Staff". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  12. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Anne Wall to Duberstein, Frank to Mercury, Moultrie to SBD, Knuti to UFCW". Politico. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  14. ^ Wilson, Megan R. (20 June 2018). "Former top Treasury official to head private equity group". The Hill. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Brian McGuire". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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