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The '''United States Secretary of Commerce''' is head of the [[Department of Commerce]] and a member of the [[United States Cabinet|Presidential Cabinet]].  The new Secretary is [[Gary Locke]], former Gov. of [[Washington]].  The previous Secretary was [[Carlos M. Gutierrez]], but he was not re-selected by President [[Obama]]. Before selecting Locke, Obama nominated two people to fill the position; Gov. [[Bill Richardson]] and Sen. [[Judd Gregg]].  Richardson withdrew due to improper business dealings and Gregg cited disputes over the 2010 census and economic stimulus plan.  Locke was confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 2009 <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/24/senate-confirms-locke-commerce-secretary/</ref>.

The '''United States Secretary of Commerce''' is head of the [[Department of Commerce]] and a member of the [[United States Cabinet|Presidential Cabinet]].  The new Secretary is [[Gary Locke]], former Gov. of [[Washington]].  The previous Secretary was [[Carlos M. Gutierrez]], a Cuban-American.  

 

Obama nominated two people to fill the position; Gov. [[Bill Richardson]] and Republican Sen. [[Judd Gregg]].  Richardson withdrew when he was caught in a [[Pay for play]] scandal. Gregg cited disputes over the 2010 census and economic stimulus plan.  Locke was confirmed by the Senate on March 24, 2009 <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/24/senate-confirms-locke-commerce-secretary/</ref>.

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