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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 most recent Secretary was [[Carlos M. Gutierrez]], but was not re-selected by President [[Obama]].  Obama has now nominated three people to fill the position: Gov. [[Bill Richardson]], Sen. [[Judd Gregg]] and Gov. [[Gary Locke]].  Richardson withdrew due to improper business dealings and Gregg cited disputes over the 2010 census and economic stimulus plan.  Locke is the current nominee.

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>.

 

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