Secretary of Commerce
Noun
Meaning
the position of the head of the Department of Commerce
the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce
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the position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913
the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson
All 35 people on board die, including United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown (see 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash ).
And Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross discusses the president’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum and the prospects of a trade war.
History Prior to the Department of Transportation, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation administered the functions now associated with the DOT.
The Secretary of Commerce delegated this authority to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Turner).