commerce secretary

Business cabinet member

The commerce secretary is the head of a country's commerce department, the cabinet-level official responsible for economic policy, trade, and business affairs.

In the United States, the Secretary of Commerce oversees agencies dealing with patents, weather, census data, and international trade: The commerce secretary announced new tariffs on imported steel.

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