1 day ago · WASHINGTON – Scott Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury by Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on January 28, 2025. Shortly following the ceremony, Mr. Bessent was welcomed at the doors of the U.S. Treasury at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue by department employees. Mr. Bessent’s first working day included meetings with …

2 days ago · The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ...

2 days ago · The treasury secretary is responsible for serving as the President’s fiscal policy adviser and managing the public debt. He is also a member of the President’s National Economic Council.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.. He cleared the Senate roll call with bipartisan support, in a 68 to …

The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters pertaining to economic and fiscal policy.

2 days ago · The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new administration’s top economic official who will steer an ...

Dec 12, 2023 · The secretary of the Treasury is considered to be the chief financial officer (CFO) of the United States government. This individual makes recommendations about domestic and global economic...

Jan 21, 2025 · Finance Committee Advances Treasury Secretary Nominee. Washington, D.C.--The Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Scott Bessent to serve as U.S. Treasury Secretary by a bipartisan vote of 16-11. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement:

When the housing bubble popped in 2008, Secretary Yellen helped manage the resulting financial crisis and recession. In 2010, President Barack Obama, appointed her Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, before nominating her to succeed Fed Chair …

Financial secretary is an administrative and executive government position within the governance of a state, corporation, private or public organization, small group or other body with financial assets.