Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States secretary of commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Ross was previously chairman and chief executive officer of WL Ross & Co from 2000 to 2017.
Wilbur Ross
Secretary Ross during the April 2017 Shayrat missile strike operation
Ross in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2017
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation announce 23 criminal charges against PRC's Huawei and Wanzhou Meng.
United States Secretary of Commerce
The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary reports directly to the president and is a statutory member of Cabinet of the United States. The secretary is appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The secretary of commerce is concerned with promoting American businesses and industries; the department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce".
United States Secretary of Commerce
The Commerce Secretary's office as it looked in the mid-20th century.
Image: William Cox Redfield
Image: Joshua Willis Alexander
