3 days 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 senior Treasury officials.As Secretary, Mr ...

On January 26, 2021, Janet Yellen was sworn in as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. An economist by training, she took office after almost fifty years in academia and public service.

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.

4 days ago · Before leaving office, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen alerted Congress that the Treasury Department would need to deploy “extraordinary measures” on Jan. 21 to prevent the United States ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Janet L. Yellen, the outgoing Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to raise the debt limit and protect the full faith and credit of the United States.

Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. “Scott has long been a strong advocate of the America...

3 days ago · Scott Bessent is the current United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate on Jan. 20, 2025. Bessent was sworn in as Secretary...

Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist who served as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury from 2021 to 2025. She also served as chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018.

4 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.

January 16,2025 Crapo: Bessent Exceptionally Qualified to be Treasury Secretary. Washington, D.C.--At the nomination hearing of Scott Bessent to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) praised Mr. Bessent’s exceptional qualifications to lead the agency and reaffirmed his commitment for a …