Jeremy Pelter
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'''Jeremy E. Pelter''' is an American government official who served as the acting [[United States |
'''Jeremy E. Pelter''' is an American nonprofit executive and former U.S. government official who served as the acting [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] from January 20 to February 21, 2025 and as acting [[United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce]] from February to June 2025. He currently serves as a nonprofit executive at the intersection of the Artificial Intelligence and National Security sectors. |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Pelter earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in political science from [[Indiana University]], and |
Pelter earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in political science from [[Indiana University]], and a [[Master of Science]] in management from the [[University of Maryland University College]].{{Cite web |last=Woodard |first=Robert |title=Jeremy Pelter |url=https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/all-articles/27-about-bis/1644-jeremy-pelter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917145144/https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/all-articles/27-about-bis/1644-jeremy-pelter |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=January 21, 2025 |website=www.bis.doc.gov |language=en-gb |url-status=live }} |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Before working at the Department of Commerce, he served at the U.S. [[Small Business Administration]] and in the nonprofit sector in several financial and operational roles. He was a member of the inaugural cohort of the White House Leadership Development Program working with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Economic Council (NEC) on transborder trade. His first senior executive service role as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration for the [[Economics and Statistics Administration]]. |
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Pelter served as a senior advisor to the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce]], then as |
As a career member of the senior executive service, Pelter next served as a senior advisor to the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce]], then as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security at the [[Bureau of Industry and Security|industry and security]]. He then became the department's Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration.{{Cite web |title=Jeremy Pelter |url=https://www.commerce.gov/about/leadership/jeremy-pelter |access-date=January 21, 2025 |website=U.S. Department of Commerce |language=en}} |
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Unique in U.S. Department of Commerce records, Pelter is the only known official, career or otherwise, to serve as an acting Assistant Secretary (Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration from May 2022-Jan 2025 and Jun 2025-Mar 2026); acting Under Secretary (Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Dec 2020-Apr 2022); acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce (Feb 20225-Jun 2025); and acting Secretary of Commerce (Jan 2025-Feb 2025). All typically presidentially appointed-senate conformed (PAS) roles on the executive schedule. |
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| ⚫ | Pelter was appointed the acting [[United States Secretary of Commerce|United States |
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| ⚫ | Pelter was appointed the acting [[United States Secretary of Commerce|United States Secretary of Commerce]] by President [[Donald Trump]] on January 20, 2025.{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2025 |title=President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designation-of-acting-leaders/ |access-date=January 21, 2025 |website=The White House |language=en-US}} He acted as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce following the confirmation of Secretary [[Howard Lutnick]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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