Otto J. Wolff
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| Otto Wolff | |
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| Otto Wolff at a 2004 Acquisition Conference | |
| United States Secretary of Commerce Acting |
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| In office January 20, 2009 – March 26, 2009[1] |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Carlos Gutierrez |
| Succeeded by | Gary Locke |
Otto J. Wolff served as Acting United States Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President Barack Obama.[2] Wolff previously served under President George W. Bush as the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Commerce, overseeing its 5.6 billion USD budget.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ O'Keefe, Ed (2009-03-27). "Locke Officially Leading Commerce". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/03/locke_officially_leading_comme.html. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ a b Staff reporter (2009-01-21). "Bush Appointees Holding Down the Fort While Obama Nominees Await Confirmation". FOX News. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/21/bush-appointees-holding-fort-obama-nominees-await-confirmation. Retrieved 2009-01-30. "New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's withdrawal as nominee for commerce secretary means that the department's chief financial officer, Otto J. Wolff, will remain a while longer than the other Bush holdovers. Wolff joined Commerce in 2001 and has overseen its $5.6 billion budget." (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5gNto4peV)
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| Preceded by Carlos Gutierrez |
United States Secretary of Commerce Acting 2009 |
Succeeded by Gary Locke |
