Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance and Development

The Deputy Under Secretary / Designated Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance is a senior position within the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for advising the Secretary of the Treasury on matters of international finance and economic coordination, and overseeing U.S. participation in international financial institutions. The Assistant Secretary is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Overview The Assistant Secretary is in charge of the Office of International Finance and Development, one of two principal components of the Office of International Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Assistant Secretary oversees seven deputies each with their own Deputy Assistant Secretary, over a dozen offices, and more than 100 personnel. Occupants also hold the rank of Deputy Under Secretary / Designated Assistant Secretary.

Structure The Deputy Under Secretary / Designated Assistant Secretary reports to the Under Secretary for International Finance and oversees work by the following senior officials:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary Policy Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa and the Middle East Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere

Duties The Assistant Secretary leads the development and implementation of policies in the areas of international finance, economic development, bilateral and regional economic engagement, and international debt. The Assistant Secretary also oversees G-7 and G-20 coordination, currency policy, and serves as an economic emissary to foreign governments. It also leads the development of policies on U.S. participation in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the other multilateral development banks (including the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development).

List of Assistant Secretaries for International Finance, 1977—present NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident served underC. Fred Bergsten19771981Jimmy CarterMarc E. Leland19811984Ronald ReaganDavid C. Mulford19841987Ronald ReaganHollis S. McLoughlin19871989Ronald Reagan and George H. W. BushCharles H. Dallara19891991George H. W. BushOlin L. Wethington19911993George H. W. BushJeffrey Richard Shafer19931995Bill ClintonDavid A. Lipton19951997Bill ClintonTimothy Geithner1997July 3, 1998Bill ClintonEdwin M. Truman19992001Bill ClintonRandal QuarlesApril 2001August 8, 2005George W. BushClay Lowery20052009George W. BushCharles Collyns20102013Barack ObamaRamin TolouiDecember 10, 2014January 20, 2017Barack ObamaGeoffrey Okamoto (acting)July 2018March 19, 2020Donald TrumpBrent NeimanMarch 15, 2023January 20, 2025Joe BidenRobert Kaproth (Acting)January 20, 2025December 18, 2025Donald TrumpJonathan Greenstein December 18, 2025IncumbentDonald Trump

See also Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

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