Secretary Gary F. Locke, first Chinese-American to serve as Secretary of Commerce
Deputy Secretary Dennis F. Hightower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Department_of_Commerce , created February 14, 1903 to “promote economic growth”
Dept. of Commerce manages 10 Agencies (not including the Census Bureau and Economic Analysis)
Office of the Secretary http://www.commerce.gov/os/index.htm
US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock (Dec2009)US population 308,077,683
