Department of Commerce
See also Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
Timeline
| 2016.11.16 | Trump campaigned as a champion of coal miners but is close to choosing Wilbur Ross, who owned a West Virginia mine where 12 coal miners died on in 2006, to be his Commerce Secretary. thenation.com (See also Wilbur Ross, Conflicts of Interest) |
| 2016.11.24 | Elevating Wilbur Ross, who helped helped shape the Trump campaign’s economic agenda, particularly its hard-line stance on the need to renegotiate — or even withdraw from — free trade agreements to a position in his Cabinet could suggest that Trump intends to nurture the nationalist streak that was one of the hallmarks of his campaign. washingtonpost.com (See also Wilbur Ross) |
| 2016.11.29 | What you need to know about Commerce Secretary pick Wilbur Ross, Trump's billionaire pal and major supporter. forbes.com (See also Wilbur Ross, Conflicts of Interest) |
| 2016.12.16 | Wilbur Ross has made a fortune in steel — and soon after the inauguration, the Commerce Department will make five decisions about steel trade that will affect his firms. propublica.org (See also Wilbur Ross, Conflicts of Interest) |
| 2016.12.21 | Wilbur Ross, U.S. Trump’s pick for commerce secretary, intends to step down as Bank of Cyprus vice chairman to work for Trump, but the private equity firm that bears his name isn’t planning to sell it. bloomberg.com (See also Wilbur Ross, Conflicts of Interest) |
| 2017.01.10 | Commerce Secretary confirmation hearing on Trump nominee Wilbur Ross delayed to give him more time to complete the required ethics paperwork wsj.com (See also Wilbur Ross) |
| 2017.01.10 | Wilbur Ross is no stranger to trade protectionism, having taken a hands-on approach to safeguard tariffs that would help his investments in two North Carolina textile mills. mobile.reuters.com (See also Wilbur Ross) |
| 2017.01.12 | Op-Ed: Five tough questions for Trump’s commerce pick, Wilbur Ross. newsweek.com (See also Wilbur Ross) |
| 2017.01.13 | Trump's pick for Secretary of Commerce will need to divest from a complex range of business ties if confirmed. wsj.com (See also Wilbur Ross) |
| 2017.01.18 | Donald Trump's nominee for commerce secretary admitted at his confirmation hearing that he had employed an undocumented household worker for seven years. buzzfeed.com (See also Wilbur Ross) |
| 2017.06.15 | The Trump Administration's Department of Commerce has outraged LGBT groups by removing sexual orientation and gender identity from the list of categories explicitly protected from discrimination in its latest equal employment opportunity statement. buzzfeed.com (See also LGBTQIA, Wilbur Ross) |