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A '''United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury''' is one of several positions in the [[United States Department of the Treasury]], serving under the [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]].
 
According to U.S. statute, there are eight Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the [[President of the United States]] with the [[advice and consent]] of the [[United States Senate]]. There are two more Assistant Secretaries (Public Affairs and Management), appointed by the President, which do not require confirmation. Additionally there are two Deputy Under Secretaries of the Treasury (Legislative Affairs, and International Finance and Development) that may also be and typically are designated Assistant Secretaries by the President.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/301|title=31 U.S. Code § 301 - Department of the Treasury|website=LII / Legal Information Institute|language=en|access-date=2017-03-16}}</ref> Furthermore The [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008]] specified that one Assistant Secretary take on a specific role: [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-110hr1424enr/pdf/BILLS-110hr1424enr.pdf|title=HR 1424: The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref>. This role was abolished in June 2014 with the resignation of [[Timothy Massad]]. According to statute, the [[Fiscal Assistant Secretary]] is appointed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury.<ref> 31 U.S.C. § 301(d)</ref>
 
The Assistant Secretary positions are:
 
* Reporting directly to the [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] and [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury|Deputy Secretary of the Treasury]]:
* [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions]]
** [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for FederalEconomic FinancePolicy]]
** [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for FinancialLegislative MarketsAffairs|Assistant Secretary/Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs]]
** [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management]] & Chief Financial Officer
** Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs
** Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy
* Reports to the [[AssistantUnder Secretary of the Treasury for EconomicDomestic PolicyFinance]]:
** [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions]]
** [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for InternationalFinancial Markets]]
** [[Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury]]
* Reports to the [[AssistantUnder Secretary of the Treasury for LegislativeInternational Affairs]]:
** [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance and Development||Assistant Secretary/Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance and Development]]
** [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for InvestmentInternational SecurityMarkets]]
** Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for TerroristInvestment FinancingSecurity
* Reports to the [[Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]]
** Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for [[Office of Intelligence and Analysis (Treasury Department)|Intelligence and Analysis]]
** Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for [[Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes|Terrorist Financing]]
 
==Defunct offices including the designation of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury==
* [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability]]
* [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance and Development]]
* [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets]]
* Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security
* Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing
* Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis
* [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy]]
* [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs]]
* [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management]] & Chief Financial Officer
* Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs
* Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy
* [[Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury]]
 
==References==