The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretary of the treasury serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters pertaining to economic and fiscal policy.

This is a list of current finance ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Finance ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition are included in a separate table.

Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist who served as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury from 2021 to 2025. She also served as chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. She is the first woman to hold either post, and has also led the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

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Nov 23, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. “Scott has long been a strong advocate of the America...

Oct 11, 2022 · Secretary Yellen will represent the United States at the G7 and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings. Throughout the week, Secretary Yellen will continue to rally the global coalition of allies and partners holding Russia accountable for its illegal war against Ukraine and supporting the Ukrainian people and government.

Jan 27, 2025 · The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new administration’s top economic official who will steer an ...

Jan 26, 2021 · Now after US Senate approval, Janet Yellen will be the first woman running the country's Treasury Department in its 231-year history. Including her time as chief White House economist, this...

Nov 12, 2024 · Howard Lutnick, the boss of Cantor Fitzgerald, an investment firm, and a co-head of the recruitment crew, has bragged that he is in touch with “the top 150 businesspeople across the United...

Feb 3, 2025 · The Washington Post first r eported that Bessent was taking over the CFPB. Bessent, a former hedge fund executive, was sworn in as treasury secretary last week. The White House, the Treasury ...