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President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate John Bryson as U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary  John Bryson.  A/P photo.  Today, President Obama will announce his intent to nominate John Bryson as the Secretary of U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Bryson will play a key role as a member of the President’s economic team, bringing decades of knowledge and experience in the public and private sectors, and will provide valuable ideas and initiatives to strengthen America’s competiveness around the world. “I am pleased to nominate John Bryson to be our nation’s Secretary of Commerce, as he understands what it takes for America to succeed in a 21st century global economy,” said President Obama. “John will be an important part of my economic team, working with the business community, fostering growth, and helping open up new markets abroad to promote jobs and opportunities here at home.” The President is confident in Mr. Bryson’s ability to lead the Department and promot...

A fitting tribute to Ron Brown , former Commerce Secretary, as he gets a Washington, DC street named after him. The street, located between Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues at 14th Street NW, near the White House, is named Ron Brown Way . Brown served as Commerce Secretary from 1993-96. The honor comes some 15 years to the month when an Air Force plane crashed into a Croatia mountainside killing Brown in April, 1996. His son, Michael Brown , serves as DC's councilman. Gary Locke is the outgoing Secretary of Commerce, appointed by President Barack Obama.  Locke has since been named Ambassador to China to replace 2012 presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Related Brown's death suspicious Brown on Arlington Cemetery web site ** Updat e ** President Obama speaks about the legacy of Ron Brown as he dedicates the Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building in New York, NY.  ( Video ).

Gary Locke, former White House Secretary of Commerce, has been nominated by the President as U.S. ambassador to China. Locke replaces former Utah governor  Jon Huntsman, who has stepped down to (wait for it) possibly challenge President Obama in the 2012 presidential race. Locke was the first Chinese-American governor and should the Senate approve his nomination, would the be first Chinese-American ambassador to China.  He is a partner in the Seattle office of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine which lists China as one of its specialties. "Gary has distinguished himself as one of our nation’s most respected and admired public servants.  As our country’s first Chinese-American governor, he worked tirelessly to attract jobs and businesses to Washington State, and he doubled exports to China", said President Obama during this morning's announcement. "He’s been a point person for my National Export Initiative, and last year, Gary’s depa...