Secretary of Commerce of the United States

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United States Cabinet position government office

The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
United States Secretary of Commerce	38
U.S. Secretary of Commerce	8
Secretary of Commerce	6
Secretary of Commerce and Labor	3
Office of the Secretary of Commerce	2
Secretary of Commerce of the United States canonical	2
United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor	2
Sec. of Commerce	1
United States Secretary of Commerce (transportation functions)	1
United States Secretary of Commerce 1958–1959	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary of Commerce of the United States
Context triple: [Herbert Hoover, positionHeld, Secretary of Commerce of the United States]

A. Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
B. President of the United States
The President of the United States is the head of state and government of the country, serving as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the chief executive responsible for implementing and enforcing federal laws.
C. Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
D. John H. Sununu
John H. Sununu is an American engineer and Republican politician best known for serving as governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.
E. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary of Commerce of the United States
Target entity description: The Secretary of Commerce of the United States is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Commerce and oversees federal policies related to economic growth, trade, and business development.

A. Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
B. President of the United States
The President of the United States is the head of state and government of the country, serving as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the chief executive responsible for implementing and enforcing federal laws.
C. Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
D. John H. Sununu
John H. Sununu is an American engineer and Republican politician best known for serving as governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.
E. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position ⓘ government office ⓘ
abbreviation	Sec. of Commerce ⓘ linked to: Secretary of Commerce of the United States
advises	President of the United States on economic and commercial matters ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
departmentType	executive department leadership position ⓘ
firstHolder	William C. Redfield ⓘ
firstHolderStartDate	1913 ⓘ
formationDate	1913 ⓘ
formationEvent	creation of the Department of Commerce and Labor split into separate departments ⓘ
heads	United States Department of Commerce ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasis	United States Code ⓘ
memberOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
nativeLabel	U.S. Secretary of Commerce ⓘ linked to: Secretary of Commerce of the United States
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
officeCreatedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
officeLocation	Herbert C. Hoover Building ⓘ
oversees	Bureau of Economic Analysis ⓘ Bureau of the Census ⓘ International Trade Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ United States Patent and Trademark Office ⓘ
participatesIn	meetings of the Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
partOf	line of succession to the President of the United States ⓘ
policyArea	commerce ⓘ economic development ⓘ industry and business regulation ⓘ technology and innovation ⓘ trade ⓘ
predecessorOffice	United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor ⓘ linked to: Secretary of Commerce of the United States
rank	Cabinet-level official ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
responsibleFor	United States Department of Commerce ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce business development policy ⓘ federal economic policy related to business and industry ⓘ promotion of economic growth ⓘ statistical data collection on the U.S. economy ⓘ technology and innovation policy within the Department of Commerce ⓘ trade policy implementation within the Department of Commerce’s jurisdiction ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
servesAtThePleasureOf	President of the United States ⓘ
style	The Honorable ⓘ
successionOrder	10th in the United States presidential line of succession (as of 2024) ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term ⓘ

How these facts were elicited