On February 13, 2017, Steven T. Mnuchin was sworn in to serve as the 77th Secretary of the US Treasury. In this role, Secretary Mnuchin will be the principal economic advisor to President Trump on domestic and international financial, economic and tax issues. Secretary Mnuchin succeeds Jacob J. Lew, who served in the position under President Obama.

Treasury's press release is available at: https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/sm0001.aspx

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