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Been a very long time, I know. I’ve been busy. The United States Secretary of the Treasury heads up the U. S. Treasury Department. The Treasury Department is “the executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States.”* Where other countries have finance ministers, the United States has …

The United States Secretary of Commerce heads up the U. S. Department of Commerce. This Secretary is charged with overseeing business and industry. The mission of the department is much broader than it appears, as it also includes the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Census Bureau, …

(Furniture? No. This is politics. Check out the previous entry for context.) The United States Secretary of Agriculture heads up the U. S. Department of Agriculture. This Secretary is charged with overseeing land and food as well as agriculture and rural development. This includes farm loans, conservation programs, crop insurance and so forth. The Secretary …

It is lonely at the top. Fortunately, our Constitution ensures that the President of the United States will always have company. In Article Two, we find the following: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into …