Don Graves Sworn-in As Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Today, Don Graves was sworn-in as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo following a Senate confirmation vote of 89-7. Graves was sworn-in on a copy of the 13th amendment that was signed by President Abraham Lincoln and more than 150 members of Congress, gifted to his third-great-grandfather by his friend, U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, and passed down through his family for generations. “I am thrilled to have Don join our team at the Department as we set a course to build our economy back stronger and more equitably,” said Secretary Raimondo. “Weâ...