| U.S. Department of Commerce

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

By bureaus and offices

By issues

By tags

Leslie Kiernan Sworn In As General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce

June 15, 2021

Press releases

Leslie Kiernan was sworn-in today as the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves. Last week, Kiernan was confirmed by a voice vote in the Senate. “We are thrilled to have Leslie Kiernan join our world-class team at the Commerce Department as we continue to set a course to build back from the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Secretary Gina Raimondo

Office of the
General Counsel

Leslie Kiernan Sworn In As General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce

Explore

About Us

Get In Touch

Department of Commerce
-Bureau of Economic Analysis
-Bureau of Industry and Security
-U.S. Census Bureau
-Economic Development Administration
-Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
-International Trade Administration
-Minority Business Development Agency
-National Institute of Standards and Technology
-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
--National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
--National Marine Fisheries Service
--National Ocean Service
--National Weather Service
--Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
--Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
-National Technical Information Service
-National Telecommunications and Information Administration
--First Responder Network Authority
-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
-Office of the Secretary
--Enterprise Services
--Office of Business Liaison
--Office of Executive Secretariat
--Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
--Office of Inspector General
--Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
--Office of Native Affairs and Economic Development
--Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
--Office of Public Affairs
---Office of Digital Engagement
--Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration
---Office of Acquisition Management
---Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality
---Office of Budget
---Office of Civil Rights
---Office of Financial Management
---Office of Human Resources Management
---Office of Intelligence & Security
----Office of Intelligence
----Office of Security
----Insider Risk Management Program Office
---Office of Privacy and Open Government
---Office of Program Evaluation & Risk Management
--Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
--Office of the Chief Information Officer
--Office of the Chief of Staff
--Office of the Deputy Secretary
--Office of the General Counsel
--Office of the White House Liaison
--The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Accountability/Reporting
Advocacy Center
Aerospace
African American History Month
AI Safety Institute
Aluminum
America's Data Agency
American Jobs Plan
American Rescue Plan
Antidumping [AD]
Apprenticeships
Artificial Intelligence
ASEAN
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Assistance to Coal Communities
Australia
Automotives
Belarus
Belgium
Bilateral
Bipartisan Legislation
Blue Economy
Brazil
Broadband
Build Back Better Regional Challenge
Business Diversity Principles Initiative
Camp Invention
Canada
Care Economy
CARESAct
Census Facts for Features
Child Care
China
CHIPS and Science Act
CHIPS for America
Clean Energy
Climate Change
CNSI
Commercial Space
COP28
Costa Rica
Countervailing duty [CVD]
CPO
critical minerals
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Department of Agriculture [USDA]
Department of Energy [DOE]
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Treasury
Department of Transportation [DOT]
Digital Economy
Disaster Response
Discover Global Markets Forum
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
Doing Business in Africa
E Awards
Economic Dialogue
Economic Framework for Prosperity
EEO
elective
Entity List
Entrepreneurship
Environment Technologies
Equity
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
European Union
Evaluation
Export Controls
Exports
Fire Safety
First Generation Professionals
Food and Drug Administration
Foreign direct investment [FDI]
France
Germany
GOES-S satellite
GPS
Greece
Gross domestic product [GDP]
Halloween
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hurricanes
India
Indo Pacific
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Indonesia
Information Security
Innovation
International trade in goods and services
Internet for All Initiative
Interns
Investing in America
Japan
Jobs
juneteenth
Kazakhstan
Labor Day
LGBT Pride Month
Made in America
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
mandatory
Manufacturing Day
Market Development Cooperator Program
Mexico
Military Appreciation Month
Million Women in Construction
Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week
NASA
National Hurricane Center
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Marine Sanctuaries
National Preparedness Month
National Security
National Space Council
National Travel and Tourism Week
Native American Heritage Month
NOAA Fisheries
Norway
Occupational Safety and Health
Ocean Mapping
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative [USTR]
Open Data
OPOG
Patents
Patents for Humanity
Personal Income
Philippines
Poland
President's Budget
President's Export Council
Pride Month
Privacy
Prosper Africa Initiative
Public Safety
Public Service Recognition Week
Puerto Rico
Quantum Computing
Regional Economic Research Initiative
Russia
SAOP
Satellites
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math [STEM]
Secretary Gina Raimondo
Section 232 Investigation
SelectUSA
SelectUSA Investment Summit
Semiconductor Industry
semiconductors
Singapore
Small Business Administration [SBA]
Small Business Saturday
Small Business Week
South Korea
Spain
Spectrum Management
Spotlight on Commerce
Steel
Succession Planning
Supply Chain
Taiwan
Tax Reform
Textiles
Thailand
Trade and Technology Council
Trade deficit
Trade Mission
Trademarks
Training
Travel and Tourism
U.S. African Business Forum
U.S. Economy
U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act
U.S.-Brazil CEO Commercial Dialogue
U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue
U.S.-India CEO Forum
U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
USMCA
Veterans
Veterans Day
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Women's History Month
Workers Compensation Claim
Workforce Development
World Ocean Day

Breadcrumb

Leslie Kiernan Sworn In As General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce