Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets

The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Development is a senior official in the United States Department of the Treasury who heads a portfolio of the department's offices on international financial services issues, trade and investment policy, banking and securities, and U.S. relations with multilateral development banks.^[2][3]

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Development
Flag of an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Incumbent Brian Smith (Acting) since January 20, 2025
Department of the Treasury
Style	The Honorable
Reports to	Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
Nominator	President of the United States
Constituting instrument	Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Formation	July 26, 2007
First holder	Neel Kashkari
Salary	$155,500 (2010)[1]
Website	Official website

The position was created on July 26, 2007, as part of the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. The position has changed names twice: it was originally called Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, then changed to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets and Development, before settling on its current name.

The Assistant Secretary is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury for International Trade and Development

Name	Assumed office	Left office	President appointed by	Secretary served under
Neel Kashkari[4]	July 2008	May 1, 2009	George W. Bush	Henry Paulson
Marisa Lago[5]	February 2010[6]	January 20, 2017[7]	Barack Obama	Timothy Geithner
				Jack Lew
Heath Tarbert[8]	October 10, 2017	July 15, 2019	Donald Trump	Steven Mnuchin
Mitchell Silk[9]	July 15, 2019	January 20, 2021
Alexia Latortue	January 13, 2022	January 20, 2025	Joe Biden	Janet Yellen
Brian Smith (Acting)	January 20, 2025	Present	Donald Trump	Scott Bessent

See also

• Assistant Secretary of the Treasury