Consider the situation the Treasury secretary found himself in three weeks ago.
The Treasury secretary was in the room as the president spoke.
In fact, even his own Treasury secretary thinks he'll fall five million or so jobs short of that mark.
What do a rock star, a Treasury secretary and the pope have in common?
"Any new treasury secretary is going to have to be prepared to respond."
The next treasury secretary must also worry about America's trade deficit with the rest of the world.
Taking the lead in support of trade liberalization will be another important role for the the next treasury secretary.
In 1947, he was one of three experts asked by the treasury secretary to help prepare a new national tax program.
Secretary of the Treasury has discretion to add group life insurance and other personal lines.
But he made it clear that his goal was to become Treasury secretary, not to run a railroad.
Much later he became the finance minister of the tax office.
He was finance minister for a short time in 1948.
For now, at least, he is expected to also be finance minister.
He has been the finance minister for two terms before.
Show me a minister of finance who would do so in their position!
"Does the finance minister have much to do with you?"
But he was not the only finance minister in the world to do that.
He also served as a finance minister in 1946 and part of 1947.
The key post of finance minister will also be changed hands.
He served as minister of finance from 1924 to 1925.
Much later he became the finance minister of the tax office.
He was finance minister for a short time in 1948.
For now, at least, he is expected to also be finance minister.
He has been the finance minister for two terms before.
Show me a minister of finance who would do so in their position!
"Does the finance minister have much to do with you?"
But he was not the only finance minister in the world to do that.
He also served as a finance minister in 1946 and part of 1947.
The key post of finance minister will also be changed hands.
He served as minister of finance from 1924 to 1925.