In 1992, he was considered a candidate for commerce secretary.
But afterward, the commerce secretary said, "We're going to continue to let the process work."
He would also be the first black Secretary of Commerce.
And it's a great time to be Secretary of Commerce.
Only the commerce secretary appeared with the Republican candidate on behalf of the administration yesterday.
He served as the Secretary of Commerce between 1959 and 1961.
During his second term he was also state Secretary of Commerce.
Her husband, the Secretary of Commerce, is even more rich and powerful.
"When is the last time a commerce secretary got out there and was the presenter of the census?"
But most recent commerce secretaries have not had a decisive role in overall trade strategy or economic foreign policy.