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osecnt13.osec.doc.gov Biography of Deputy Secretary of Commerce Robert L. Mallett Robert L. Mallett, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce Direct inquiries to: Deputy Secretary Robert L. Mallett Office of the Secretary Room 5854 U.S. Department of Commerce 14th & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202-482-8376 Fax: 202-482-2741 Email: DepSec@doc.gov Robert L. Mallett is Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, the second-highest position in the agency. He was nominated by President Clinton on June 11, 1997, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1997. As Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Commerce, Mr. Mallett is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a very diversified cabinet-level Department within which there are nine agencies which collectively have 40,000 employees and a $5 billion budget. A representative sample of some of the diversity within the Commerce Department includes the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of the Census, the National Weather Service, the Patent and Trademark Office, and the Economic Development Administration. In addition to providing leadership and direction for the most diverse cabinet Department in the government, Mr. Mallett plays a lead role in promoting full market access for American companies in countries around the globe. He has a special interest in promoting small, medium-sized and women-owned businesses, both in international trade and in domestic procurement opportunities, and in the development of both domestic and international commercial standards. He also implemented several management initiatives to improve government operations, make government contracting opportunities more available to small businesses, and make the Department more efficient and user friendly. Prior to coming to the Department of Commerce, Deputy Secretary Mallett practiced law as an associate and as a shareholder at major law firms, and served as City Administrator and Deputy Mayor for the nation's capital under Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly. Deputy Secretary Mallett is involved in many civic activities and serves on the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a federal agency which helps less developed nations expand their economies and become valuable markets for U.S. goods and services. He is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and a member of the historic Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., where he serves as an usher and was formerly Chairman of its Board of Trustees. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and 1979 magna cum laude graduate of Morehouse College, Deputy Secretary Mallett studied law at Harvard Law School where he served as project director for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. After graduation, he clerked for the late John R. Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. He later served for four years as Legal Counsel to former U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen. For several years, Deputy Secretary Mallett served as an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown Law Center and the Georgetown Graduate Public Policy Program. He resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife Terri and son Michael.