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The '''United States Department of Commerce''' is an executive-level department of the [[United States]] federal government whose mission is to foster, serve and promote the economic development and technological advancement of the nation.<ref name=DeptCommerce>[http://dms.osec.doc.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?204:112:f23c40e440fd58af1c94886c8dafe2a0115c34e0e318d0b74b9aa67fc54ea5be:288 Mission and Organization of the Department of Commerce]] (Section 2.01)</ref>
 
The agency is headed by a [[United States cabinet|cabinet]] officer, the [[Secretary of Commerce]].
The '''U.S. Department of Commerce''' is one of more than a dozen [[United States of America|U.S.]] executive-branch government agencies; this one administers programs and rules having to do with economic development and technological advancement.  The head of the agency is the [[Secretary of Commerce]], who is appointed by each president at the beginning of their administration (subject to Senate approval) and is usually invited to be a member of the [[President of the United States of America|President]]'s cabinet


Among the Department's sub-agencies are:
Among the Department's sub-agencies are:
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The U.S. Department of Commerce is one of more than a dozen U.S. executive-branch government agencies; this one administers programs and rules having to do with economic development and technological advancement. The head of the agency is the Secretary of Commerce, who is appointed by each president at the beginning of their administration (subject to Senate approval) and is usually invited to be a member of the President's cabinet

Among the Department's sub-agencies are:

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