United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Deputy Secretary Roy Bernardi

The Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Deputy Secretary is responsible for managing the Department's day-to-day operations, a $32 million budget, and the Department's 9,100 employees.^[1] The Deputy Secretary is the first in line for the office of Secretary if the Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform his duties.^[2]

The Deputy Secretary is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.^[3] The incumbent Deputy Secretary is Roy Bernardi.^[1] The previous Deputy Secretary, Alphonso Jackson, served from June 2001 until he was confirmed as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on March 31, 2004.^[4] Other former Deputy Secretaries include Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.,^[5] Terrence R. Duvernay,^[6] and Alfred A. DelliBovi,^[7][8] who was the first Deputy Secretary after the title had been changed from Under Secretary in 1990. The Under Secretary position was created with the establishment of the Department in 1966.^[9]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Roy A. Bernardi, Deputy Secretary - HUD. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
2. ^ Executive Order on Succession at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
3. ^ US CODE: Title 42,3533. Officers of Department. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
4. ^ Alphonso Jackson Biography - HUD. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
5. ^ Media Advisory-Conference Will Discuss Development in Distressed Border Areas. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
6. ^ McCoy, Frank. "We're in the House! - White - Bill Clinton's appointments of prominent blacks", Black Enterprise, March 1994. 
7. ^ Nomination of Alfred A. DelliBovi To Be Under Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Retrieved on 2005-03-04.
8. ^ Gruson, Lindsey. "Housing Aid Goes Unspent By Poor Cities", The New York Times, June 15, 1992. 
9. ^ US CODE: Title 42,3533. Officers of Department. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.

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