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Banking And Currency
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Branches Of Government
The Executive
The Legislative
The Judicial
Independent Agencies
The Right To Lobby
THE 50 SOVEREIGN STATES
Details of 50 Sovereign States, Maps, Regulations, Harbors and Airports...
THE TERRITORIES
A list of Territories ...

Specials
A visual tour of America
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Important Symbols of America
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

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Department of the Treasury (1789)

Secretary of the Treasury: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

The Department of the Treasury performs four basic functions: formulating and recommending economic, financial, tax, and fiscal policies; serving as financial agent for the U.S. Government; enforcing the law; and manufacturing coins and currency.

As a major policy adviser to the President, the Secretary of the Treasury has primary responsibility for formulating and recommending domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy; participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that have general significance for the economy; and managing the public debt. The Secretary also oversees the activities of the Department in carrying out is major law enforcement responsibility; in serving as the financial agent for the U.S. Government, and in manufacturing coins, currency, and other products for customer agencies. The Secretary also serves as the Government's chief financial officer.