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Secretary Timothy Franz Geithner


Current Office: U.S. Secretary of Treasury
First Appointed: 01/26/2009



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Carole Sonnenfeld
2 Children: Elise and Benjamin
Birth Date: 08/16/1961
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Home City: New York, NY
Religion:

Education:
MA, International Economics/East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1985
BA, Government/Asian Studies, Dartmouth College, 1983.

Professional Experience:
President/CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2003-2009
Director, Policy Development and Review Department, International Monetary Fund, 2001-2003
Kissinger Associates, Incorporated
United States Department of the Treasury.

Political Experience:
United States Secretary of the Treasury, 2009-present
Under Secretary of the Treasury, International Affairs, 1999-2001


Organizations:
Board Member, Center for Global Development
Council on Foreign Relations
Trustee, Economic Club of New York
Chairman, Bank for International Settlements.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Former Vice Chairman/Permanent Member, Federal Open Market Committee





Photo for Secretary Timothy Franz Geithner



Contact Information

Department Website:
http://www.ustreas.gov/

Department Address
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest
Washington, DC 20220
Phone: 202-622-2000
Fax: 202-622-6415





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