Secretary Janet L. Yellen to Travel to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Venice, Italy

Will Also Travel to Brussels, Belgium To Advance U.S. Policy Priorities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Secretary Janet L. Yellen will attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Venice, Italy from July 9-10, 2021. While in Venice, Secretary Yellen will continue to reinforce the U.S. […]

Testimony of Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, Before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate

Chairman Van Hollen, Ranking Member Hyde-Smith, thank you for inviting me to join you today. I look forward to your questions, but first, I want to briefly discuss the state of our economy and the state of the Treasury Department. Because I believe one depends on the other. When I took office back in January, […]

Treasury Highlights Ways State and Local ARP Resources Can Help Communities Address Violent Crime

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today provided states and localities with additional guidance on how the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds included in the American Rescue Plan Act can be used to reduce and respond to violent crime – particularly gun violence – by investing in community policing, community violence interruption, […]

Testimony of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community and Economic Development Noel Andrés Poyo before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate

Introduction Chairman Van Hollen, Ranking Member Hyde-Smith, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is my honor and my pleasure to speak with you today.  My name is Noel Andrés Poyo. I am the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community and Economic Development at the Treasury Department. Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on Treasury’s […]

Opening Statements of Nominees before the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, June 22, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on the pending nominations of Brian E. Nelson to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes and Elizabeth Rosenberg to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing. The opening statements […]

Statement by the Acting Governor for the United States of America, on the Occasion of the 2021 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group

The United States is pleased to join these meetings together with our partners focused on Africa’s development. The African Development Bank Group will play a crucial role on the continent in overcoming and accelerating recovery from the pandemic and laying the groundwork for strong future growth and development. The international community needs to come together […]

Treasury and International Partners Condemn Ongoing Human Rights Abuses and Erosion of Democracy in Belarus

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 16 individuals and five entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13405 in response to the Lukashenka regime’s escalating violence and repression, including its reckless forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight and arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich (Pratasevich) and […]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to Close June 18 in Recognition of Juneteenth

News Release 2021-68 | June 17, 2021 Share This Page: WASHINGTON—In recognition of the Juneteenth federal holiday signed into law by President Biden today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will be closed Friday, June 18, 2021. Media Contact Bryan Hubbard(202) 649-6870 Related posts: Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting to Step Down, Brian […]

Testimony of Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen to the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Brady, it’s a pleasure to be with you. When I took office back in January, the first – and most urgent – problem confronting our economy was obviously the pandemic: helping people make it to the other side of the crisis and ensuring they were met there by a robust recovery. […]

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Mexican Finance Secretary Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with Mexican Finance Secretary Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez.  Secretary Yellen reviewed ongoing efforts in the United States and Mexico to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support a robust economic recovery.  She affirmed Treasury’s commitment to deepen cooperation with Mexico on preventing illicit finance, […]