The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez U.S. Secretary of Commerce Washington, District of Columbia

Carlos M. Gutierrez is the 35th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. He was sworn into office on February 7, 2005. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1953, Secretary Gutierrez came to the United States with his family in 1960. In 1975 he joined Kellogg as a sales representative. Rising to president and chief executive officer in 1999, he was the youngest CEO in the company's nearly 100 year history. In April 2000, he was named chairman of the board of Kellogg Company.

As Secretary of Commerce, Gutierrez oversees a diverse Cabinet agency with approximately 40,000 workers and a $5.8 billion budget focused on promoting American business at home and abroad. Opening international markets to U.S. companies to create jobs and building a stronger America is a top priority for Secretary Gutierrez. Secretary Gutierrez studied business administration at the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Queretaro, Mexico. He and his wife, Edilia, have three children, Carlos, Erika, and Karina.

"Immigrants bring to America the values of faith, love of family, hard work, and self-reliance—the values that made us a great nation to begin with."

-Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez