Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Incumbent Rick Spinrad since June 22, 2021
Formation	October 3, 1970
First holder	Robert M. White
Website	www.noaa.gov

The under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, or USC(OA), is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States secretary of commerce on the environmental and scientific activities of the department. The under secretary is dual hatted as the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Commerce Department.

The under secretary is appointed by the president of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the pleasure of the president. The current under secretary is Rick Spinrad. He was nominated by Joe Biden on April 22, 2021, confirmed on June 17 and sworn in on June 22, 2021.^[1]