Nominations of William Kimmett to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and Ken Kies to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy

Senate Finance Committee
215 Dirksen

04/10/2025 at 10:00AM

Full committee hearing.

Nominees:

  • William Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
  • Kenneth Kies, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy

William Kimmitt is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. During the first Trump administration, he served as Counselor to the United States Trade Representative, where he advised the U.S. Trade Representative on trade policy and legal matters.

Ken Kies, a tax lobbyist who has advocated for big corporations such as Microsoft and Hess, has advised Trump on his own taxes.