United States Travel Service

The U.S. Travel Service was created by the United States Secretary of Commerce on July 1, 1961 pursuant to the International Travel Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 129; 22 U.S.C. 2121 note)^[1] after President John F. Kennedy signed Senate Bill 610 on June 29, 1961.^[2] It was created to address a deficit in tourism in the United States.^[3]

In 1981, it was replaced by the creation of the United States Travel and Tourism Administration.^[3]

Notable employees

Gail Godwin^[4]

References

↑ "United States Travel and Tourism Administration (1961-1996)". Department of Commerce Digitization Repository Project. Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "Bill signing – S-610 Act establishing the US Travel Service, 12:15PM". John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
1 2 Kerr, William Revill (2003). Tourism Public Policy, and the Strategic Management of Failure. Routledge. p. 78. ISBN 978-0080442006. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "Gail Godwin Papers, 1913-2008". Southern Historical Collection. Louis Round Wilson Library. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

Agencies under the United States Department of Commerce

Headquarters: Herbert C. Hoover Building Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce Bruce H. Andrews, Deputy Secretary of Commerce

Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Economic Development Administration National Technical Information Service Minority Business Development Agency National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security	Bureau of Industry and Security

Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs	Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of Economic Analysis Census Bureau

Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade	International Trade Administration

Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator for NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property	Patent and Trademark Office

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