The Office of Policy and Strategic Planning develops strategic policy priorities and provides policy counsel to the leadership of the Department of Commerce. Specifically, the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning works with the Department's leadership by:

Strategic Planning

• Developing strategic policy priorities
• Planning and coordinating the implementation of policy initiatives that support these priorities

Policy Counsel

• Supplying timely and relevant policy advice to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary
• Providing feedback to Bureau leadership regarding Administration and Department perspectives

Policy Coordination

• Engaging bureaus within the Department to ensure coordination and integration of policy initiatives with secretarial and Administration objectives
• Leading cross-bureau initiatives and supporting the implementation of bureau-led policy initiatives
• Offering policy input into secretarial communications by coordinating bureau policy input

Policy Outreach

• Synthesizing input and ideas from the Administration, the private sector, non-profit organizations and the academic community to inform the Department's policy formulation process

OPSP Team

• Malcolm Lee, Director of Policy and Strategic Planning and Counselor to the Secretary
• Karen Hyun, Senior Policy Adviser for Energy and the Environment
• Peter Kaldes, Senior Policy Adviser for International Trade and Investment
• Ari Schwartz, Senior Policy Adviser for Technology
• Senior Policy Adviser for Manufacturing
• Sonya Bernstein, Special Assistant

OPSP Priorities

• Manufacturing
• National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
• Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (PDF)
• Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• Science and Technology
• National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Defense Production; Defense Production Act Committee
• Supply Chain
• Economic Development
• National Export Initiative
• SelectUSA
• Trade Policy
• Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)
• Export Advocacy Center
• Trade Missions
• Trade Remedies
• AD/CVD Cases
• Interagency Trade Enforcement Center
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Travel and Tourism Strategy (PDF)
• Internet Policy Task Force
• Cybersecurity
• Stop Fakes
• Patent Reform
• Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy
• Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization 

Contact Information

Office phone:
202-482-4127
202-482-4636 (FAX)

Mailing Address:
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230

For information about news releases and speeches, please visit the newsroom or contact the Office of Public Affairs at 202-482-4883.

Files

Addressing Climate Change Impacts at the Department of Commerce in Operations and Programs