The Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer

Chief operating officer

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 of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...

. The Deputy Secretary (article needs revising). The Deputy Secretary is the first in line for the office of Secretary if the Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform his duties. On 2 February 2009, President

President of the United States

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 Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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 announced that he will nominate Executive of King County, Washington

King County Executive

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, Ron Sims

Ron Sims

Ronald Cordell Sims, , is currently the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, having been confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 2009 and sworn in on May 8. He is also the former King County Executive...

 to succeed Roy Bernardi

Roy Bernardi

Roy Albert Bernardi is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development . He was nominated by President George W...

.. Sims was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 2009 and sworn in on May 8th.

The Deputy Secretary is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate

United States Senate

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. The previous Deputy Secretary, Roy Bernardi

Roy Bernardi

Roy Albert Bernardi is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development . He was nominated by President George W...

, had served from June 2004. Other former Deputy Secretaries include Frank Keating

Frank Keating

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 (1990-1993), Alphonso Jackson

Alphonso Jackson

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 (2001-2004), Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., Terrence R. Duvernay, and Alfred A. DelliBovi

Alfred A. DelliBovi

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, who was the first Deputy Secretary after the title had been changed from Under Secretary in 1990. The Under Secretary position was created with the establishment of the Department in 1966.