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WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary, a position in which he will lead the Bush administration’s efforts to revive the country’s beleaguered manufacturing sector.
Senators confirmed Gutierrez, 51, by voice vote. He will replace Donald Evans, who resigned to return to Texas after serving at the Commerce Department during President Bush’s first term.
“Mr. Gutierrez has my strong support,” said Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, chairman of the Commerce Committee.
Gutierrez was head of the Kellogg Co.,
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