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Howard Lutnick & Scott Bessent

9 shared events · Importance 3 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026

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Domestic
Howard Lutnick: Commerce Secretary and billionaire, cited as one of the ultrawealthy Cabinet members, illustrating the trend of wealthy appointees.
Scott Bessent: Treasury Secretary, worth hundreds of millions, included in the report's list of wealthy officials.
Aug 17, 2026 · 10 articles
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International
Howard Lutnick: Lutnick, as Commerce Secretary, is contacted by Miller for trade discussions.
Scott Bessent: Bessent, as Treasury Secretary, is lobbied on trade and sanctions issues.
Jul 07, 2026 · 6 articles
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Regulatory
Howard Lutnick: Howard Lutnick, the Commerce Secretary, received SEMI's letter and is being lobbied by Senator Bernie Moreno regarding domestic demand for memory chips.
Scott Bessent: Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, received SEMI's letter and is one of the officials Apple Inc.'s CEO has been lobbying.
Jul 02, 2026 · 6 articles
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Regulatory
Howard Lutnick: Howard Lutnick, Commerce Secretary of the United States, has been involved in discussions with Sam Altman regarding OpenAI's proposal for a government equity stake.
Scott Bessent: Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary of the United States, has been involved in discussions with Sam Altman regarding OpenAI's proposal for a government equity stake.
Apr 20, 2026 · 94 articles
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Business
Howard Lutnick: Commerce Secretary who has been pitched by both Apple and Micron regarding the issue.
Scott Bessent: As Treasury Secretary, Bessent is one of the officials Apple has lobbied for approval.
Jul 30, 2026 · 38 articles
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International
Howard Lutnick: US Commerce Secretary who participated in talks. His involvement is part of the US negotiating team.
Scott Bessent: US Treasury Secretary involved in trade talks with China, referenced as a comparison for tariff negotiations.
Aug 16, 2026 · 261 articles
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International
Howard Lutnick: Howard Lutnick, the Commerce Secretary, discussed the tariff issue with Maroš Šefčovič.
Feb 20, 2026 · 48 articles
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International
Howard Lutnick: Howard Lutnick, the US Commerce Secretary, cited regulatory hurdles on the Chinese side for the lack of sales of Nvidia's H200 AI chips to China.
Apr 16, 2026 · 760 articles
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International
Apr 30, 2026 · 6 articles
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