United States Department of the Treasury facts for kids

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Department of the Treasury

Treasury Seal
Agency overview
Formed	September 2, 1789
Preceding agency	Board of Treasury
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C.
Employees	115,897 (2007)
Annual budget	$11.10 billion (2007)
Agency executives	Steven Mnuchin, Secretary Neal S. Wolin, Deputy Secretary Rosa Gumataotao Rios, Treasurer
Child agencies	Internal Revenue Service United States Mint Bureau of Engraving and Printing Several others
Website	www.ustreas.gov

U.S. Department of Treasury headquarters in Washington DC.

The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the treasury of the United States government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton. He almost single-handedly worked out the nation's early financial system, and for several years was a major presence in Washington's administration as well. His statue still stands outside the Treasury building.

• "Enough Wise Men, The Story of Our Constitution" by Forrest McDonald -- Published by the Dominion of Canada and by Longmans Canada Limited, Toronto 1970

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  Treasury Building

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  Treasury Department official, surrounded by packages of newly minted currency, counting and wrapping dollar bills. Washington, D.C., 1907.

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  Organization of the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury.

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  Seal on United States Department of the Treasury on the Building

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  Original seal, dating from before 1968

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In Spanish: Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos para niños