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Senate confirms Gutierrez

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005 | 10:37 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday confirmed Carlos Gutierrez as the new 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., the world's largest cereal maker. He joined Kellogg in 1975 as a sales representative, selling cereal from a van in Mexico City, and rose through the ranks until he led the entire company in April 1999.

Turning around Kellogg's fading fortunes by focusing sales on various higher-end products, he became one of the most prominent Hispanic business leaders in the country.

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