从代理到正式：Keith Sonderling 在白宫椭圆形办公室宣誓就任第31任劳工部长
美国劳工部10月9日发布消息，Keith Sonderling已宣誓就任美国第31任劳工部长。宣誓仪式在白宫椭圆形办公室举行，由财政部长Scott Bessent主持。
Sonderling自2026年4月起担任代理劳工部长，此前担任劳工部副部长，该任命经参议院于2025年3月确认。
特朗普6月29日宣布提名Sonderling出任劳工部长，参议院9月30日投票确认，他于10月2日正式宣誓就职。
除劳工部长职务外，Sonderling自2026年6月起还兼任联邦政府道德办公室（OGE）代理主任。更早之前，他于2020年至2024年担任平等就业机会委员会（EEOC）委员。
至此，Sonderling完成了从代理部长到正式部长的转正，劳工部的一把手人选正式落定。（资料来源：美国劳工部10月9日新闻稿）
From Acting to Confirmed: Keith Sonderling Sworn In as 31st U.S. Labor Secretary at the Oval Office
Keith Sonderling has been sworn in as the 31st U.S. Secretary of Labor, the Department of Labor announced on October 9. The oath was administered by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Oval Office at the White House.
Sonderling had served as acting secretary of labor since April 2026. Before that, he was deputy secretary of labor, a post to which the Senate confirmed him in March 2025.
President Trump announced Sonderling's nomination on June 29, the Senate confirmed him on September 30, and he was sworn in on October 2.
In addition to leading the Labor Department, Sonderling has also served since June 2026 as acting director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE). Earlier, he was a commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from 2020 to 2024.
With the swearing-in, Sonderling moves from acting head of the department to its confirmed secretary. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, October 9)
图片来源：劳工部长 Keith Sonderling 官方肖像 Photo: Department of Labor, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons