Obama nominated Andrew Pritzker and Michael Froman for the posts . The announcement comes ahead of a trip to Panama and Costa Rica . `` If the Commerce Committee does n't explore these questions with the nominee , I plan to do so , but I hope the committee will give the tax history a serious look , '' he said in a statement . Pritzker , an investment banking executive , has an estimated net worth of $ 1.85 billion . Froman is Obama 's deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs .
Obama nominated Andrew Pritzker and Michael Froman for the posts . The announcement comes ahead of a trip to Panama and Costa Rica . Pritzker , an investment banking executive , has an estimated net worth of $ 1.85 billion . Froman is Obama 's deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs .