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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Readout: Deputy Secretary Adeyemo, Treasurer Chief Malerba
Convene Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee
March 15, 2023

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and Chief Lynn
Malerba, Treasurer of the U.S., hosted a meeting of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC).
The seven-member committee meets regularly and advises the Secretary on significant matters
impacting Native American communities.
Deputy Secretary Adeyemo provided opening remarks about Treasury’s efforts to strengthen its
nation-to-nation relationships with Tribes and discussed his recent visits to Tribal lands in
California. Following remarks, the group discussed Tribal tax priorities and Tribal general welfare
programs, and Treasury officials heard directly from Tribal leaders about some of their top
priorities.
TTAC is composed of three members nominated by the Secretary, two nominated by the House
Committee on Ways and Means, and two nominated by the Senate Committee on Finance.