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<h2 id="list-of-under-secretaries">List of under secretaries</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>No.</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Under secretary</th><th>Took office</th><th>Left office</th><th>Refs.</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Raymond_L._Orbach/4xpgY5XC">Raymond L. Orbach</a></td><td>June 1, 2006</td><td>May 2009</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Steven_E._Koonin/51Ir8Ud4">Steven E. Koonin</a></td><td>May 19, 2009</td><td>November 18, 2011</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Franklin_Orr/zA0BXkb8">Franklin Orr</a></td><td>December 17, 2014</td><td>January 2017</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Paul_Dabbar/kJWczDao">Paul Dabbar</a></td><td>November 7, 2017</td><td>January 20, 2021</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Geraldine_L._Richmond/fTeo6XqU">Geraldine L. Richmond</a></td><td>November 15, 2021</td><td>January 20, 2025</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://science.energy.gov">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"DOE Optimizes Structure to Implement $62 Billion in Clean Energy Investments From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-10. <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-optimizes-structure-implement-62-billion-clean-energy-investments-bipartisan" target="_blank">https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-optimizes-structure-implement-62-billion-clean-energy-investments-bipartisan</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Secretary Bodman Statement on Dr. Orbach Swearing In as DOE Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy news release, June 1, 2006 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080111021030/http://www.doe.gov/news/3703.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080111021030/http://www.doe.gov/news/3703.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"One Hundred Ninth Congress of the United States of America" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2007. <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h6enr.txt.pdf" target="_blank">http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h6enr.txt.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts <a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-3-20-09/" target="_blank">https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-3-20-09/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Franklin (Lynn) Orr | Department of Energy". energy.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-16. <a href="http://energy.gov/under-secretary-science-and-energy/contributors/franklin-lynn-orr" target="_blank">http://energy.gov/under-secretary-science-and-energy/contributors/franklin-lynn-orr</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"One Hundred Ninth Congress of the United States of America" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2007. <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h6enr.txt.pdf" target="_blank">http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h6enr.txt.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"One Hundred Ninth Congress of the United States of America" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2007. <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h6enr.txt.pdf" target="_blank">http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h6enr.txt.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"DOE Optimizes Structure to Implement $62 Billion in Clean Energy Investments From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-10. <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-optimizes-structure-implement-62-billion-clean-energy-investments-bipartisan" target="_blank">https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-optimizes-structure-implement-62-billion-clean-energy-investments-bipartisan</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Secretary Bodman Statement on Dr. Orbach Swearing In as DOE Under Secretary for Science". DOE. June 1, 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080111021030/http://www.doe.gov/news/3703.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080111021030/http://www.doe.gov/news/3703.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Steven E. Koonin". DOE. <a href="https://www.energy.gov/seab/person/steven-e-koonin" target="_blank">https://www.energy.gov/seab/person/steven-e-koonin</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Dr. Franklin Orr Sworn in as Under Secretary for Science & Energy". University of Washington. December 17, 2014. <a href="https://www.washington.edu/federalrelations/2014/12/17/dr-franklin-orr-sworn-in-as-under-secretary-for-science-energy/" target="_blank">https://www.washington.edu/federalrelations/2014/12/17/dr-franklin-orr-sworn-in-as-under-secretary-for-science-energy/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Paul M. Dabbar". DOE. <a href="https://www.energy.gov/person/paul-m-dabbar" target="_blank">https://www.energy.gov/person/paul-m-dabbar</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Dr. Geri Richmond". DOE. <a href="https://www.energy.gov/person/dr-geri-richmond" target="_blank">https://www.energy.gov/person/dr-geri-richmond</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>