{{short description|American lawyer and government official}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Mark Menezes official photo.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2018 | office = 20th United States Deputy Secretary of Energy | president = Donald Trump | term_start = August 4, 2020 | term_end = January 20, 2021 <br>Acting: December 4, 2019 – August 4, 2020 | predecessor = Dan Brouillette | successor = David Turk | office1 = Under Secretary of Energy | president1 = Donald Trump | term_start1 = November 6, 2017 | term_end1 = August 4, 2020 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | birth_name = Mark Wesley Menezes | birth_place = | birth_date = | death_place = | party = | spouse = | children = | education = Louisiana State University | awards = }}
'''Mark Wesley Menezes'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.energy.gov/contributors/mark-w-menezes|title=Mark W. Menezes|website=U.S. Department of Energy|access-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref> is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Energy from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as Under Secretary of Energy from 2017 to 2020 and was the vice president of federal relations for Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Previously, Menezes was a partner at Hunton & Williams, chief counsel of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and vice president and associate general counsel of American Electric Power. He is a charter member of the advisory council for LSU Energy Law Center.<ref>{{cite news|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/11/president-donald-j-trump-announces-key-additions-his-administration|access-date=August 14, 2017|via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|date=July 11, 2017}}{{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Benson|first1=Emily|title=Meet the latest Trump administration nominees|url=http://www.hcn.org/articles/whos-up-for-trump-administration-positions-this-week |access-date=August 15, 2017|publisher=High Country News|date=July 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|date=May 29, 2019|title=Department of Energy Authorizes Additional LNG Exports from Freeport LNG|url=https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-authorizes-additional-lng-exports-freeport-lng|access-date=2021-06-07|publisher=Department of Energy|language=en|quote='Increasing export capacity from the Freeport LNG project is critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving America’s allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy. (U.S. Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes)}}</ref>
Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette reportedly delegated many of his powers and responsibilities to Menezes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/energy-secretary-grants-under-secretary-mark-menezes-sweeping-power-email/article_d7d48556-346b-11ea-99ca-4b0a4777a3e9.html |newspaper=Aiken Standard |title=Energy secretary grants Under Secretary Mark Menezes sweeping power, email shows |first=Colin |last=Demarest |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> On February 13, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Menezes as Deputy Secretary of Energy.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Frazin | first1=Rachel | title=Trump announces nominations of deputy chiefs for EPA, Energy Department | url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/483000-trump-announces-taps-new-deputy-chiefs-of-epa-energy-department | date=February 13, 2020 | work=The Hill | access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Clark | first1=Lesley | title=Trump nominates Mark Menezes for deputy secretary | url=https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1062341473 | date=February 13, 2020 | work=E&E News | access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> The nomination was submitted to the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1683 |title=PN1683 — Mark Wesley Menezes — Department of Energy |website=U.S. Congress |access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> Menezes was confirmed by the Senate in a 79–16 vote on August 4, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=August 4, 2020|title=Senate votes to confirm Energy's No. 2 official|url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/510414-senate-votes-to-confirm-energy-no-2-official|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=The Hill|language=en}}</ref>
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