| Post: | Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy |
| Body: | Transportation |
| Incumbent: | Christopher Coes[1] |
| Incumbentsince: | April 2024 |
| Department: | United States Department of Transportation |
| Flag: | Flag of United States Department of Transportation.svg |
| Flagsize: | 130 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Department of Transportation |
| Insignia: | United States Department of Transportation seal.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Department |
| Appointer: | The President |
| Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
| Acting: | y |
| Reports To: | Secretary of Transportation Deputy Secretary of Transportation |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Salary: | Executive Schedule, level II |
The Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy is a position within the United States Department of Transportation. The Under Secretary serves as an advisor to the United States Secretary of Transportation and Deputy Secretary of Transportation on matters of transportation policy.[2] [3] [4]
From July 2019 to January 2021, Joel Szabat served as acting Under Secretary, succeeding Derek Kan.[5] He left office on January 20, 2021.
Carlos Monje served as Under Secretary from July 2021 to April 2024, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 24, 2021 by voice vote.[6] He was sworn into office by Secretary Pete Buttigieg on July 7, 2021.[7]