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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Federal Trade Commission
| logo = Flag of the United States Federal Trade Commission.svg
| logo_width =
| logo_caption = Flag of the Federal Trade Commission
| seal = Seal of the United States Federal Trade Commission.svg
| seal_width = 150 px
| seal_caption = Seal of the Federal Trade Commission
| formed = {{Start date and age|1914|9|26}}
| preceding1 = Bureau of Corporations
| jurisdiction = [[United States]]
| headquarters = [[Federal Trade Commission Building]]<br/>[[Washington, D.C.]]
| employees = 1,131 (December 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/data-analysis-documentation/federal-employment-reports/employment-trends-data/2011/december/table-2/ |title=Office of Personnel Management |publisher=opm.gov |access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref>
| budget = $311 million (FY 2019)<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/agency-financial-report-fy2019/ftc_agency_financial_report_fy2019.pdf</ref>
| chief1_name =
| chief1_position = Chair
| chief2_name = [[Andrew N. Ferguson]]
| chief2_position =
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| website = {{url|www.ftc.gov}}
| footnotes = <ref>[http://www.bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/agency.php?code=FT00&q=scores_small ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820193820/http://www.bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/agency.php?code=FT00&q=scores_small |date=August 20, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/history/ftchistory.shtm |title=Federal Trade Commission: A History |publisher=Ftc.gov |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>
}}
The '''Federal Trade Commission''' ('''FTC''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency of the United States government]]. They focus on the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) U.S. [[antitrust law]] and the promotion of [[consumer protection]].
The Commission is headed by five Commissioners, each serving a seven-year term. Commissioners are nominated by the [[President of the United States|President]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. No more than three Commissioners can be of the same [[Political parties in the United States|political party]].
The President chooses one Commissioner to act as Chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 June 2013|title=Commissioners|url=https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/commissioners|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130193650/https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/commissioners|archive-date=2021-01-30|access-date=|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>
== Federal Trade Commission Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Andrew N. Ferguson, FTC Commissioner.jpg|Andrew N. Ferguson, FTC Commissioner
File:Commissioner Mark Meador.jpg|Commissioner Mark R. Meador
File:Scam Watch 1280x720.webm|''How to File a Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission'', from the FTC
File:The_Apex_Building,_headquarters_of_the_Federal_Trade_Commission,_on_Constitution_Avenue_and_7th_Streets_in_Washington,_D.C.jpg|Apex Building, built in 1938 (FTC headquarters) in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]
File:EndorsementGuides 0.webm|''Endorsement Guides'' from the FTC
File:Federal Trade Commission Entrance Doorway.jpg|Federal Trade Commission entrance doorway in Washington, DC
</gallery>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{US-stub}}
[[Category:1914 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Federal government of the United States]]
| agency_name = Federal Trade Commission
| logo = Flag of the United States Federal Trade Commission.svg
| logo_width =
| logo_caption = Flag of the Federal Trade Commission
| seal = Seal of the United States Federal Trade Commission.svg
| seal_width = 150 px
| seal_caption = Seal of the Federal Trade Commission
| formed = {{Start date and age|1914|9|26}}
| preceding1 = Bureau of Corporations
| jurisdiction = [[United States]]
| headquarters = [[Federal Trade Commission Building]]<br/>[[Washington, D.C.]]
| employees = 1,131 (December 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/data-analysis-documentation/federal-employment-reports/employment-trends-data/2011/december/table-2/ |title=Office of Personnel Management |publisher=opm.gov |access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref>
| budget = $311 million (FY 2019)<ref>https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/agency-financial-report-fy2019/ftc_agency_financial_report_fy2019.pdf</ref>
| chief1_name =
| chief1_position = Chair
| chief2_name = [[Andrew N. Ferguson]]
| chief2_position =
| chief3_name =
| chief3_position =
| chief4_name =
| chief4_position =
| chief5_name =
| chief5_position =
| chief6_name =
| chief6_position =
| chief7_name =
| chief7_position =
| chief8_name =
| chief8_position =
| chief9_name =
| chief9_position =
| parent_department =
| child1_agency =
| website = {{url|www.ftc.gov}}
| footnotes = <ref>[http://www.bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/agency.php?code=FT00&q=scores_small ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820193820/http://www.bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/agency.php?code=FT00&q=scores_small |date=August 20, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/history/ftchistory.shtm |title=Federal Trade Commission: A History |publisher=Ftc.gov |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>
}}
The '''Federal Trade Commission''' ('''FTC''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency of the United States government]]. They focus on the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) U.S. [[antitrust law]] and the promotion of [[consumer protection]].
The Commission is headed by five Commissioners, each serving a seven-year term. Commissioners are nominated by the [[President of the United States|President]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. No more than three Commissioners can be of the same [[Political parties in the United States|political party]].
The President chooses one Commissioner to act as Chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 June 2013|title=Commissioners|url=https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/commissioners|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130193650/https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/commissioners|archive-date=2021-01-30|access-date=|website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>
== Federal Trade Commission Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Andrew N. Ferguson, FTC Commissioner.jpg|Andrew N. Ferguson, FTC Commissioner
File:Commissioner Mark Meador.jpg|Commissioner Mark R. Meador
File:Scam Watch 1280x720.webm|''How to File a Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission'', from the FTC
File:The_Apex_Building,_headquarters_of_the_Federal_Trade_Commission,_on_Constitution_Avenue_and_7th_Streets_in_Washington,_D.C.jpg|Apex Building, built in 1938 (FTC headquarters) in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]
File:EndorsementGuides 0.webm|''Endorsement Guides'' from the FTC
File:Federal Trade Commission Entrance Doorway.jpg|Federal Trade Commission entrance doorway in Washington, DC
</gallery>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{US-stub}}
[[Category:1914 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Federal government of the United States]]