Timothy Geithner was sworn in as U.S.Treasury secretary on Monday a little more than an hour after the Senate approved him, and he vowed to move quickly to aid the distressed U.S. economy.
"We are at a moment of maximum challenge for our economy and our country," Geithner said at a swearing-in ceremony as he stood by the President Barack Obama's side. "Our agenda is to move quickly to help you do what the country asked you to do," he told the president.