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Eric L. Hirschhorn will be nominated by Pres. Barack Obama for the position of Under Secretary of the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).  Hirschhorn is currently a partner at Winston & Strawn, the executive secretary of the Industry Coalition on Technology Transfer, and has also authored a handbook on export controls.

“BIS has a unique mission at the intersection of international trade and national security,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. “Eric Hirschhorn has a wealth of experience working with export controls and I look forward to having him onboard as we implement President Obama’s vision to reform the export control system and increase competitiveness of U.S. companies by facilitating the sale of our goods while protecting national security.”

If confirmed by the Senate, Hirschhorn will oversee the Commerce agency that advances U.S. national security, foreign policy and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and by promoting U.S. strategic technology leadership.

Read the whole story on Hirschhorn at the Department of Commerce

Or, check out his Export Controls and Embargo Handbook on Amazon.com.

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