David McCormick to Leave BIS for White House Position
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security David McCormick has been nominated by President Bush to serve as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs and is leaving the Bureau of Industry and Security. Deputy Under Secretary Mark Foulon will serve as Acting Under Secretary until a new Under Secretary is nominated.
David McCormick will be replacing Faryar Shirzad, who served as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs from 2004 until July 2006 when he left to serve as Goldman Sachs' Director of International Public Policy.
Update: The White House and Commerce Department issued separate announcements on this move which can be found here and here.
Labels: BIS, Export Controls
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