BIS leadership and offices
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Senior leadership
Office of the Under Secretary
Jeffrey Kessler
Under Secretary
James Rockas
Deputy Under Secretary
Robert Burkett
Chief of Staff
Joe Bartlett
Director of Legislative Affairs
Keven Valentin
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration
Angela Vicinanza
Chief Information Officer
Nate Swinton
Chief Counsel for Industry and Security
Export Administration
Kevin Kurland
Performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
Kevin Kurland
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade and Technology Security
Julia Khersonsky
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade
Eric Longnecker
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Security
Philip Johnson
Chief of Staff
Export Enforcement
John Sonderman
Performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement
John Sonderman
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement
Molly Braese
Chief of Staff
Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services
Elizabeth Cannon
Executive Director for Information and Communications Technology and Services
Evan Broderick
Deputy Director for Information and Communications Technology and Services
Virginia Clark
Chief of Staff
Office of the Under Secretary
Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS)
The Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) is responsible for implementing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Program for the Department of Commerce.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
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Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
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Office of Congressional and Public Affairs (OCPA)
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Export Administration
Office of Exporter Services (OExS)
The Office of Exporter Services is responsible for the Bureau’s outreach, education, compliance, and regulatory activities.
Office of Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls (NFPC)
Multilateral export control responsibilities under the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime, and the Australia Group.
Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES)
Policy actions, export licenses, commodity classifications, license determinations, and advisory opinions for 600 series items.
Office of National Security Controls (ONSC)
This office manages national security (NS) export controls, enforcing multilateral measures under the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, and overseeing U.S. encryption export policies.
Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE)
Analyzes trade data, the impact of export controls on U.S. interests, and the capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to support the national defense.
International Policy Office (IPO)
Develops country-based export control policy, builds relationships with foreign trade ministries and others involved in export controls, assists with foreign government and foreign industry export control trainings, creates country-specific policy analysis, and crafts regulatory measures to combat circumvention of export controls by foreign actors.
Export Enforcement
Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA)
Evaluates all-source, including publicly available and government-privileged, information to inform the adjudication of export control license applications.
Office of Export Enforcement (OEE)
OEE Special Agents are sworn Federal law enforcement officers with authority to make arrests, execute search warrants, serve subpoenas, and detain and seize goods about to be illegally exported.
Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC)
Administers and enforces the antiboycott provisions set out in part 760 of the EAR.