BIS leadership and offices
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Senior leadership
Office of the Under Secretary
Jeffrey Kessler
Under Secretary
Joe Bartlett
Deputy Under Secretary
Robert Burkett
Chief of Staff
Arielle Goldberg
Deputy Chief of Staff
Madison Hardimon
Director of Legislative Affairs
Keven Valentin
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration
Vacant
Chief Information Officer
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
Robby Saunders
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
Teresa Telesco
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
Export Administration
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.
Operating Committee (OC)
In any instance where the reviewing agencies are not in agreement on final disposition of a license application, it will be escalated to the OC for resolution.
Strategic Trade
Office of Exporter Services (OExS)
The Office of Exporter Services is responsible for the Bureau’s outreach, education, compliance, and regulatory activities.
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 Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls (NFPC)
Multilateral export control responsibilities under the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime, and the Australia Group.
End-User Review Committee (ERC)
The ERC is an interagency committee that identifies entities for U.S. export control lists to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.
Technology Security
Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE)
Analyzes the effectiveness of export controls, identifies emerging and foundational technologies, and assesses the supply chain, foreign availability, and mass market status of those technologies through global trade data, financial data, and all-source intelligence.
Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES)
Protects and promotes national security by implementing defense, foreign investment, and industrial sector programs to safeguard a robust and resilient U.S. industrial base.
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.
Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS)
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.