If selected, Jeffrey Kessler would oversee controls on US tech exported to countries such as China that pose a risk to national security.

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Mr Jeffrey Kessler is experienced in helping US firms navigate Chinese trade and investment barriers.

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Trump eyes Washington trade lawyer for key China post at US Commerce Department

Tech Trade Tactics: Trump’s Potential Pick for Commerce Department Role Donald Trump, the President-elect, is weighing up the appointment of Jeffrey Kessler, a Washington trade lawyer, to head the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), sources reveal. This position plays a pivotal role in the ongoing U.S.-China technological standoff.Kessler, a partner at WilmerHale, previously held the role of assistant secretary for …

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Tech Trade Tactics: Trump’s Potential Pick for Commerce Department Role

By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is considering Washington trade lawyer Jeffrey Kessler to lead the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), according to people familiar with the matter, a key post in the U.S.-China tech war. Kessler, a partner at the law firm of WilmerHale, served as assistant secretary for enforcement and compliance during Trump’s first term, which made him the Commerce depart…

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During the first Trump administration, Kessler was responsible for enforcing U.S. trade remedy laws, namely anti-dumping and countervailing duty law investigations. The post Washington Trade Lawyer May Oversee Tech Exports To China appeared first on StratNews Global.

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