Lutnick Visits BIS Employees
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke with Bureau of Industry and Security employees during a town hall meeting Aug. 19, where he discussed their "vital work supporting Trump’s America First Trade Policy, which boosts U.S. industry, secures supply chains, and protects American tech from foreign exploitation," the agency said in a social media post. "BIS enforces export controls, closes loopholes, and keeps innovation domestic, driving thriving industries and national security."
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Lutnick said BIS is "the critical partner in making sure that growth never comes at the cost of security."
Lutnick during the meeting spoke about U.S. export controls over advanced Nvidia chips and said the U.S. will continue to work export controls into trade negotiations, according to a U.S. official.