Alan Turley, the Commerce Department's minister-counselor for commercial affairs stationed at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, is retiring from the department in September, he announced on LinkedIn. Turley has served in that position since 2021 after working as Commerce's deputy assistant secretary for China and Mongolia during 2016-21.
Ian Richardson, who was named the first chief counsel for corporate enforcement at DOJ’s National Security Division in 2023 (see 2309120017), left the government this month to join Paul Weiss as a lawyer working on national security issues, he announced on LinkedIn. Richardson was most recently chief counsel of DOJ’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section.
Rachel Alpert has left her role as chief counsel for the Office of Foreign Assets Control, she announced on LinkedIn. She was named to the position in October 2023 (see 2310250061).
The U.K. is appointing Ceri Morgan, former lead trade official for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to be the country’s new trade commissioner for Europe. She officially replaces Chris Barton, the current Europe trade commissioner, on Sept. 1.
Miad Maleki, former associate director of the Office of Foreign Asset Control's Office of Global Targeting, has joined Ferrari, the law firm announced Aug. 18. Maleki will help the firm "effectively advise its clients on their sanctions exposure; understand U.S. government expectations with regard to addressing sanctionable conduct; and overall augment the firm’s understanding of shifting U.S. government policies driving sanctions actions," it said. Maleki left OFAC earlier this month.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has named Robby Saunders, a former senior adviser with both BIS and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., the agency's new deputy assistant secretary for technology security. Saunders was the former vice president of national security at the Coalition for Prosperous America before joining Scott's staff in 2023 and BIS in March, according to her LinkedIn. She replaces longtime senior BIS official Eric Longnecker (see 2505050005),
Michael Pender, a former longtime senior engineer with the Bureau of Industry and Security, is joining legal and advisory firm Fenwick as a trade analyst, he announced on LinkedIn. Pender left BIS at the end of April after first joining the agency in 2004.
The White House has nominated Julie Callahan, the assistant U.S. trade representative for agricultural affairs and commodity policy, to be chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Callahan previously held positions at the FDA and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.
The Semiconductor Industry Association has hired Jaclyn Kellon, a former State Department official, to join its global policy team as a director. Kellon will work on supply chain security and cybersecurity matters with a focus on Southeast Asia and India, SIA said. She previously served as a foreign affairs officer in the State Department's Office of Critical Technology Protection, where she served as a technical expert on semiconductor technology policy topics.
Ted Posner, former assistant general counsel for international affairs at the Treasury Department, has joined Baker Botts as a partner in the international trade practice, the firm announced. Posner joined Treasury in October 2020, where he led a group of Treasury attorneys in advising agency officials on issues ranging from investment security to trade (see 2507150010).