David Mills to be Nominated as Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement

Reliable sources have confirmed that David Mills will be nominated by President Obama to serve as Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement.

Mr. Mills, who formerly served as Chief of Licensing at the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and in the Office of Chief Counsel for Export Adminstration, is currently Of Counsel in the Washington, DC office of the law firm of DLA Piper.

While the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on November 5, 2009 to consider the nomination of Eric Hirschhorn to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, the Senate has not yet set a date for a confirmation vote.