2011 report to congress - U.S.-China Economic and Security Review ...

dkrause on DSKHT7XVN1PROD with $$_JOBAPPENDIX IIBACKGROUND OF COMMISSIONERSThe Honorable William A. Reinsch, ChairmanChairman William Reinsch was reappointed to the Commissionby Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid for a term expiring December31, 2011. Chairman Reinsch served as Under Secretary forExport Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Ashead of the Bureau of Export Administration, later named the Bureauof Industry and Security, Chairman Reinsch was charged withadministering and enforcing the export control policies of the U.S.government, including its antiboycott laws. Major accomplishmentsduring his tenure included refocusing controls regarding economicglobalization, most notably on high-performance computers, microprocessors,and encryption, completing the first revisions of the ExportAdministration regulations in over 40 years. In addition, herevised the interagency process for reviewing applications and permittedelectronic filing of applications over the Internet.During this time, Chairman Reinsch delivered more than 200speeches and testified 53 times before various committees of theCongress. Before joining the Department of Commerce, Mr. Reinschwas a senior legislative assistant to Senator John Rockefeller andwas responsible for the senator’s work on trade, international economicpolicy, foreign affairs, and defense. He also provided staffsupport for Senator Rockefeller’s related efforts on the FinanceCommittee and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.For over a decade, Chairman Reinsch served on the staff of SenatorJohn Heinz as chief legislative assistant, focusing on foreigntrade and competitiveness policy issues. During that period, SenatorHeinz was either the chairman or the ranking member of theSenate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on International Finance.Senator Heinz was also a member of the InternationalTrade Subcommittee of the Finance Committee. Mr. Reinsch providedsupport for the senator on both subcommittees. This work includedfive revisions of the Export Administration Act and work onfour major trade bills. Prior to joining Senator Heinz’s staff, ChairmanReinsch was a legislative assistant to Representatives RichardOttinger and Gilbert Gude, acting staff director of the House EnvironmentalStudy Conference, and a teacher in Maryland.Today Chairman Reinsch is president of the National ForeignTrade Council. Founded in 1914, the council is the only businessorganization dedicated solely to trade policy, export finance, internationaltax, and human resources issues. The organization representsover 300 companies through its offices in New York Cityand Washington.(377)VerDate Nov 24 2008 13:46 Nov 10, 2011 Jkt 067464 PO 00000 Frm 00389 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 G:\GSDD\USCC\2011\067464.XXX 067464