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About the Bureau of Industry and Security

Bureau of Industry and Security Mission Statement:

The mission of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. BIS's activities include regulating the export of sensitive goods and technologies in an effective and efficient manner; enforcing export control, antiboycott, and public safety laws; cooperating with and assisting other countries on export control and strategic trade issues; assisting U.S. industry to comply with international arms control agreements; and monitoring the viability of the U.S. defense industrial base and seeking to ensure that it is capable of satisfying U.S. national and homeland security needs.

BIS Senior Management Team:

Kenneth I. Juster, Under Secretary
Mark Foulon, Deputy Under Secretary

Peter Lichtenbaum, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration

Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement

Michael G. Carroll , Director of Administration

For inquiries please review the Program Office listings for office telephone numbers
or the list of BIS Web forms.


BIS Web Site Team:

BIS Web Site Team
Office of the BIS Chief Information Officer
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230

  

                          

 
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