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Please join us on Friday, September 16, at 2:30 p.m. (Singapore time), for a telephonic press briefing with U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Mathew Axelrod and Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Thea Kendler. The speakers will discuss regional engagement on export controls, Russia/Belarus sanctions, and the inaugural Women in Strategic Trade Conference. They will take questions from participating journalists.
DETAILS:
Speakers:
Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Mathew Axelrod, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce
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Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Thea Kendler, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce
Date: Friday, September 16
Time: 1:30 p.m. Bangkok | 2:30 p.m. Singapore | 2:30 a.m. Washington D.C.
(Please use a Time Zone Converter to determine your start time)
Language: ENGLISH
Ground Rules: ON-THE-RECORD, ATTRIBUTABLE TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY AXELROD AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY KENDLER
Dial-in Info: To be provided upon RSVP
RSVP: https://teleconferencewtihcommerceasstsecaxelrodandasstseckendler.eventbrite.com
Please note that phone lines for the teleconference will be limited and registration will end before the call time -- once all RSVP slots are filled, we will be unable to add additional journalists (we will rapidly produce and distribute a transcript after the call).
LOGISTICS:
- Callers should dial in to the conference call at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time. The operator will ask for your name, media affiliation, and location.
- The speaker will give brief opening remarks, and then the moderator will open the floor to questions.
- Participants will be instructed to press “1”, then “0”, on their phones to enter the question-and-answer queue. You may also submit questions in advance via email to AsiaPacMedia@state.gov
- If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email AsiaPacMedia@state.gov to alert the moderator.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
Matthew S. Axelrod was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate and currently serves as the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security.
In this capacity, Matt leads an elite cadre of special agents and analysts dedicated to the enforcement of the country’s export control laws. Matt and his team protect and promote U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives by stopping exports of sensitive goods and technologies that can be put to malign purposes like weapons-of-mass-destruction proliferation, military and military-intelligence applications, terrorism, and human rights abuses. They also work to ensure U.S. persons do not participate in unsanctioned foreign boycotts.
His full bio can be found here.
Thea D. Rozman Kendler was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), following unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate. In this role, Ms. Kendler leads Export Administration’s highly trained technical professionals in controlling the export of dual-use and military items for national security and foreign policy reasons, analyzing the impact of export controls, and supporting the U.S. defense industrial base. Among other responsibilities, Ms. Kendler chairs the Advisory Committee on Export Policy (ACEP), which resolves interagency policy disputes related to export license applications submitted to BIS. To advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, Ms. Kendler regularly engages with Congress, industry, academia, and other stakeholders on the nature and scope of BIS’s activities and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
Her full bio can be found here.
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