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Export Administration

Office of Exporter Services (OExS):

This office is responsible for counseling exporters, conducting export control seminars, and drafting and publishing changes to the Export Administration Regulations. It is also responsible for licensing and compliance actions relating to the special comprehensive license, and for administering the processing of license applications and commodity classifications.

Eileen Albanese, Director
Office of Exporter Services
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230

Tel. 202-482-0436
Fax 202-482-3322

Outreach and Educational Services Division

Office of Exporter Services
Outreach and Educational Services Division
14th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230
Phone: (202) 482-4811
Fax: (202) 482-2927
Email Inquiries | Seminar Inquiries

Western Regional Office

Michael Hoffman, Director
BIS Western Regional Office
3300 Irvine Avenue, Suite 345
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 660-0144
Fax: (949) 660-9347
Email Inquiries | Seminar Inquiries

Northern California Branch

BIS Western Regional Office
160 W. Santa Clara Street
Suite 725
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: 408-998-8806
Fax: 408-998-8677

Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance (NPTC):

This office is responsible for administering the Commerce Department’s multilateral export control responsibilities under the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime and the "Australia Group" (chemical and biological controls). It also administers U.S. unilateral foreign policy export controls. In addition, this office is responsible for the industrial compliance provisions of arms control and disarmament treaties (e.g., Chemical Weapons Convention) and for representing U.S. industry and security interests in the multilateral arms control and disarmament deliberations (e.g., Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention).

Eileen Albanese, Director (Acting)
Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230

Tel. 202-482-0436
Fax 202-482-3322

Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls (NSTTC):

This office is responsible for issues related to national security export and reexport controls. It implements multilateral export controls for national security reasons to comply with the Wassenaar Arrangement to control the spread of dual-use goods and related technologies. It is also responsible for U.S. export control policy for high performance computers, encryption and administers the export licensing responsibilities for foreign nationals under the "deemed export" technology rule. It also administers the "short supply" provisions of the Export Administration Regulations. This office is responsible for policy actions, export licenses, commodity classifications, license determinations, and advisory opinions for affected commodities and is the focal point for commodity jurisdiction assessments.

Bernie Kritzer, Director
Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20230

Tel. 202-482-4196
Fax 202-482-4094

Office of Strategic Industry and Economic Security (SIES):

This office is responsible for implementing programs to support the U.S. defense industrial base, including ensuring that U.S. defense industries can meet current and future national security requirements.

Michael Vaccaro, Director (Acting)
Office of Strategic Industry and Economic Security
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230

Tel. 202-482-4506
Fax 202-482-5650

Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE):

This office is the focal point within BIS for analyzing the impact of export controls on U.S. competitiveness and the capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to support the national defense. OTE works to maintain and enhance national and economic security by:

conducting primary research and analysis on critical technologies and defense-related industrial sectors;
gauging the effectiveness of the dual-use export control system on U.S. economic interests;
investigating the effects of imports on national security;
analyzing foreign availability of critical products and technologies;
determining if measures are needed to protect the U.S. economy from supply shortages; and
administering Technical Advisory Committees.

Kevin Kurland,
Director, Office of Technology Evaluation
Office of Technology Evaluation
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Room 1093
E-mail: kkurland@bis.doc.gov
Phone: 202-482-4933
Fax - 202-482-5361

Brad Botwin,
Director, Industrial Base Studies
E-mail: bbotwin@bis.doc.gov
Phone: 202-482-4060
Fax - 202-482-5361

Export Enforcement

Office of Export Enforcement (OEE):

OEE's mission is to enforce export control and related public safety laws, with a focus on violations posing the most significant threats to U.S. national and homeland security, foreign policy objectives and economic interests such as international terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and their delivery systems, and unauthorized dual-use exports for military purposes.

OEE investigates violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Export Administration Regulations, the Fastener Quality Act, and other export control and public safety statutes; apprehends violators; and works with BIS’s Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Attorneys and other officials in criminal prosecutions and administrative cases based on OEE investigations. OEE special agents are criminal investigators who are empowered to make arrests, carry firearms, execute search warrants, and seize goods about to be exported illegally.

Thomas Madigan, Director (Acting)
Office of Export Enforcement
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230

Tel. 202-482- 1208
Fax 202-482-5889

Office of Export Enforcement, Investigations Division:

OEE has 9 field offices strategically located throughout the United States . These field offices fall under the supervision of:

The Assistant Director for Investigations
Office of Export Enforcement
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230

Tel. 202-482-1208
Fax 202-482-5889

Boston Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement 10 Causeway Street Room 253 Boston , MA 02222	Phone: 617-565-6030 Fax: 617-565-6039
New York Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement 1200 South Avenue Suite 104 Staten Island, NY 10314	Phone: 718-370-0070 Fax: 718-370-0826
Washington Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement 381 Elden Street Suite 1125 Herndon, VA 20170	Phone: 703-487-9300 Fax: 703-487-9463
Miami Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement 200 E. Las Olas Blvd. Suite 2060 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301	Phone: 954-356-7540 Fax: 954-356-7549
Chicago Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement High Point Plaza 4415 West Harrison Street Suite 530 Hillside, IL 60162	Phone: 312-353-6640 Fax: 312-353-8008
Dallas Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement 525 South Griffin Street Room 622 Dallas, TX 75202	Phone: 214-767-9294 Fax: 214-767-9299
San Jose Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement 160 W. Santa Clara Street Suite 725 San Jose, CA 95113	Phone: 408-291-4204 Fax: 408-291-4320
Los Angeles Field Office	Office of Export Enforcement 2601 Main Street Suite 310 Irvine, CA 92614-6299	Phone: 949-251-9001 Fax: 949-251-9103
Houston Resident Office	Office of Export Enforcement 15355 Vantage Parkway, West Suite 250 Houston, TX 77032	Phone: 281-372-7130 Fax: 281-590-3931

Office of Export Enforcement, Operations Division:

The Operations Divisions is located at Headquarters in Washington , DC and is staffed by OEE special agents. This office receives and disseminates information from various sources to special agents in the field. It also provides Headquarters support for field operations.

The Assistant Director for Operations
Office of Export Enforcement, Operations Divisions
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230

Tel. 202-482-1208
Fax 202-482-0964

Office of Export Enforcement, Export Control Officers:

Office of Export Enforcement, Export Control Officers, located in 5 overseas locations conduct Pre-License Checks, Post-Shipment Verifications, outreach and educational activities to monitor export control requirements in foreign destination countries. Export Control Officers are OEE personnel on detail to the Foreign Commercial Service and report directly to the Embassies to which they are posted, with direction and oversight by OEE's Operations Division. Export Control Officers are located at:

Beijing , China

Export Control Officer

U.S. Commercial Service
31/F, North Tower
Beijing Kerry Center
Beijing , China 100020

American Embassy Beijing - FCS
PSC 461 Box 50
FPO AP 96521-0050

Phone: 86-10-8529-6655

Fax: 86-10-8529-6558/6559

Hong Kong, China

Export Control Officer

American Consulate General
US Commercial Service
26 Garden Road, Central
Hong Kong

American Consulate General
US Commercial Service
PSC 461, Box 18
FPO AP 96521-0006

Phone: 011-852-2521-1467

Fax: 011-852-2845-9800

New Delhi, India

Export Control Officer

The American Center
24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110 001

The U.S. Commercial Service
US Dept of State (New Dehli)
Washington, DC 20521-9000

Phone: 91-11-2331 6841thru 48

Fax: 91-11-2331 5172

Moscow, Russia

Export Control Officer

American Embassy
US Commercial Service
23/38 Bolshaya Molchanovka
Building 2
Moscow, 121069

American Embassy
U.S. Commercial Service
PSC 77 (FCS)
APO - AE 09721

Phone: 7-095-737-5030

Fax: 7-095-737-5033

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Export Control Officer

U.S. Commercial Service U.S. Embassy,
Embassies District Near 29th and Airport Road
Abu Dhabi, UAE

U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy,
PO Box 4009,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Phone: 011-971-2-4142562
Fax: 011- 971-2-4142228
Work Week: Saturday through Wednesday

Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA):

OEA assists the OEE field offices and BIS's export licensing offices by receiving and disseminating export control information on problem end-users and end-uses. The office also makes licensing recommendations to BIS licensing officers based on intelligence information and input received from special agents in the field.

Glenn Krizay, Director
Office of Enforcement Analysis
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230

Tel. 202-482-4255
Fax 202-482-0971

Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC):

OAC is responsible for implementing the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations. This office performs three main functions:

enforcing the regulations;
assisting the public in antiboycott compliance; and
compiling and analyzing information regarding international boycotts.

Ned Weant, Director
Office of Antiboycott Compliance
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230

Tel. 202-482-5914
Fax 202-482-0913

Other BIS Offices and Organizations

Office of Chief Counsel for Industry and Security:

The attorneys in this unit of the Department's Office of General Counsel provide legal counsel and services for all BIS programs, including representing the agency in administrative enforcement proceedings.

John T. Masterson, Jr., Chief Counsel for Industry and Security
Office of Chief Counsel for Industry and Security
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington DC 20230

Tel. (202) 482-5301
Fax (202) 482-0085

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