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Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies
Pages 49-56

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From page 49...
... He currently serves as a Member of the Department of State's Defense Trade Advisory Group, and is a member of the Director of National Intelligence Intelligence Community Strategic Studies Group. He previously served as chairman of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament from 1987 to 1993, and the Defense Science Board from 2001 to 2009; he is now a Senior Fellow of the Defense Science Board.
From page 50...
... law firm of Miller & Chevalier. In this capacity, he concentrates on export controls, sanctions, and embargoes under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, and various regulations issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
From page 51...
... DeCain was responsible for policy, regulation, and licensing of dual-use commercial technology trade, taking into consideration the effect on foreign policy, nonproliferation, national security, and domestic shortages. In senior level positions, he led trade and arms negotiations for many corporations and represented the United States in multiple international fora such as the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia Group, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
From page 52...
... She is a frequent public speaker at events worldwide sponsored by the American Bar Association, Symposium of the Americas, National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association, Joint Industry Group, American Conference Institute, C5, Practicing Law Institute, American Corporate Counsel, Society for International Affairs, and the World Customs Organization. She graduated cum laude from Carleton College (mathematics)
From page 53...
... She was previously director of the Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The center conducts international security policy projects informed by the science and technology expertise of the lab.
From page 54...
... Siemer was a litigation partner in two major Washington, D.C., firms and headed trial teams in large jury trial cases in various federal and state jurisdictions around the country. She also supervised a team of lawyers and support personnel at the First Marianas Constitutional Convention, coauthored a law review analysis of the Marianas Constitution, and served as counsel to the Third Marianas Constitutional Convention.
From page 55...
... His practice focuses on export controls, foreign investment, international trade proceedings, and policy. He advises clients on commercial and military export licensing and enforcement matters, economic sanctions, national security reviews, antiboycott compliance and enforcement, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, import relief proceedings, Court of International Trade appeals, complex Customs matters, bilateral investment treaties, North American Free Trade Agreement and World Trade Organization dispute resolution, and other trade policy and legislative matters.
From page 56...
... Mr. Wall is a frequent lecturer at both domestic and international conferences and has testified as an expert witness before Congress on foreign investment.


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