The Organization of Women in International Trade elected Jennifer Diaz, president of Diaz Trade Law, president, Diaz Trade Law said in an email.
Alfonso Robles was named director of Field Operations for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, CBP said in a news release. Robles previously was chief counsel of CBP (see 13061701).
Miller & Chevalier recently elected Richard Mojica a member of the firm, it said in a news release. Mojica helps companies "to minimize the cost of importing merchandise into the United States through strategic customs planning and duty-savings programs," the firm said.
Husch Blackwell hired Nithya Nagarajan, previously with her own practice, and Stephen Brophy, previously with Barnes Richardson, to the firm's International Trade practice group, it said in a news release.
Guidepost Solutions added Richard Jereski, a former senior special agent in the Commerce Department Office of Export Enforcement, the consulting company said in a news release. “Rich’s background as a successful investigator, coupled with his deep expertise on trade compliance and customs issues, will further position our international investigations and compliance team as an elite practice,” Guidepost CEO Julie Myers Wood said. “Our clients will greatly benefit from his experience investigating complex regulatory matters.”
Jean Kemp joined the Steel Manufacturers Association as senior vice president-government affairs and trade policy, the SMA said in a press release. Kemp was previously deputy assistant U.S. trade representative for industrial competitiveness.
A.N. Deringer recently hired Ania Wierzbowska-Fuller as its director of consulting, the customs brokerage said in a press release. Wierzbowska-Fuller previously spent 12 years at Target, where she was global trade operations manager. Tammy Flanders Hetrick will join her on the A.N. Deringer consulting team as a senior trade advisor, the company said.
King & Spalding added Rambod Behboodi, previously a senior litigator with the World Trade Organization, the law firm said in a news release. Behboodi joins the firm's International Trade Practice as a partner in Geneva, it said.
McKool Smith hired Scott Kieff, a commissioner on the International Trade Commission from 2013 to 2017, the law firm said in a news release.
Bill Reinsch, previously a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies as the Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS said in a Jan. 3 news release. Reinsch, who also previously led the National Foreign Trade Council, will continue to be a senior adviser at Kelley Drye, CSIS said.