Susan Kohn Ross, who heads the Mitchell Silberberg trade law practice, was named Chair of the District Export Council of Southern California, the firm said in a press release.
Liberty Mutual hired Viji Rangaswami as vice president of federal affairs in the company's Washington office, it said in a press release. Rangaswami was the chief trade lawyer for the Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee before stepping down last year (see 12092103).
Full Circle Compliance hired Jim Bartlett as a partner, the company said in a press release. Bartlett, who was senior counsel, Export/Import Law at Northrop Grumman, left the company to start his own firm. Bartlett will continue to publish his update through Full Circle and will maintain his law firm, Law Office of James E. Bartlett III, the company said.
The Expeditors International Board of Directors chose Jeffery Musser, the company's chief information officer, as CEO of the company, it said in a press release. Musser will replace Peter Rose, who will step down March 1 (see 13100806).
Kevin Burke will step down as President and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, effective Jan. 21, said the AAFA in a Dec. 16 statement (here). Burke will join the Airports Council International--North America as President and CEO, according to an organization press release (here). The AAFA board of directors already began the search for a new CEO, said AAFA Chairman Philip Williamson. "With so many pressing policy issues facing the industry, including the near conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, time is of the essence. We will act quickly to ensure seamless continuity in both leadership and AAFA's mission of standing at the forefront as a leader of positive change for the apparel and footwear industry."
The Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Chief Agricultural Negotiator Islam Siddiqui announced his intent to depart USTR early next year, USTR said in a Dec. 12 press release. Siddiqui has served in the Obama Administration since 2010. Siddiqui “played a key role in the Panama, Colombia, and Korea FTAs as well as progress on a variety of bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral issues, most recently the successful WTO outcome in Bali this week,” said USTR Michael Froman in the release.
The Gardere law firm's Dallas office added three international trade lawyers from Braumiller Schulz, Gardere said in a press release. Michelle Schulz and Elsa Manzanares join Gardere as partners and Kate Purdom will join the firm as an associate, it said.
The Long Beach City Council voted Nov. 3 former Long Beach Chief Financial Officer Lori Ann Farrell to the Board of Harbor Commissioners, "which oversees the Port of Long Beach and the staff of the City’s Harbor Department," the port said in a press release.
Teresa Rea, previously acting director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group and as an international trade consultant, the firm said.
Promotions at the American Association of Airport Executives: Steve Gironda to vice president-finance; Jeff Holman to vice president-information services; Pat Raker to senior vice president-training and technology services; Melissa Sabatine to senior vice president-regulatory affairs; Brad Van Dam to senior vice president-government affairs.