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Friday, February 15, 2008	Office of Public Affairs
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Under Secretary of Commerce Mario Mancuso to deliver Keynote Address to the Heritage Foundation:

“Technology Leadership, Economic Power and National Security: Dual-Use Export Controls to China.”

WHO: Mario Mancuso, Under Secretary of Commerce

WHEN: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
11:30 a.m.

WHERE:       Heritage Foundation, Allison Auditorium
                        214 Massachusetts Ave. NE
                        Washington, DC

CONTACT INFO:

William Houston
Eugene Cottilli
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
202-482-2721

BACKGROUND ON THE EVENT:

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Mario Mancuso will deliver a keynote address at the Heritage Foundation. His remarks, entitled “Technology Leadership, Economic Power and National Security: Dual-Use Export Controls to China” will highlight how changes in the economic and political landscape compel the United States to develop new strategies and utilize new instruments to enhance our national security. He will also discuss how recent changes in our dual-use export control policies toward China fit into this new strategy to ensure safe, secure, technology trade and investment.

BACKGROUND ON UNDER SECRETARY MANCUSO:

Under Secretary Mancuso heads the Bureau of Industry and Security which promotes continued U.S. strategic technology leadership and helps to advance national security, foreign policy and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system.

Mr. Mancuso is responsible for global dual-use trade policy, and leads multilateral and bilateral strategic trade dialogues for the U. S., including the U.S.-China High Technology and Strategic Trade Working Group and the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation Group, and manages a bureau with offices throughout the United States and in China, India, Hong Kong, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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