Trace Fukuhara will take over responsibilities as Assistant Port Director for Tactical Operations at the Area Port of Seattle, CBP's Seattle Field Office said in a trade information notice.
The Outdoor Industry Association named Rich Harper as trade policy advisor, the association said. Harper previously worked in the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as a legislative assistant for trade, foreign policy and defense.
Mintz Levin hired Aarti Shah, previously a lawyer with the International Trade Commission Office of Unfair Import Investigations, as a member in the firm's Washington Intellectual Property practice.
The Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved Al Moro as Acting Executive Director, replacing J. Christopher Lytle (see 13052416)., said the Port in a press release. The Port also said the Board of Harbor Commissioners elected Thomas Fields as board president for a one year term, starting July 1.
ICE Director John Morton, announced his resignation June 17 in a memo to employees, according to news reports. Morton has been head of the agency since 2009, and said he plans to leave ICE in July to work at Capitol One Financial Corporation. ICE did not comment. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said President Obama should “move quickly” to fill the ICE vacancy and other high-level positions in the Department of Homeland Security, including CBP commissioner. The agency has lacked a confirmed commissioner for more than four years; a DHS official recently indicated a nomination could be on the horizon (see 13061213). “Without leadership, DHS operations, accountability and morale will continue to suffer, and the many dedicated individuals within the Department deserve better from this Administration,” McCaul said in a statement (here).
McGuireWoods added four international trade lawyers to its Brussels office, the law firm said in a press release. The firm hired Vassilis Akritidis, Yves Melin, Alessandro Nucara, and Yongqing Bao from Squire Sanders, said McGuireWoods.
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero named Vern Hill, previously director of the Bureau of Certification and Licensing at the FMC, as managing director.
D'Ann Brown opened a customs brokerage office in Albuquerque, N.M., said a press release. Brown's office is now the sole customs brokerage based in New Mexico, the release said.
The National Association of Manufacturers added Chris Moore, previously a deputy assistant secretary for trade policy with the U.S. Department of State, as senior director of international business policy, the association said.