Senate Confirms Nominees to Enforce Export Controls, Oversee Foreign Arms Sales
The Senate voted 51-47 along party lines late Oct. 7 to confirm a group of nominees including David Peters to lead the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Export Enforcement, Thomas DiNanno to be undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, and Jacob Helberg to be undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment.
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Peters has pledged to “aggressively” enforce U.S. export controls to ensure that sensitive American technology doesn’t end up in the hands of adversaries (see 2506130035). DiNanno has said that speeding up foreign military sales will be a priority for him (see 2504090026). Helberg vowed to strictly enforce Russia sanctions (see 2506100041).