Kenneth Riley, president of International Longshoremen's Association Local 1422 in Charleston, SC, named president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO.

Kelly Herman, senior attorney advisor at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, joined Venable as of counsel in the firm's International Trade Practice.

Robert Groves, director of the Census Bureau, is resigning in August to become the provost of Georgetown University. Groves led the Census Bureau for almost three years.

John Pisa-Relli, vice chair of the Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of International Law, joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson's International Trade and Investment and Aerospace & Defense practices, in the Washington, D.C., office, specializing in compliance with U.S. trade controls.

Tara Sonenshine , ex-U.S. Institute of Peace, sworn-in as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

Michael Volkov, ex-U.S. Attorney Office, D.C., joins LeClairRyan Litigation Department in Washington, D.C., dealing with issues such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.