Ethiopis Tafara, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of International Affairs, will leave the agency at the end of next month.

The Port of San Diego promoted Robert Monson to Port Auditor.

Eric Namrow, ex-O'Melveny & Myers, an intellectual property litigator who focuses his practice on cases before the International Trade Commission, joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its Litigation and Intellectual Property Practices in Washington, D.C.

The International Air Transport Association names Jeffrey Shane, ex-Hogan Lovells, general counsel, effective April 2, working from the Montreal offices.

Robert "Rusty" Barkerding of Admiral Security Services was sworn in as a member of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

President Obama nominated Raymond Chen, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Todd Hughes of the U.S. Department of Justice to seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals-Federal Circuit.

Abraham Katz, 86, the longtime president of the U.S. Council for International Business, died Feb. 5 in New York, the group said. He had retired in 1999 after 14 years as president. Survivors include his wife.

Mac Campbell will join the Senate Finance Committee as general counsel, said Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in a press release. Campbell was previously Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Congressional Affairs. "There are challenges ahead, with tax reform, job creation, deficit reduction and an aggressive trade agenda all on the docket," said Baucus. "I'm confident Mac will be instrumental as my team tackles those issues head-on.”

Marken promoted Dan Bell to the newly-created position of vice president, regulatory compliance and technical affairs. Bell is a licensed customs broker and certified customs specialist.

GSC Logistics names Joseph Zepko, ex-Jacobson Companies, vice president-sales and business development.