THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release October 26, 2000 PRESIDENT NAMES JAMES A. DORSKIND AS GENERAL COUNSEL AT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The President today announced the nomination of James A. Dorskind as General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. James A. Dorskind, of Oakland, California, was designated Acting General Counsel at the Department by the President on September 14, 2000. Previously, Mr. Dorskind served in the Department as the General Counsel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and as the Departmental Executive Secretary. Mr. Dorskind came to Commerce from the White House, where he served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Correspondence. Previously, he was Of Counsel to the law firm of Friedman, Ross & Hersh, P.C., a principal at Friedman, Ross & Dorskind, P.C., and an associate at Friedman, Sloan, & Ross, P.C. He also was an associate at the law offices of Morrison and Foerster. Mr. Dorskind received a B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in law and society from Cornell University and a J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. The General Counsel serves as the Department?s chief law officer and legal adviser to the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretaries, the Assistant Secretaries and other officers of the Department. The General Counsel is responsible for supervising and coordinating the development of the Department?s legislative program, as well as, developing and articulating the views of the Department on pending legislation, and fulfilling its legislative clearance responsibilities with other government agencies. In addition, the General Counsel oversees regulatory policy within the Department and advises the Secretary of Commerce on any regulatory matters. 30-30-30
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