Hon. Dennis C. Shea, Chairman, 2012 Report Cycle: Elected as Chairman of the Commission for the 2012 report cycle effective January 1, 2012. Government and public policy attorney, former director of policy for the Bob Dole for President Campaign, and Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Reappointed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for a second two-year term expiring December 31, 2012.
Hon. William A. Reinsch, Vice Chairman, 2012 Report Cycle: Elected as Vice Chairman of the Commission for the 2012 report cycle effective January 1, 2012. Previously served as Chairman of the Commission for the 2011 report cycle. President, National Foreign Trade Council; former Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration; former legislative assistant to Senator John Heinz (PA) and Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV (WV). Reappointed by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid for a sixth two-year term expiring December 31, 2011.
Carolyn Bartholomew: Former Former Chief of Staff, Counsel, Legislative Director, and Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi; former Professional Staff Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reappointed by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on December 23, 2011 for a sixth two-year term expiring December 31, 2013. Commissioner Bartholomew served as the Commission Chairman for the 2007 and 2009 report cycles, and served as Vice Chairman for the 2006, 2008, and 2010 report cycles.
Daniel A. Blumenthal: Director of Asian Studies and Senior Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Previously, Mr. Blumenthal was senior director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs during the first George W. Bush administration. Reappointed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on December 17, 2011 for a fourth two-year term expiring December 31, 2013. Served as Vice Chairman for the 2007 report cycle..
Peter T.R. Brookes: Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs and Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation. Previously served in the George W. Bush Administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs; former professional member with the Republican staff of the House Committee on International Relations. Reappointed by House Minority Leader John Boehner December 10, 2009 for a third two-year term expiring December 31, 2011.
Robin Cleveland: Currently serves as a professional school counselor. Previously, served as Counselor to the President of the World Bank; Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget; and in variety of positions for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell including the Senate Intelligence, Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees. Reappointed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for a second two-year term expiring December 31, 2012.
Hon. C. Richard D’Amato: Commissioner D’Amato was reappointed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for a two-year term expiring December 31, 2012. Mr. D’Amato served as a Commissioner from 2001 to 2007 and served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Commission from Ap[ril 2001 through December 2005. . He is a former delegate to the General Assembly in Maryland, and a former Captain in the U.S. Navy. He also served as Counsel for the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee..
Jeffrey L. Fiedler: Assistant to the General President and Director, Special Projects and Initiatives for the International Union of Operating Engineers. Reappointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on December 23, 2011 for a fourth two-year term expiring December 31, 2013.
Hon. Patrick A. Mulloy: Adjunct Professor of Public International Law and International Trade Law at Catholic University and George Mason University law schools; former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance; former General Counsel, U.S. Senate Banking Committee. Appointed to the Commission by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for a fourth two-year term expiring December 31, 2011.
Daniel M. Slane, : Founder and co-owner of the Slane Company with extensive international business experience. Mr. Slane was reappointed to the Commission by House Minority Leader John Boehner for a second two-year term expiring on December 31, 2011. Mr. Slane was Chairman of the Commission in 2010, and was the Commission’s Vice Chairman for the 2011 report cycle.
Michael R. Wessel: President of The Wessel Group Inc.; former Counsel to Congressman Richard A. Gephardt (MO). Currently serves as a member on the Board of Directors of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., one of the world’s largest tire companies. Reappointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for a sixth term expiring December 31, 2012.
Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.: During a 32-year military career, Dr. Wortzel spent 12 years in the Asia-Pacific region, including two tours of duty as a military attaché at in China. Following his retirement from the Army as a colonel in 1999, he was an executive with The Heritage Foundation. At Heritage he was Asian Studies Center Director and Vice President for foreign policy and defense studies. Dr. Wortzel has written or edited numerous books and articles on China. He was reappointed to the Commission for a sixth term expiring December 31, 2012.
Michael R. Danis, Executive Director: Formerly served as a senior intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency. Mr. Danis managed the agency’s technology transfer division, the U.S. government’s sole analytical entity tasked with producing intelligence assessments regarding all aspects of foreign acquisition of U.S. controlled technology and high-tech corporations. He also established and led a unique team of China technology specialists producing assessments on China’s military-industrial complex, and the impact of U.S. export-controlled and other foreign technology on Chinese weapons development programs. While serving in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Danis was twice temporarily assigned to the office of the defense attaché in Beijing.