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WASHINGTON – The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
released a rule (link here) building on its March 3, 2022, Russian Industry Sector Sanctions rule
(link here) by expanding the scope of items subject to stringent license requirements. The items

Delivered May 4, 2022

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. As a Penn Law school alumna, I’m
honored to be delivering these remarks here at Penn, although it is a little surreal to be up here on
the stage with Dean Ruger.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY EXPORT CONTROL OFFICERS 2022 CONFERENCE ON EXPORT CONTROLS AND RESEARCH SECURITY AT HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EXPORT ADMINISTRATION THEA D. ROZMAN KENDLER

Delivered May 4, 2022

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Chicago, Illinois – Thursday, April 21, 2022

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

I’d like to begin with words from the Ukrainian poet and writer, Taras Shevchenko.

When I am dead, then bury me
In my beloved Ukraine,
My tomb upon a grave mound high
Amid the spreading plain,
So that the fields, the boundless steppes,
The Dnieper's plunging shore
My eyes could see, my ears could hear
The mighty river roar.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Assistant Secretary for
Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod issued an order temporarily denying all export
privileges for the Russian cargo aircraft carrier Aviastar due to ongoing violations of the
comprehensive export controls imposed on Russia by the Commerce Department.
Headquartered in Moscow, Aviastar provides a variety of cargo services to Russia.

Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod delivers remarks to the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Illinois Division, on enforcement actions to disrupt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Chicago, Illinois – Thursday, April 21, 2022

I'd like to commence with the words of the Ukrainian poet and writer, Taras Shevchenko:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo welcomed
President Biden’s nominee to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security,
Alan Estevez, following his unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate.

Washington, D.C.—The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has issued a final rule that expands its highly restrictive controls on the export and reexport of U.S.-origin and certain foreign-produced commodities, software, and technologies to Russia and Belarus, further choking off access to inputs and products needed to sustain their military capabilities.

This Latest Action Expands and Enhances Global Coalition Standing with the Ukrainian People Against Russian Aggression