Theodore W. Kassinger General Counsel U.S. Department of Commerce
Theodore W. (Ted) Kassinger serves as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Following his nomination by President Bush, Mr. Kassinger was confirmed by the United States Senate to this position in May 2001.
As General Counsel, Mr. Kassinger is the chief legal and ethics official of the Department. Beyond these responsibilities, Mr. Kassinger also serves as a senior policy advisor for the Secretary and the Department on a broad range of domestic and international issues, including international trade, intellectual property rights, environmental issues, export controls, telecommunications, electronic commerce and technology.
Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Kassinger was a member of the multinational law firm, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., where he engaged in a broad international trade and business practice. From 1981 to 1985, Mr. Kassinger served as International Trade Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. Previously, Mr. Kassinger served as an attorney with the U.S. Department of State (1980-81) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (1978-80).
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Kassinger received his B.L.A. from the University of Georgia School of Environmental Design (1975) and his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law (1978), where he was Notes Editor of the Georgia Law Review. He is the author of “Antidumping Duty Investigations” in Law and Practice of the United States International Trade Regulation (Oceana Publications 1987, and updates), and several chapters in Basic Documents of International Economic Law (CCH International 1990).
Mr. Kassinger is married to the author, Ruth G. Kassinger. The couple resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with their three daughters.
