President Trump today announced his intent to nominate Michael Platt Jr., currently chief of staff for Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.), to be assistant secretary of Commerce for legislative and intergovernmental affairs. Mr. Platt previously worked at the Recording Industry Association of America and at TechNet, a national CEO-driven technology trade association.  Before that, he had Rep. Blackburn’s legislative director and her primary policy adviser, with a special focus on telecommunications, trade, and intellectual property.

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