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Nate Young

Senior International Trade Specialist II
Senior International Trade Specialist II
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Nate Young is a Senior International Trade Specialist in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. With nearly 20 years of expertise in national security and foreign policy, Nate provides clients compliance advice on the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Nate assists in obtaining necessary export authorizations, conducting analyses on emerging and critical technologies, managing jurisdiction and classification requests, and handling ITAR registration actions. Nate actively monitors export control developments and is a regular contributor to Crowell’s international trade blog.

In his previous roles, Nate spent several years leading high-level projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and global aerospace firms. At the State Department, he was pivotal as a Senior Defense Trade Analyst and Outreach Coordinator at the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and helped shape foreign military sales policy at the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. He also served overseas at U.S. embassies in Russia, the Philippines, and Kazakhstan, where he wrote cables on political and economic developments. He began his career as a Presidential Management Fellow focusing on civil nuclear cooperation and nonproliferation policy.

Career & Education

    • Department of State
      • Senior Defense Trade Analyst and Outreach Coordinator, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 2016–2019
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Office of Brazil and the Southern Cone, 2015–2016
      • Political Officer, U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines, 2013–2015
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers, 2010–2013
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Office of Policy and Regional Affairs, 2006–2010
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia, and U.S. Embassy Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2005–2008
    • Department of State
      • Senior Defense Trade Analyst and Outreach Coordinator, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 2016–2019
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Office of Brazil and the Southern Cone, 2015–2016
      • Political Officer, U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines, 2013–2015
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers, 2010–2013
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Office of Policy and Regional Affairs, 2006–2010
      • Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia, and U.S. Embassy Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2005–2008

    • Johns Hopkins University, M.A., School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), international relations & economics
    • Northwestern University, B.A.,
      history and Slavic Studies
    • Johns Hopkins University, M.A., School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), international relations & economics
    • Northwestern University, B.A.,
      history and Slavic Studies

    • Russian
    • Russian

Nate's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.12.26

Treasury Seeks Public Input on CFIUS Known Investor Program and Streamlining of Foreign Investment Reviews

On February 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Investment Security (OIS) published a request for information (RFI) seeking public comments on how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) might streamline its foreign investment review process, including through the Known Investor Program (KIP). The RFI requests feedback on (1) proposed eligibility criteria and a draft questionnaire for the KIP, including certain defined terms, and (2) other ways that CFIUS and transaction parties can streamline aspects of the foreign investment review process. Written comments are due March 18, 2026....

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.12.26

Treasury Seeks Public Input on CFIUS Known Investor Program and Streamlining of Foreign Investment Reviews

On February 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Investment Security (OIS) published a request for information (RFI) seeking public comments on how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) might streamline its foreign investment review process, including through the Known Investor Program (KIP). The RFI requests feedback on (1) proposed eligibility criteria and a draft questionnaire for the KIP, including certain defined terms, and (2) other ways that CFIUS and transaction parties can streamline aspects of the foreign investment review process. Written comments are due March 18, 2026....

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