Mitchell Allen Silk is an American lawyer, author, and former government official who served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets under President Donald Trump.
15 Facts About Mitchell Silk
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Mitchell Silk is recognized as an expert in Chinese law and finance.
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Mitchell Silk received a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law, Certificate in Advanced Studies in Law from Beijing University, and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
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Mitchell Silk studied at National Taiwan Normal University and Middlebury College.
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Mitchell Silk spent a decade in their Hong Kong office.
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In October 2017, Mitchell Silk was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Affairs at the US Department of the Treasury.
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Mitchell Silk was the head of the Office of Investment, Energy and Infrastructure.
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On September 19,2019, President Trump formally nominated Mitchell Silk to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets.
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Mitchell Silk became the first Hasidic Jew to be confirmed to a senior US administration position.
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Mitchell Silk has published a book on Chinese environmental protection law titled: China's marine environmental protection law: The dragon creeping in murky waters, and several other books, Taiwan Trade and Investment Law, Environmental Law and Policy in the People's Republic of China.
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In 2021, Mitchell Silk co-authored with Singaporean banker Seth Tan Dancing with Giants: A Lawyer and Banker Share Their Passion for Infrastructure Finance.
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Mitchell Silk was a leader for and of the people, and this work delivers keen and timeless insights into human life, behavior, and psychology, and was as concerned with life in the real world as he was in providing profound meditations on Scripture.
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Mitchell Silk has written numerous articles addressing topics such as Chinese business expansion, Taiwan's investment law, China's state secrets law, post-Mao environmental protection, and infrastructure policy in the US.
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When sworn in as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mitchell Silk used an ancient Tikkun kor'im originally owned by Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna, from his grandfather's ancestral hometown.
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Mitchell Silk is an expert in Chinese law and finance, speaks five languages Cantonese Chinese, English, Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew, and Yiddish.