Russia Sanctions Treasury Officials, Former BIS Officials

Russia announced new sanctions against U.S. citizens, including two Treasury Department officials and two former Bureau of Industry and Security officials, according to an unofficial translation of a May 21 notice. Russia designated Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, who has overseen some of the agency’s sanctions work, and Andrea Gacki, the director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

The designations also target Kevin Wolf, an Akin Gump export control lawyer and BIS’s former assistant secretary for export administration, and Richard Ashooh, also a former assistant secretary for export administration who is now a Lam Research executive. Also designated are former lawmakers, other government officials, industry executives and attorneys.