Talk:Vishal Amin

Requested updates to Vishal Amin biography

Given that Vishal is no longer the incumbent for the current administration, I proposed a few changes to update his profile and flesh out his biography. Thanks in advance for your assistance implementing these requested changes!

Profile Info

• Please remove current photo and replace with more up to date photo, taken from his verified LinkedIn: "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E03AQH8-3Dp93zR_Q/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1617982578408?e=1728518400&v=beta&t=oP-06G5fqOZxOagmNrfOHqLbqoo0IvBSI1U2hh6UMRk"
• Update profile info to remove “incumbent
• Please change assumed office to: In office August 2017-January 2021
• Please add date of birth under personal details: Born: July 6, 1978

Intro Paragraph

• Please remove: Vishal Amin is an American attorney and government official who was Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. This position, sometimes referred to as "IP czar", was created by an act of Congress in 2008 in order to help the U.S. government combat online piracy. Prior to assuming his current role, Amin was senior counsel on the House Judiciary Committee. and replace with Vishal Amin is an American attorney and former government official. Amin previously served as the White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, sometimes referred to as "IP Czar,” under Former President Donald Trump from 2017-2021. Prior to this role, Amin served as Senior Counsel on the House Judiciary Committee. As Senior Counsel, he served as lead counsel for several bills, including the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 and Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.
• References:
  • https://www.nexttv.com/news/trump-taps-vishal-amin-new-ip-czar-164767
  • https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/donald-trump-nominates-indian-american-vishal-amin-as-his-ip-czar/articleshow/58077921.cms
  • https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/vishal-j-amin-trump-tap-new-ip-czar-1202026642/

Please update to include new section: Early Life and Education

• Please insert: Amin was born on July 6, 1978, raised in Michigan and is a graduate of Detroit Country Day School. Amin earned a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from John Hopkins University and his law degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.

• References:
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalamin/
  • https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/vishal-amin/
  • https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/vishal-amin/

Please update to include new section: Career

• Please insert: Amin served in the administration of George W. Bush as the White House’s Associate Director for Domestic Policy and Associate Director for Policy in the United States Department of Commerce. In 2017, he was nominated by former President Donald Trump and confirmed unanimously by the U.S Senate to serve as the White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, making him the first Asian American to head a component agency of the Executive Office of the President. While in this role he advised the President and coordinated key policies among Cabinet departments. He represented the United States as an Under Secretary level official, directing U.S. IP diplomacy and leading trade and law enforcement delegations to negotiate and advocate for American IP and national security interests abroad.

• References supporting change:
  • https://uscib.org/icc-appoints-new-chair-of-commission-on-global-intellectual-property/
  • https://ipwatchdog.com/people/vishal-amin/

Thank you for your help with this! Drosen20 (talk) 20:58, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

 Partly done: Updated to say former. I'll let another editor look at the other proposed changes! Likeanechointheforest (talk) 21:19, 9 August 2024 (UTC)