As Regional Director, Mr. Kress is responsible for developing and implementing the USTDA economic development program throughout East Asia, as well as for the Middle East & North Africa, Europe and Eurasia. He is also the agency's Energy Sector Worldwide Team Leader.

Before joining the agency, he held legal and legislative positions in government and the private sector. His previous experience includes serving as counsel at the U.S. International Trade Commission and as an attorney with the law firm McDermott, Will & Emery where he focused on international trade matters.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Mr. Kress received his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. He also holds a master's degree in German law from the University of Hamburg, Germany.

卡尔.克里斯是美国贸易发展署负责东亚,中亚, 北非,和欧亚区的区域主任。克里斯的职责主要是负责美国贸易发展署在这些地区经济发展项目的开发和实施。同时，克里斯也是署里 负责全球能源组的组长。

加入美国贸易发展署之前，克里斯在美国政府和企业都从事过法律部门的工作。他过去的工作经历还包括出任过美国国际贸易委员会的法律顾问，和McDermott, Will & Emery律师事务所的律师，主要从事于国际贸易事务。

克里斯毕业于美国加州伯克利大学，取得法律学位。同时，他还持有德国汉堡大学的法律硕士学位。