David Foley Jr. was nominated to the U.S. International Trade Commission by President Donald J. Trump on January 29, 2026, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 16, 2026, for a term that expires June 16, 2032.

Before his appointment to the Commission, Commissioner Foley served as Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property for the House Judiciary Committee majority staff.

Commissioner Foley was previously a career civil servant at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the Office of Policy and International Affairs, where he focused on enforcement issues related to illicit trade originating in China. Commissioner Foley served as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and was detailed to the White House during the first Trump Administration as a Senior Policy Advisor, advising on national security, intellectual property, and government procurement issues.

Early in his career, Commissioner Foley was an attorney-advisor in the Office of the Administrative Law Judges at the Commission, and a civil litigator in private practice.

In addition to his civilian service, Commissioner Foley is a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserve, where he serves in the Judge Advocate General's Corps as an acquisition law attorney.

A Republican of Virginia, Commissioner Foley holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with high honors, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science and Technology Intelligence from the National Intelligence University, where he was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Cornell Law School.

Last updated August 17, 2026