Desiree Hanssen joined the Federal Communications Commission, Office of International Affairs, in winter 2023 and works on matters related to foreign ownership in certain FCC license holders and submarine cable licensing, both with a nexus to the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (Team Telecom). Previously, she worked at the Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel, where she provided legal advice and guidance to Departmental leadership and staff on matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Team Telecom, and the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain. Desiree began her time at DHS in 2017 as an Honors Attorney where she had the opportunity to serve as an attorney in DHS OGC as well as three components, including U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In 2016, Desiree clerked for then-Chief Judge Patrick L. Woodward of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. Desiree obtained her J.D. with honors from the American University Washington College of Law where she served as a senior staff member for the American University Law Review and the Editor-in-Chief of the American University National Security Law Brief. Desiree graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Political Science and French.