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WASHINGTON - The White House today nominated Victoria Espinel to serve as the new U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. Below is a comment on the nomination from Mitch Bainwol, Chairman & CEO, Recording Industry Association of America:

“We warmly welcome the decision of President Obama to nominate Victoria Espinel as the new Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.  Victoria is a polished and respected veteran on intellectual property and global trade-related issues. Throughout her distinguished career, she has worked to establish herself as one of the top minds in the global intellectual property forum.  She brings an impressive track record to this newly-created but vital position.  This valuable expertise will help protect the American jobs, ingenuity and creative innovation that helps drive so much of our economy.  We encourage Congress to move quickly to approve her nomination.

“Victoria has a full plate in front of her.  In this challenging economic environment, the importance of developing and implementing common-sense solutions to protect our nation’s intellectual property industry and promote innovation cannot be underscored enough.  A vigorous defense of intellectual property strengthens our ability to compete as a world leader in global commerce.  As numerous studies have attested, intellectual property is a unique growth driver for this country, employing more than 5.6 million U.S. workers and contributing more than $889 billion to the U.S. GDP.  We are confident that Victoria is up to the task.”