Trump’s Top Sanctions Official Departing for Private Sector

The U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official, Sigal Mandelker, plans to leave the Trump administration after helping to increase the pace of economic penalties against American adversaries.

Mandelker, who joined the Treasury Department in June 2017, has helped lead new sanctions on countries including North Korea, Russia and Venezuela. She plans to take a job in the private sector.

Sigal Mandelker

Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg

She moved to Washington from New York to work in the Trump administration.

The Wall Street Journal first reported her plans for departure, citing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Mandelker.

“She is a fierce advocate for effectively leveraging our ...