Michael J. Petrucelli was acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from 2003-05 after previously serving as the agency's deputy director for two years. He is currently the founder and executive chairman of clearpath Immigration, LLC. Prior to USCIS, Mr. Petrucelli was senior vice president for operations and chief of staff of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. As a U.S. State Department foreign service officer, he was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, the Bureau of Intelligence & Research in Washington, DC, and the U.S. Consulate General, Netherlands Antilles.