Liz Cannon Resigns from Commerce Department

Elizabeth “Liz” Cannon, who was in charge of keeping many Chinese cars out of the US for safety reasons, has left her job at the Commerce Department.

She was the head of an office that looks at risks from foreign technology.

The office had made rules to stop Chinese cars from being sold in the US, but recently, some other rules about drones and trucks have been put on hold.

Cannon’s office also stopped the sale of a Russian antivirus software in the US.

Some people think it will be hard to find someone to replace her because she had a lot of experience.

Cannon worked at Microsoft and the Department of Justice before this job.

She was part of a case against a Chinese company that had to pay almost $900 million for breaking rules.

The Commerce Department says they will keep working to protect the US from technology risks.