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African Community Training Seminar Concludes |
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comprehensive training seminar for a group of East African
Community delegates, successfully concluded in late March.
The group of delegates received in-depth training that
focused on “Integrated Border Management in the
East African Community.” Participants included senior
delegates from the five EAC countries; the EAC Secretariat;
US Government agencies USAID, USTDA, and others; UNCTAD
World Customs Organization; World Bank; and African Development
Bank. Private sector representatives from the US and the
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Senior-Level Policy Dialogues
Senior-Level
Policy Dialogues are intended to provide opportunities for
close interaction between senior-level government officials
from the targeted regions and US industry and the US government.
These dialogues will provide a forum to discuss the various
trade facilitation issues in order to promote customs modernization,
encourage market access, and facilitate trade. These dialogues
will also provide the basis for development of the training
curriculum taking place in each region.
Senior-Level Policy Dialogues will take place on two tracks:
Southeast Asia and Mexico. The dialogues will begin in New
York and Arizona, respectively. Following that portion of
the visit, each group will travel to Washington, DC for
sessions with senior US officials and US private sector
entities.
Southeast Asia Senior-Level Policy Dialogue
Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam participated in
the Southeast Asia senior-level policy dialogue. The program
started June 1, 2008 in New York. While in New York, the
Asia delegation received a tour of the Port of New York
to observe the operations of a major US maritime port.
They also visited the air cargo clearance operations and
met with the risk targeting and selection office at the
John F. Kennedy International Airport. Meetings were arranged
between the delegates and appropriate US private sector
representatives that offer either services or products
that can be marketed to customs and trade-related ministries.
After concluding
in New York, the delegates traveled to Washington, DC.
The Washington program included various meeting with US
government officials, a visit to the Customs Advance Training
Facility, and a trade facilitation policy seminar at the
Woodrow Wilson Center. The seminar included leading scholars,
selected delegates, US officials, ambassadors from the
respective embassies, and private sector representatives.
A One-Day Business Briefing Workshop for U.S. Companies
is held in Washington, DC. The business briefing allowed
the delegations to offer presentations
to the private sector and government attendees and individual
meetings between private sector representatives and the
delegates. The Senior-Level Policy Dialogues concluded
with a reception.
The individuals
that represented the Southeast Asia delegation on the
senior-level policy dialogue included:
- Mr.
Le Manh Hung - Director General, Vietnam Customs
- Mr.
Nguyen Toan - Director of International Cooperation,
Vietnam Customs
- Mr.
Nguyen Cong Binh - Director of IT Department, Vietnam
Customs
- Mr.
Susiwijono, Office in Research of Export Enhancement
and Orgabizational Performance, Directorate General
of Customs, Indonesia
- Mr.
Ahmad Syafri, Deputy Director for Export and Import
Facilitation, Directorate General of International Trade,
Indonesia
- Md.
Hassim Bin Pardi, Director, Royal Malaysian Customs
- Mr.
Ismail Ibrahim, Director, Royal Malaysian Customs
- Mr.
Ligon, Assistant Commissioner Post-Entry Audit, Bureau
of Customs
- Mr.
Ronlando Renolado Nicolas, Deputy Comissioner, Philippines
Bureau of Customs
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