Roundtable Meeting with Trade Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, John Leonard, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

On Mar 16, 2023, AMCHAM representatives met with John Leonard, Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and his team during his trip to participate in the Tradewinds at the Board Room of True Digital Park.  

The meeting was informative and insightful, covering updates of the US immigration process to CBP’s trade mission. The Forced Labor Prevention Act enforcement was also brought up to the discussion table. He further mentioned the implementation of CBP’s Green Trade Strategy on its core values in complementing other US environmental trade crimes missions.  

Before closing the meeting with a productive question-and-answer session, Brandon Lord, Executive Director of the CBP Trade Policy and Programs, elaborated on the CBP initiative called Global Business Identifier Pilot to Increase Supply Chain Visibility as an innovative solution to increase transparency and to comply with the due diligence concept. 

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