Customs and Excise Council Meeting: Coffee and Tariffs

Description

Join AMCHAM’s Customs and Excise Council for an exclusive morning event featuring insights from a former senior US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official currently working in Asia. This session offers valuable perspectives on the current state of Thailand-US trade relations and provides strategic approaches to minimize tariff exposure in these challenging times.

Our distinguished speaker will cover analysis of the current trade landscape, along with practical advice for exporters and importers on "weathering the storm," and share insider knowledge on CBP's near and long-term enforcement strategies.

Please register to gain a unique opportunity to better understand the current complexities of international trade. This event promises to deliver actionable insights to help navigate the ever-changing world of tariffs and trade regulations

About Speakers:
John Patrick Leonard is a senior advisor in the International Trade & Customs Practice at Kim & Chang. As an international trade expert, he advises clients on a wide range of issues relating to US trade and customs laws, including forced labor, tariffs, free trade agreements, antidumping/countervailing duties, classification/valuation, duty drawback, intellectual property rights and e-commerce trade.
 
Prior to joining the firm, he served as the Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (“DEAC”) of the Office of Trade at the US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), one of the top ten leaders of the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. As the DEAC, he oversaw a diverse portfolio – enforcement of US trade laws and agreements, facilitating legitimate trade and protecting public health and safety, and supply chain security, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”), and customs system modernization initiatives. He would regularly meet with US and overseas government officials, as well as high level executives of all major US importers and exporters.
 
Mr. Leonard holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master’s degree in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. He is a graduate of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School’s Senior Executive Fellows program and a certified Project Management Professional (“PMP”).