USCIB Members Meet With USCTOC Director of the Strategic Division James (JC) Collins

James (JC) Collins in USCIB’s Washington DC office

USCIB hosted James (JC) Collins, director of the strategic division of the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime (USCTOC) for a hybrid discussion with USCIB members to introduce Collins to the work that USCIB does in the areas of illicit-trade, customs, trade and investment, as well as intellectual property.

 

On December 15, 2021, the White House issued the Executive Order on Establishing the USCTOC.  The USCTOC is comprised of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence Strategic Division. The Strategic Division produces coordinated strategic plans for whole-of government Counter-Transnational Organized Crime efforts in support of and in alignment with policy priorities established by the President of the United States through the National Security Council.

 

“USCIB, through its relevant committees, looks forward to collaboration with USCTOC and to advance innovative public-private partnerships to counter illicit trade and organized crime that impact the integrity of American businesses, markets and global supply chains”, said David M. Luna, USCIB Anti-Illicit Trade Committee (AITC) chair.  “We commend President Biden and his administration for their commitment to elevate these pernicious threats to U.S. national security, and applaud USCTOC’s leadership to partner with businesses to join forces across sectors to build capacities, resiliency, and cross-border cooperation to reduce the harmful effects of transnational crime and kleptocracy to our homeland and economy.”

Staff Contact:   Megan Giblin

Senior Director, Customs and Trade Facilitation
Tel: 202.371.9235

Megan Giblin manages USCIB’s work on customs and trade facilitation and anti-illicit trade policy, covering both government affairs and policy for ATA Carnet, and provides support on trade and investment policy, handling issue management, policy development, and staff support for USCIB committees and working groups. Additionally, she had served as, and now manages, USCIB engagement as an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) representative to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized Systems Committee and HS Review Subcommittee. Giblin was also recently re-appointed to serve as a cleared advisor to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) on Customs and Trade Facilitation Matters. Giblin has more than two decades of both public and private-sector experience, focused on customs, trade facilitation, trade policy and advocacy. She has served as business operations manager in Hewlett-Packard Company’s global trade department, working on customs, trade policy and trade facilitation matters. Giblin earned an MBA in international management and a Chinese studies certificate from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and holds a bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish from Illinois State University. She has lived and studied extensively in Western Europe and the Far East.
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