The head of the General Directorate of Customs, Guillermo Michel, held a positive meeting this Wednesday (29.03.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX) with representatives of the United States Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) to expand customs cooperation.
According to official sources, The head of the Customs Office visited Washington Clint Lamm, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the CBP International Office, in line with the Meeting held yesterday with Ricardo Mayoral (deputy director of Homeland Security Investigations).
Authorities spoke about the role of the Argentine Customs as a reference in the Dog training in the Southern Cone, it was officially reported. In this regard, Michel detailed that the General Directorate of Customs has three training centers in the country, one of which, located in Buenos Aires, is the only one Regional Dog Training Center Spanish-speaking certified by the World Customs Organization. For this reason, the pairs from Brazil and Paraguay go there to be certified.
"Lamm was extremely attentive to the work of the organization led by Michel," the statement said.
In addition to being willing to “provide CBP know-how,” the CBP representative was interested in the contributions that Argentine Customs could make, considering that “sharing would be beneficial for both parties.”
Michel stressed the importance of cooperation Customs-Customs“Joint work between the Customs of our respective countries will allow us to ensure transparency in international trade with greater professionalism and I am sure that we will see the fruits of this close relationship,” he said.
After thanking the CBP for having received him, the head of Customs stated that "the balance was extremely positive."
Guillermo Michel is part of the delegation that accompanied Economy Minister Sergio Massa to Washington to hold a meeting with the main authorities of the International Monetary Fund.
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