NASBP member Colleen Clarke, Vice President of Surety for Roanoke Trade Services, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL, has been selected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a Trade Ambassador to represent the Trade Support Network (TSN) for the development of the United States’ Automated Customs Environment (ACE). As a Trade Ambassador, a position that requires a security clearance, Clarke represents the trade community to facilitate consensus on ACE business and process redesigns.

In addition to this new appointment, Clarke also serves as chair of the Surety Subcommittee of the TSN and has been reappointed to serve on the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) for another two-year term. The COAC advises the Secretaries of the Department of Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the commercial operations of CBP and related functions of Treasury and DHS on behalf of industry and trade. Some matters reviewed by COAC include the development of electronic cargo information systems, the streamlining of Customs procedures and other issues related to trade facilitation, cargo security, import safety and revenue protection.

NASBP’s President John M. Rindt said, “Colleen’s recent appointment to this position as Trade Ambassador for the development of the U.S. Automated Customs Environment (ACE) indicates that she is well-respected, knowledgeable, and a trusted resource to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We are proud of Colleen’s outstanding work and her representation of our industry. She also is to be commended for her role with the COAC advising the Secretaries of the Department of Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security on the commercial operations of CBP.”

Clarke also represents NASBP on the Customs Surety Executive Committee (CSEC).

NASBP member Bruce S. Haskell, of C.A. Shea & Company, Inc. in Chester, NJ, also serves CBP as a Trade Ambassador and member of its Trade Leadership Committee.