The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the U.S. Forest Service, with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in coordination with the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are organizing a workshop to provide members of the business community in Vietnam with information on the roles of CBP and USDA in enforcing the U.S.-Vietnam Timber Agreement, the Lacey Act, wood identification technology, as well as legal determinations regarding timber.
Information
Time
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
29 November 2023
Location
Fortuna Hotel Hanoi – 6B, 6B P. Lang Ha, Thanh Cong, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Organizer
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
The U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
The U.S. Forest Service
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Speakers
Shireen Yousef, Chief, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Erin Mcclure-Price, Forensics Lab Manager, US Forest Service
Lilianna Wolf, International Trade Analyst (ITA), CBP
Details of the workshop
| 8:30am–9:30 am | Registration & Welcome & Opening Remarks
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| 9:30am–10:00am | Overview of CBP and USDA
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| 10:15am–10:45am | U.S.-Vietnam Timber Trade Agreement & CBP’s Role
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| 10:45am–11:00am | U.S.-Vietnam Timber Trade Agreement & U.S. Forrest Service’s Role
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| 10:45am–12:00pm | The Lacey Act
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| 1:30pm–2:30pm | Wood Identification Techniques and Technologies
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| 2:45pm–3:15pm | Best Practices and Useful Resources
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| 3:15pm–4:30pm | Open Discussion & Closing Remarks
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