Megan Giblin manages USCIB’s work on customs policy, and provides support on trade and investment policy, handling issue management, policy development, and staff support for USCIB committees and working groups. Additionally, she serves as an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) representative to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized Systems Committee.
Giblin has more than a decade of 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. Additionally, Giblin has served as a cleared advisor to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, participating in and co-chairing the Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) on Customs 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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USCIB Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee:
https://uscib.org/customs-trade-facilitation-ud-814/
Recent Articles by Megan
USCIB Hosts US Focused Illicit-Trade in Counterfeits Dialogue at OECD Washington Center (8/2/2022) - The USCIB Anti-Illicit Trade Committee (AITC), in coordination with the Business at OECD (BIAC) Anti-Illicit Trade Expert Group (AITEG) and the OECD Task Force on Countering Illicit Trade (TF-CIT), hosted an informal U.S. focused dialogue entitled, “The challenges of illicit trade in counterfeits for e-commerce: Towards a global, voluntary standard for online marketplaces to counter illicit trade in counterfeits” on July 26 at the OECD Washington Center. According to USCIB Director for Customs and Trade Facilitation Megan Giblin, the dialogue was robust and the meeting was extremely well attended with representatives joining from both OECD member governments, the European Commission, private sector and several U.S. federal agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPRCenter), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
USCIB Members Meet With USCTOC Director of the Strategic Division James (JC) Collins (4/27/2022) - 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.
USCIB Supports OECD’s Launch of Report on ‘E-Commerce Challenges in Illicit Trade in Fakes’ (12/15/2021) - USCIB Anti Illicit Trade Committee (AITC) Chair David Luna, who also chairs the Business at OECD (BIAC) Anti-Illicit Trade Expert Group (AITEG) made remarks at the December 13 launch of the OECD report “E-commerce challenges in illicit trade in fakes.” The launch of the report took place at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National IPR Coordination Center in Virginia. This important report is also the first outcome of a Special Project on illicit trade between the AITEG and the dynamic public-private partnership (PPP) established under the OECD Task Force on Countering Illicit Trade (TF-CIT). Megan’s Committees
Customs and Trade Facilitation - The Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee promotes eliminating trade barriers and harmonizing global customs and border procedures.