Tim Skud
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade and Tariff Policy)
Office of Tax Policy
Tim Skud is the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade and Tariff
Policy) in the Office of Tax Policy at the Treasury Department.
Prior to the 2003 reorganization of the Departmental Offices, he
served in the Office of Enforcement as the Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Tax, Trade and Tariff Enforcement). As DAS (Tax, Trade and Tariff
Policy), Mr. Skud provides policy oversight of the Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau and for Customs revenue functions.
Prior to joining the Department of the Treasury, Mr. Skud was with
the Department of State, serving in Iran, Lesotho, Germany, and
Britain. After attending public schools in Boothbay Harbor, Maine,
Mr. Skud attended Bucknell University, the University of Washington,
and George Mason University. He has degrees in international affairs,
economics, and law.