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From Feb. 29 to March 3, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson was in Turkey to further our cooperation and collaboration with his counterparts. Working with governments around the world, like the government of Turkey, allows us to keep our homeland safer and more secure.
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau to discuss continued cooperation on transportation security, maritime safety, and cross-border travel.
On Oct. 27-30, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to Havana, Cuba to meet with senior Cuban government officials and continue discussions on trade and travel between the United States and Cuba.
In Case You Missed It: Highlights from the last week at the Department of Homeland Security.
On June 23, 2015, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with China Customs Minister Yu Guangzhou to discuss progress on a number of customs and law enforcement issues since Secretary Johnson visited Beijing in April 2015. Secretary Johnson and Minister Yu outlined a path forward to continue cooperation in the coming months.
BEIJING – On April 9-10, 2015, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson visited Beijing in the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of the trip was to discuss issues of shared concern including counterterrorism, customs, immigration, cybersecurity, and maritime security, in advance of President Xi Jinping’s 2015 visit to the United States. Chinese Minster of Public Security Guo Shengkun hosted Secretary Johnson’s visit, and it included meetings with Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs Meng Jianzhu, Minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China Lu Wei, and Minister of the General Administration of China Customs Yu Guangzhou. Secretary Johnson characterized the meetings as “frank exchanges of views on matters about which we disagree, and agreement to move forward on matters about which we do agree.”
WASHINGTON – Today, the United States, Canada, and the State of Michigan concluded and signed an arrangement regarding the staffing and operation of the U.S. customs plaza at the proposed New International Trade Crossing (NITC) linking Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. This arrangement results from several months of productive discussions among the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the State of Michigan, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), and Transport Canada. Under the terms of the arrangement, the U.S. customs plaza will be procured as part of the NITC public-private partnership (PPP) that will finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the rest of the project. The costs of the NITC project will be repaid from future toll revenues.
As the global security and economic pictures have evolved in the post-9/11 world, so has our approach to border security.
