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Kerlikowske to Step Down by End of Year

TUCSON, Ariz. -- CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske plans to step down from his post ahead of the coming change in presidential administration, he said while talking to reporters at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America conference. Kerlikowske…

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didn't give specifics on timing, but said he would leave the position by the end of the year. Kerlikowske will focus on the implementation of customs reauthorization bill, among other things, during his remaining time at CBP, he said. After a lengthy delay, Kerlikowske became the first Senate-confirmed commissioner in about five years when he was sworn in during March 2014.