Susan Thomas Executive DirectorCBP

Based in Washington, D.C., and in her capacity as Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), Ms. Thomas oversees several divisions within CCS: Cargo Innovation; Cargo Security and Controls; Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures; Manifest and Conveyance Security; and Trade Operations. Through these divisions, she is responsible for operational strategy, requirements, policies, and processes related to cargo enforcement, cargo release requirements, conveyance security, bonded warehouses, foreign trade zones, centralized examination stations, seized property, fines and penalties, manifest and Trade Act requirements in all modes, Importer Security Filing (10+2), and Air Cargo Advance Screening. Ms. Thomas is also responsible for continuing the modernization of the trade organization model of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise. Ms. Thomas has served in a variety of roles in CBP since she started her federal career in 1995. She received her Bachelor of Arts from LaSalle University in Philadelphia with a degree in Mathematics, and in 2021, she received the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Employee of the Year Award.