Hong Thi Khanh NGUYEN Customs OfficerGeneral Department of Vietnam Customs

Hong Thi Khanh NGUYEN is currently working at Vietnam Customs’s Reform and Modernization Board, advising on new Customs Modernization models including SAFE/AEO implementation. As a WCO’s accredited expert on AEO, she has been actively involved in many capacity building and technical assistance activities to support WCO Members in AEO and MRA implementation. She used to work as a Lead Technical officer in charge of the SAFE/AEO and Air Cargo Security portfolio within the WCO’s Facilitation Sub-directorate. In this position, she led the process of upgrading and implementing the SAFE Framework of Standards, AEO implementation and validation guidance, E-learning module and guidelines on harmonising the Air cargo security programmes. During her 28-year Customs career, she held different positions in various fields, including Deputy Project Manager of the World Bank’s Customs Modernization Project in Vietnam, Deputy Director of the Customs Modernization and Reform Board, and the first Counselor representing Vietnam Customs to the WCO.