Ahern Appointed Deputy Commissioner of CBP

August 7, 2007

Yesterday, Jayson P. Ahern assumed the position of Deputy Commissioner at U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP"), replacing Deborah J. Spero, who retired on August 3, 2007.  Spero contributed 37 years of service to the organization. Mr. Ahern has been in public service for over thirty years and previously served as Assistant Commissioner in the Office of Field Operations, a position he has held since June 2002. As Assistant Commissioner, he oversaw national programs and operations at 20 Field Operations offices, 326 Ports of Entry, 50 operational Container Security Initiative ports worldwide and 15 Preclearance Stations. Recently, the President conferred the rank of Distinguished Executive on Mr. Ahern for his accomplishment in management of programs in the U.S. government. In addition, Mr. Ahern is a career member of the Senior Executive Service.