Alan Bersin | |
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| Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection | |
| In office March 27, 2010 – December 31, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jayson Ahern (acting) |
| Succeeded by | David V. Aguilar (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Lisa Foster |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford Yale University (JD) |
Alan D. Bersin (born October 15, 1946) served as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Commissioner Bersin was appointed by President Barack Obama on March 27, 2010 as a recess appointment. As Commissioner, Mr. Bersin oversaw the operations of CBP’s 57,000-employee work force and managed an operating budget of more than $11 billion. Bersin formerly served as the Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs, informally known as the "Border Czar." Bersin later served as Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, a position he assumed on January 3, 2012 and held until January 2017.[1]
Bersin is a former Secretary of Education for California, as well as a former superintendent of San Diego City Schools, past federal Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) and United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and former Attorney General’s Southwest Border Representative. He previously served as the chair of the executive committee of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.[2]
- ^ "Alan Bersin". 27 June 2016.
- ^ San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. "Board Members". Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2007.