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Consulates-General are staffed by career consulate foreign nationals, usually with full diplomatic protection. Honorary consuls are accredited US citizens or residents who have official standing but are usually part-time [2] [3] The United States Department of State's Chicago regional office serves these missions.
The Catalog House was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 17, 2000. [7] In later years, Montgomery Ward and Company added several warehouses and parking structures, followed by a 26-story office building in 1972, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the former World Trade Center towers in New York City. [4] [5]
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1937 poster celebrating the United States' first foreign trade zone, Staten Island In the United States, a foreign-trade zone (FTZ) is a geographical area, in (or adjacent to) a United States port of entry, where commercial merchandise, both domestic and foreign, receives the same Customs treatment it would if it were outside the commerce of the United States.
The United States Customs House is a custom house at 610 S. Canal Street in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.The building opened in 1933 to meet the city's need for a larger custom house, especially with the large Chicago Main Post Office opening nearby.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a 20-second video showing the inside of the city's "gift room" in an attempt at transparency. He was accused of improperly accepting gifts.
Joseph F. King (born c. 1948 [1]) is a former senior US Customs agent and criminal justice academic. He served for 33 years as a Special Agent in the United States Customs Service's New York office. He is an associate professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (since September 2003).
1969 - The U.S. Customs Service officially established its aviation program, which became operational in 1971. [9] 1973 - The U.S. Customs Service's marine program was established in its modern form within the USCS Office of Investigations. [9] 1979 - In May the first OH-6 helicopter was obtained on loan from US Army to US Border Patrol. By ...