Friday, April 20, 2018, Leadership from CBP, TAMIU and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar gathered at Texas A&M International University to formally dedicate the new offices for the Machinery Center of Excellence and Expertise, which will be housed within TAMIU’s Western Hemispheric Trade Center. Event hosts discussed the Center’s purpose and other joint projects that will be realized through this collaborative effort. 

• Assistant Director, Trade Operations Armando Taboada, Laredo Field OfficeDirector, 
  
• President Pablo Arenaz, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU)
  
• Director, Field Operations, David P. Higgerson, Laredo Field Office
  
• U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, U.S. House of Representatives
  
• LLUSCBA VicePresident Monica Salinas
  
• Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz