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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner today announced the appointment of Ed Logan as Acting Assistant Commissioner for the Office of International Affairs upon Don Shruhan's retirement effective Tuesday, June 3, 2003. Logan will be serving at least 60 days in this capacity.

"Don Shruhan championed the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and now the torch is being passed to Ed Logan, who will continue to lead CSI and other major CBP programs internationally," said Commissioner Bonner. "Mr. Logan's Customs experience, both domestic and international, makes him an important asset to Customs and Border Protection."

Shruhan was appointed Assistant Commissioner for the Office of International Affairs in June 28, 2002. He was instrumental in getting the top 20 major ports on board with CSI since its launching in 2002. CSI is an initiative that was developed by U.S. Customs in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Now within the Department of Homeland Security, CBP is continuing to implement CSI at major ports around the world. Under the CSI program, CBP officers are deployed to work with host nation counterparts to target high-risk cargo containers. Its purpose is to protect containerized shipping from exploitation by terrorists. Containerized shipping is a critical component of global trade because most of the international trade moves or is transported in containers.

In his role as Acting Assistant Commissioner for the Office of International Affairs, Logan will report directly to the Commissioner and will be responsible for managing and directing all CBP international activities and programs, conducting Customs bilateral and multilateral relations with other countries, managing the operations of the Customs foreign attaches and advisory teams, overseeing the negotiations and implementation of all international agreements and all foreign training assistance provided by CBP.

Prior to becoming the Acting Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs, Logan served as Attaché posted to the American Embassy in London on August 23, 2001. He is the recipient of a Senior Executive Service Meritorious Presidential Rank Award by President George Bush in October 2001.

Logan started his federal law enforcement career with the U.S. Customs Service in 1971 as a Special Agent in Los Angeles where he was assigned to the private aircraft smuggling group. In 1973, Logan was one of approximately 500 Customs Special Agents who became "plankowners" in DEA due to a major restructuring of drug enforcement responsibilities. Within DEA, Logan worked undercover as a DEA Special Agent and pilot carrying out overt and covert aviation and investigative assignments domestically, as well as in Mexico, Central and South America.

In 1978, Logan returned to the Customs Service. Since then, he has served with the Office of Inspection and Control, Honolulu, Hawaii; as a Senior Special Agent and Acting Group Supervisor in San Diego; Chief of the Tactical Investigations Branch in Headquarters; Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Office of Investigations; Acting Senior Customs Representative, Hong Kong. He entered the Senior Executive Service on July 1, 1991, becoming the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Enforcement in Washington D.C.

In 1994, Logan was selected by the Treasury Department to attend National Defense University (NDU) located at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. In June 1995, he received a Masters of Science Degree in National Security Strategy from NDU's National War College.

Following graduation, Logan was selected as the Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Investigations in San Diego, the agency's third largest field office. During his tenure, his office was responsible for the arrest and conviction of over 20,000 felony drug smuggling suspects in the most productive field office in the Customs Service.

Logan is a native Californian who grew up and attended schools in Southern and Northern California. He graduated with honors from California State University, Long Beach in 1969 and entered the U.S. Navy where he received a commission as an Ensign. Following release from active duty, Logan affiliated with the Naval Reserve Intelligence Command where he completed three "Command Tours". In 1995, Logan was recalled to active duty as the Deputy Director for Intelligence (DJ2) attached to the Commander Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia enforcing the Iraqi "No Fly Zone" as part of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Following 30 years of commissioned service, Logan retired as a Navy Captain in 2000.

Logan is married to the former Suzanne Chang of Kaneohe, Hawaii, and has two children, a daughter, Courtney, a graduate of UCLA and NYU and a son, Brent, who is a junior at the American School in London.