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| One-Year Anniversary 2003 - 2004
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Pre-U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- January 2003: Department of Homeland Security created
January 2003: National Targeting Center (NTC) moves to new facility in Northern Virginia
January 2003: Governments of Sweden, Malaysia, and Spain signs Container Security Initiative Declaration of Principles - February 2003: CSI team deployed to Bremerhaven, Germany/Hamburg, Germany/Antwerp, Belgium
March 2003- U.S. Customs and Border Protection created
- Unified chain-of-command established
- CSI team deployed to Singapore and Yokohama, Japan
April 2003
- Border Patrol adds 90 additional remote video surveillance cameras to the northern border
- U.S./Canadian Rail Service Agreement signed which provides advance manifest information, and installation of NIIT units
- Examination facilities at U.S./Canadian rail crossings are constructed
May 2003
- Mad Cow disease discovered in Canada
- CSI team deployed to Hong Kong/Gothenberg, Sweden/Felixstowe, United Kingdom
June 2003
- Secretary Ridge and Commissioner Bonner announce CSI expansion beyond the major 20 ports
- Kingdom of Thailand signs CSI Declaration of Principles
- Governments of South Africa and Sri Lanka signs CSI Declaration of Principles
- CSI teams deployed to Genoa and LaSpezia, Italy
- Ban on rodents from Africa due to Monkey pox outbreak
- U.S. and Mexico cooperate to prevent migrant deaths through Operation Desert Safeguard
July 2003
- People's Republic of China signs CSI Declaration of Principles
- 340 additional Border Patrol agents are assigned to the northern border
August 2003
- CSI team deployed to Busan, Korea
September 2003
- Secretary Ridge announces the "One Face at the Border" initiative
- New CBP Officer and Agriculture Specialist positions announced
- New CBP uniform introduced, including a new badge and patch
- New Border Patrol badge and patch introduced
October 2003
- First CBP officers hired
- First class under new CBP Integrated training starts
- Official launch of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Secure Data Portal
- CBP announces FAST policy on sea container seals
November 2003
- First two Border Patrol canine teams are certified in cadaver recovery
- US-VISIT pilot test begun at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Ga.
December 2003
- CSI team deployed to Durban, South Africa
- Final rules published for Trade Act of 2002 which required submission of advanced electronic data
- Bioterrorism Memorandum of Understanding between FDA and CBP signed
- Mad Cow disease discovered in the U.S.
- First 500 container "smart boxes" are put into use
January 2004
- First classes under CBP integrated training graduates
- US-VISIT at selected airports went operational
February 2004
- President George Bush visits the NTC
- Ban on birds from South East Asia due to Avian Flu
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