A regulator with a good sense of humor

Washington Notebook

Friday, September 30, 2011

Al Gina, assistant commissioner for trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, did a good job impersonating a stand-up comic when he addressed members of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America at their government affairs conference in Washington Sept. 19. Here are some of the native New Yorker’s best jokes: • “I’m a diehard Jets fan. Flying back from the APEC meeting Sunday and unbeknownst to me, and to my great pleasure, Virgin America has live, in-flight TV. “I will admit I ...

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