Virginia Brown is the Director of the Office of Trade and Regulatory Reform at the United States Agency for International Development. Ms. Brown has over twenty years experience in customs, trade policy, and development. Prior to joining to USAID, she was the Director for Customs Affairs at the United States Trade Representative’s Office in the Executive Office of the President, serving as a negotiator for trade facilitation and rules of origin.
Ms. Brown also served on the staff of the United States Congress House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee. Ms. Brown began her career as a lawyer at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and served as the CBP Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs after 9/11 to assist in setting up new cargo security programs during the formation of the Department of Homeland Security.