World Customs Organization
Sylvain RAYMOND is an experienced professional in customs enforcement and drug program management, currently serving as a Senior Technical Officer and Drugs Programme Manager at the World Customs Organization since September 2016. Prior to this role, Sylvain RAYMOND worked from December 2011 to September 2016 as an Enforcement Customs Advisor for the Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, providing technical advice to the Director General of Customs. Sylvain RAYMOND also held key positions at the Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects, including leading a crime investigation team and overseeing customs enforcement operations. Early career experience includes serving as an Airborne Unit Team Leader at the Ministère des Armées. Academic credentials include a Master’s degree in History from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne and training from the Ecole Nationale des Douanes.
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World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is the only intergovernmental organisation exclusively focused on Customs matters. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is now recognised as the voice of the global Customs community. It is particularly noted for its work in areas covering the development of global standards, the simplification and harmonisation of Customs procedures, trade supply chain security, the facilitation of international trade, the enhancement of Customs enforcement and compliance activities, anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives, public-private partnerships, integrity promotion, and sustainable global Customs capacity building programmes. The WCO also maintains the international Harmonized System goods nomenclature, and administers the technical aspects of the WTO Agreements on Customs Valuation and Rules of Origin.