Mr Cleatus Hunt USCBP

Cleatus is the U. S. Customs and Border Protection Regional Attaché in Japan, where he has responsibility for Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. He has over 30 years of federal law enforcement experience and has held multiple leadership positions within U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Prior to serving as the Attaché, Mr. Hunt was the Acting Port Director for the port of Newark/New York Area. From 2014 to 2019, he was the Area Port Director in Dallas, TX and oversaw 330 CBP personnel, the importation of $59 billion worth of cargo, the collection of $600 million in revenue, and the processing of 4.1 million passengers annually. Cleatus has additional international experience having served as the Area Port Director in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and as the Acting Director for Preclearance Expansion.

He is a graduate of the Department of Homeland Security Fellows Program, an alumnus of the Customs and Border Protection Leadership Institute, and the Senior Management Institute for Police.