The following is excerpted from a 12 June 2012 news item by CBP.
The U.S. and Korea today formally announced a reciprocal agreement for expedited processing of arriving international airline passengers. Korea thus became the first Asian country to partner with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s growing Global Entry program.
At a ribbon cutting and news conference at Washington Dulles International Airport, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the reciprocal programs, CBP’s Global Entry and Korea’s Smart Entry Service, “are not just quick, easy, and efficient for travelers; they also help our customs authorities focus on those travelers we know less about, so that we can more effectively identify potential threats and keep our borders and our countries secure.”
This article is available in its entirety at:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/06122012.xml