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Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting, May 20-23, 2025

The Committee intends to review a new request for cultural property import restrictions from Vietnam and proposed extensions of the cultural property agreements with Chile, Costa Rica, Italy, and Morocco.

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Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee members, Sept 5, 2024

Cultural Heritage Coordination Committee Meeting

The interagency Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee conducted its third quarterly meeting. They discussed topics such as repatriation of various cultural artifacts in Vanuatu and the current damage to Ukrainian cultural heritage.

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Smithsonian/CHCC Cultural Property Anti-Trafficking Workshop

The U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) held a virtual training to enhance knowledge of cultural property of Indigenous and Native Peoples of North America.

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United States and India Sign Historic Cultural Property Agreement

The new agreement will prevent illegal cultural property trafficking, facilitate the return of illegally exported items, and promote the lawful exchange of India’s rich cultural heritage.

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The ancient and historic monuments, objects, and archaeological sites of the world enrich and inform today's societies, and help connect us to our cultural origins. The Department's Cultural Heritage Center specializes in the protection and preservation of these irreplaceable resources, working on many fronts to safeguard the patrimony of other countries.

Announcements

April 18, 2022

Expanding Access to Cultural Heritage Sites on Google Arts & Culture

April 5, 2022

Virtual Workshop Trains Law Enforcement to Disrupt Trafficking of Central Asian Cultural Property

April 1, 2022

Cultural Heritage Game Jam Winners Tell Their Story

March 28, 2022

Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting April 26-27, 2022

March 15, 2022

Russia’s Threat to Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Affects Us All

January 13, 2022

Cultural Heritage Game Jam Winners Honored at Expo2020

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Fact Sheet

Cultural Heritage Fact Sheet

For Mail:
Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C)
SA-5, 5th Floor
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC 20522-0505

For Courier Deliveries:
Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C)
SA-5, 5th Floor
U.S. Department of State
2200 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

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