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Virtual Law Enforcement Workshop Addresses Cultural Property Crime in Central and Eastern Europe
Virtual Law Enforcement Workshop Addresses Cultural Property Crime
Cultural Property Advisory Committee to Meet in Chicago September 19–20, 2023
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee intends to meet September 19-20 in Chicago, to review a proposed extension of the U.S. cultural property agreement with the Government of the Republic of Honduras
Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee Meeting
On June 1, 2023, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Scott Weinhold, convened a meeting of the Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee. The Committee discussed cultural heritage protection in Ukraine and Sudan, recent multilateral engagement, and trainings and investigations with international law enforcement partners.
Trafficking in Cultural Property from Southeast Asia Topic of Latest Virtual Law Enforcement Workshop
On June 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) held a virtual training workshop for law enforcement officials from the United States to enhance their knowledge of cultural property from Southeast Asia and to build capacity to disrupt its trafficking.
Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee Gathers in Washington
On March 2, 2023, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Policy, Rafik Mansour, convened the 16 member agencies of the Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee (CHCC).
Cultural Antiquities Task Force Organizes Law Enforcement Workshops in Cambodia and Ecuador
Police and archaeologists team up to protect heritage sites.
Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting January 30 – February 2, 2023
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee intends to meet January 30 - February 2, 2023 (pending Federal Register announcement confirmation), to review (1) extending and amending the cultural property agreement with the Government of Cambodia, (2) to review a new request from the government of North Macedonia, and (3) to review a new request from the government of Uzbekistan for cultural property import restrictions.
Cultural Antiquities Task Force Conducts Law Enforcement Workshops in Greece and Qatar
Nexus between the climate crisis and cultural property trafficking explored in Athens and Doha.
Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee Convenes After Active Summer
G20, museum ethical returns, and Army Monuments Officers discussed
Building U.S.-ASEAN Partnerships to Protect Cultural Property
For nearly 25 years, since taking emergency action to protect Cambodia’s cultural property from looting in 1999, the United States has worked with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to protect and return their cultural property.