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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.
Law Enforcement Receive Advanced Training to Counter Threats to Cultural Heritage
Cultural property, art, and antiquities are vulnerable to looting, theft, and trafficking by criminal and terrorist groups around the world.
Virtual Workshop Trains Law Enforcement to Disrupt Trafficking in Cultural Property from Latin America
On July 15, 2022, 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 Latin America and to build capacity to disrupt its trafficking.
Gamers Around the World Celebrate Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage at the United With Ukraine Game Jam
“Jammers” representing 22 countries worked around the clock developing game prototypes in just two days.
Cultural Antiquities Task Force Conducts Law Enforcement Trainings in Cyprus, Greenland, and Egypt
The State Department-led Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF) recently resumed in-person training for foreign law enforcement officials through a series of workshops held in May 2022 in Cyprus, Greenland, and Egypt.
Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting July 26-27, 2022
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee intends to meet July 26-27, 2022 (pending Federal Register announcement confirmation), to review the proposed extension of the cultural property agreement with the Government of Belize and the proposed extension of the cultural property agreement with the Government of the State of Libya. The Committee invites public comment on these proposals.