Results are Tagged with "Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee"
Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee Meeting, February 2024
Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee discusses threats to Cultural Heritage in Gaza and Ukraine, UNESCO and G20 Engagements
Virtual Law Enforcement Workshop Addresses Cultural Property Crime in Central and Eastern Europe
Virtual Law Enforcement Workshop Addresses Cultural Property Crime
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 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
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.