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  1. United States and Cambodia Celebrate Cultural Property Agreement and New Preservation Project

    U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William A. Heidt and Cambodia’s Minister of Culture, Her Excellency Phoeung Sackona, signed a joint statement recognizing the recent extension of the cultural property agreement between the United States and Cambodia during a ceremony on November 6, 2018 at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.

  2. Dr. Jill Biden Joins TechWomen Mentors and Leaders to Hear Their Mentoring Stories

    Dr. Jill Biden, second lady of the United States, believes in the power of mentoring and in the power of the TechWomen program. "I love the idea of women helping other women to succeed and to soar,” she said.

  3. Study Abroad Can Open Doors in Your Career

    Studying abroad not only expands your view of the world—it has the potential to advance your career, too.

  4. Religious and Ethnic Communities Affected by ISIS in Iraq Learn Skills for Heritage Documentation and Preservation

    In April 2019, the Smithsonian Institution (SI) led a three-day workshop at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil for Iraqi religious and ethnic groups affected by ISIS whose cultural heritage remains at risk.

  5. Virtual Workshop Trains U.S. Law Enforcement to Combat Trafficking in Ancient Coins

    Nearly 100 participants included reps from universities, museums, and coin associations.

  6. Virtual Workshop Trains U.S. Law Enforcement to Combat Trafficking in Manuscripts

    Over 100 participants included reps from across the federal government, U.S. universities, and private sector.

  7. Virtual Workshop Trains U.S. Law Enforcement to Detect Trafficking in Fakes and Forgeries

    Trafficking in stolen, looted, or forged art, antiquities, and other cultural objects benefits criminal organizations and terrorist groups, erodes the legal art market, and harms our relationships with foreign partners and allies.

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

    The trafficking in stolen, looted, or forged art, antiquities, and other cultural objects benefits criminal organizations and terrorist groups, erodes the legal art market, and harms our relationships with foreign partners and allies.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

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