1. United States and Albania Work Together to Protect Cultural Heritage

   Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Matthew Lussenhop and Albanian’s Minister of Culture Elva Margariti concluded a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding that protects Albanian cultural property on August 23, 2021.

2. United States Repatriates Cambodian Cultural Property at Ceremony in New York

   Assistant Secretary Satterfield traveled to New York to join the Cambodian Ambassador.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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. 

6. Virtual Law Enforcement Workshop Addresses Cultural Property Crime in Central and Eastern Europe

   Virtual Law Enforcement Workshop Addresses Cultural Property Crime 

7. Seasoned Law Enforcement Receive Advanced Training to Protect Cultural Heritage

   Cultural property, art, and antiquities are vulnerable to looting, theft, and trafficking by criminal and terrorist groups around the world.

8. Training Panamanian Customs to Prevent Cultural Property Smuggling

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

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

10. Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting, January 30 – February 1, 2024

    The Cultural Property Advisory Committee intends to meet January 30 – February 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

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