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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.
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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.
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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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U.S. Sports Envoy Talks Mental Health during COVID-19
The COVID-19 global pandemic has placed health at the forefront of everyday conversations around the world.
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AWE Alumna’s Winery Ignites Economic Expansion in Rural India
Tage Rita, an alumna of the U.S. State Department’s Academy for Women’s Entrepreneurs program, is using her business to help restore prosperity to a remote area of India known for its fruit – one bottle at a time.
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MEET 5 YLAI FELLOWS WHO TRAVELED AS YOUTH DELEGATES TO THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
The United States hosted the Ninth Summit of the Americas from June 6 - 10, in Los Angeles, California.
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Empowering Our Own: AWE Alumna Advocates for Samoan Land Rights
[Auckland, May 2022] Samoan lawyer and Academy for Women Entrepreneurs alumna Sala Josephine Stowers-Kolo has a singular focus: to educate and provide legal support to fellow Samoans regarding their land rights.
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The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Indo-Pacific Women-in-Tech Summit: Developing a Sisterhood of Entrepreneurial Women
The first-ever Indo-Pacific Women in Tech Summit in mid-November helped empower hundreds of women entrepreneurs from Brunei, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Empowering Entrepreneurship & Revitalizing Ukraine’s Economy: Highlights from the AWE4Ukraine Summit
Coordinated by the U.S. Government and its partner, CEED Slovenia, the AWE4Ukraine Summit allowed Ukrainian women business owners currently living around Europe to further their professional expertise, extensive networks, and a sense of community.
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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.