1. 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.

2. Cultural Heritage Game Jam Winners Honored at Expo2020

   The winners of the Cultural Heritage Game Jam were announced on December 16, 2021, at the USA Pavilion at Expo2020 in Dubai.

3. Cultural Heritage Game Jam Winners Tell Their Story

   The role of games in protecting cultural heritage

4. We need your VOTE to bring American Spaces to SXSW EDU 2023!

   The SXSW EDU Conference and Festival takes place each March in Austin, Texas.

5. State Department Announces 2022-2023 Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

   More than 170 higher education institutions from across the United States are being recognized for having the highest number of accepted applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.

6. Smithsonian/CHCC Cultural Property Anti-Trafficking Workshop

   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 of Indigenous and Native Peoples of North America and build their capacity to protect Indigenous heritage by disrupting its trafficking.

7. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Cardona Letter to School Superintendents Encouraging International Exchanges

   On behalf of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, we send greetings and appreciation for the past support school districts like yours have provided by hosting international students and for promoting the global competency of U.S. students.

8. Syria Cultural Heritage Initiative

   The United States strongly supports efforts to preserve Syria’s cultural heritage. Six of Syria’s heritage areas are on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and 12 more have been nominated for inclusion.

9. The Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage

   The Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) is a state-of-the-art educational facility in Erbil, where international experts are training Iraq’s museum and heritage professionals in the preservation of their national treasures. Th

10. Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria

    U.S. Department of State and The Metropolitan Museum of Art held an event titled “Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria” amid the United Nations General Assembly week.

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