14 March 2006
U.S. To Participate in Inter-American Counterterrorism Session
State Department coordinator for counterterrorism will attend
The United States will participate in the sixth regular session of the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) in Bogotá, Colombia, from March 22-24.
The U.S. delegation to the conference will be headed by Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Department of State's coordinator for counterterrorism, the State Department said in a March 14 media note.
“The conference will seek to enhance the hemisphere's counterterrorism capacity, increase information-sharing mechanisms and enhance technical expertise,” the State Department said.
As part of this effort, “CICTE member states will seek to approve a political declaration that strengthens the hemisphere's commitment to counterterrorism cooperation,” the State Department added.
Following is the text of the media note:
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
March 14, 2006
MEDIA NOTE
Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton to Lead U.S. Delegation to Sixth Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism
Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Department of State's Coordinator for Counterterrorism, will lead the U.S. delegation to the Sixth Regular Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE), which will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, on March 22-24, 2006. He will be joined by Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS. Ambassador Crumpton's participation as head of the delegation reflects continued U.S. commitment to developing a hemispheric strategy to improve security and combat terrorism.
The conference will seek to enhance the hemisphere's counterterrorism capacity, increase information-sharing mechanisms and enhance technical expertise. The U.S. delegation will build on the momentum created by the United States' ratification, in November 2005, of the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism, the first international legal instrument against terrorism adopted after the attacks of September 11, 2001. CICTE member states will seek to approve a political declaration that strengthens the hemisphere's commitment to counterterrorism cooperation. The participants will focus on a broad range of issues, including developing comprehensive actions to fight terrorism and criminal activities that facilitate it.
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(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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