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Civilian Police

In addition to its anti-narcotics and anti-crime programs, the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs recruits U.S. police officers from all over the country to participate in international civilian police activities and local police development programs in Bosnia, Kosovo, and elsewhere.

Civilian police officers from over 50 countries are deployed around the globe in support of international peacekeeping operations. CIVPOL programs most often are sponsored by the United Nations but also can be sponsored by regional security organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The U.S. participated in its first CIVPOL mission in 1994 in Haiti. Today, more than 700 U.S. police officers are contributing to public safety in areas recovering from conflict.

Recruitment information for International Police Programs and the OSCE Rapid Expert and Assistance Cooperation Teams can be found at http://www.policemission.com.

For more information about the CIVPOL program, please see the State Department fact sheet on international civilian police.

  
Highlights

State Department awards contract to CSC Dyncorp to support law enforcement functions in Iraq.

From the left, UNMIK Gnjilane Regional Commander Don Hensley, CIVPOL Deputy Commissioner Nils Bechmann, Chief of Mission Reno Harnish and KPS Colonel Sheremet Ahmeti at a press conference to donate police equipment and office furniture to a police station in KacanikChief of Mission donates equipment to police station in Kosovo.

State Department Seeks Civilian Police To Serve Overseas
Secretary Powell appeals to the International Association of Chiefs of Police for dedicated law enforcement officers to serve as civilian police overseas. [The Secretary's video is available for dial-up and DSL connections and as text.]

Following his visit to Italy for the G-7 sessions, President Bush stops in Kosovo to say hello to the troops and shake hands with U.S. civilian police officers at Camp Bondsteel, July 24, 2001.President Bush shakes hands with U.S. civilian police officers at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.


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