Narco-Trafficking: What Is the Nexus With the War on Terror?
Director for Anticrime Programs David M. Luna delivered remarks, Miami, Florida. Full Text
Visiting Scholars Program
Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan places first Afghan candidate in visiting scholars program in the United States. Full Text
Special Briefing on Release of Major Drug-Producing and Drug-Transit Countries
Assistant Secretary Johnson delivered remarks at special briefing. Full Text | Text of Presidential Determination
Update on Counternarcotics in Afghanistan
Fact sheet on United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Poppy Cultivation Survey Full Text | Release of 2008 UNODC Report
Good Performers Initiative Awards
On August 27 the United States transferred a $10 million Good Performers Initiative award to the Government of Afghanistan in a ceremony at the Ministry of Counter Narcotics in Kabul. Full Text
Oversight of U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice System in Afghanistan
Assistant Secretary Johnson testified before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Full Text
The Merida Initiative: Examining U.S. Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations
Assistant Secretary Johnson testified before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism of the House Homeland Security Committee. Full Text
17th Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Opening Statement by Ambassador Greg Schulte, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna. Full Text
Transnational Crime and Unity of Effort to Combat Gangs, Criminals and Terrorists
Assistant Secretary Johnson spoke before the Ministers of Justice or Attorney Generals of the Americas (REMJA). Full Text |