InterInter--AmericanAmerican CommitteeCommittee againstagainst TerrorismTerrorism (CICTE)(CICTE) Organization of American States (OAS) COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES Aviation Security Training other government officials with the knowl- edge and skills needed to develop and im- plement sound crisis management proce- dures. The program was very well received Inter-American Committee and reports from the Security Managers against Terrorism - from both the George FL Charles and He- Newsletter No. 49 wanorra International Airports stated that they found the tools learned to be a quite September, 2007 useful contribution to their Crisis Manage- ment Planning exercises. The instructors from the Transport Security Administration (TSA) provided excellent Highlights: service and kept classroom discussions, not only informative, but lively and interesting. Advancing Counter- 2 Terrorism Efforts in the Overall the program can be viewed as a success and to the benefit of the people of The Aviation Security Program was very active “First Crisis Management 3 during the month of September, organizing three St Lucia and the region. Exercise on Port Protec- training programs in the Caribbean region. Ad- The CICTE Secretariat is developing its tion” in the Port of vanced Aviation Security Training was conducted training program for 2008 and considering in St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the some adjustments in course offerings. We OAS/REMJA and US Depart- 4 would welcome additional feedback from ment of Justice Regional Grenadines while St. Lucia received Crisis Man- Cyber Crime Workshop agement Training. Member States that have received Aviation As part of the Secretariat’s monitoring and evalua- Security training, particularly on which courses were most useful and which II Cyber Security and Cyber 5 tion initiative, CICTE’s Project Manager for the Crime Workshop Aviation Security Program attended the Crisis Man- courses would be most needed in the com- ing years. Contact Program Manager agement Training in St. Lucia. The interactive, per- Recent Training and 6 formance-based workshop was designed to pro- Hayda Wallen: (202) 458-6951; [email protected]. vide mid-level to senior aviation-management and Upcoming Events 7 The CICTE Secretariat undertakes a follow-up legislative Army Captures Cartel 8 technical assistance mission in the Dominican Republic. Leader in Colombia With 300,000 names on list, 9 th th terrorist center always on On September 13 and 14 , the CICTE Secretariat and the United Nations Office on Drugs and alert Crime (UNODC) undertook a Legislative Technical Assistance mission in Santo Domingo, Domini- can Republic. The participants were legislators involved with the processing and content of the U.S. and Venezuela talked 10 Dominican Republic draft Law against Terrorism. The purpose of the mission was to learn about about mediation by Hugo the status of the draft, to analyze the viability of formulating suggestions in order to adapt the law Contact us 11 to the universal requirements and standards, to show the proposed changes, and to present the modified version for the consideration of the sponsor of the law, Deputy Pelegrín Castillo. The event was a successful continuation and culmination of the mission completed on July 3-7, 2006, carried out at the request of the Government of the Dominican Republic. The suggestions of the experts were fully appreciated and incorporated into the new draft, which was reintroduced in Congress in September, following conclusion of the mission. www.cicte.oas.org Inter-American Committee against Terrorism - Newsletter No. 49 Pag. 2 Editorial Advancing Counter-Terrorism Efforts in the Hemisphere One year has passed since I assumed the position of Secretary of CICTE on October 1, 2006. Using this anniversary as a milestone in the Secretariat’s development, I am inau- gurating a new editorial series for our monthly CICTE Newsletter. Our intention is to pro- vide occasional commentary on subjects of interest to CICTE Member States. Looking back, it is remarkable how far we have come in one short year. We have focused our Secre- tariat efforts on three broad objectives under the CICTE Work Plan: supporting the meetings of the CICTE Member States; providing technical assistance and institutional capacity-building; and promot- ing international cooperation. There is no question that we have doubled our technical assistance and capacity-building programs in the past year—having trained over 3,645 participants in 70 courses. Moreover, we have strengthened our international cooperation with over 30 other international, re- gional, and sub-regional organizations, as well as the private sector. This significant increase in activ- ity is the result of our new project management focus. Our 10 programs in six program areas—border controls, critical infrastructure protection, terrorism financing, legislative consultations and assistance, crisis management exercises, and policy development and coordination—are based on CICTE man- dates and goals and objectives. All project activities are being developed to help achieve those goals and objectives. We have been blessed in the Secretariat with excellent staff—both those seconded by their govern- ments in keeping with the CICTE tradition and regular OAS staff and contractors. We have been able to increase the efficiency and speed with which we fulfill our mandates and, in keeping with the require- ments of donors, make our project proposals more comprehensive. As a result, every project we have proposed to the internal OAS Project Evaluation Committee has been approved—a 100% success rate. Our success in the future depends on a clear strategic vision of where we are going, continued excel- lent team work with a professional Secretariat staff, and support from the CICTE Member States. The Secretariat was created in 2002 to serve the needs of the Member States and has grown into a very modern Project Management organization in the process. I am very proud to head this dynamic unit and hope you will join me in commending the Secretariat staff. Sincerely, Dr. Carol S. Fuller Secretary Inter-American Committee against Terrorism www.cicte.oas.org Inter-American Committee against Terrorism - Newsletter No. 49 Pag. 3 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES Fifth South American Executive Policing Conference The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) held its Fifth South American Executive Policing Conference on the topic of "Public Security" in Rio de Janeiro September 10-11. The conference was inaugurated by the Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral Filho, the Director of the Federal Police and regional representative of IACP in South America, Luiz Fernando Corrêa, and the Secretary for Public Security of Rio de Janerio, José Mariano Benicá Beltrame, and coincided with the 7th Interseg--the Inter- national Exposition Fair for Technology, Services and Products for Public Security. Over 700 participants attended the sessions and Fair, which were held at Rio Centro, the largest conference center in South America and the site of many of the Pan American games held in July 2007. Police executives had the opportunity to share experiences, new strategies and methods of coping with issues re- lated to crime, national and international knowledge and view state-of-the-art technology regarding public safety at the Exposi- tion. Presentations included such topics as community policing, crime geoprocessing, cyber security, and public security integration at the 2007 Pan American games. CICTE Secretary Dr. Carol Fuller delivered the opening address on the topic of "Terrorism and Crime: Responding to a Changing World." CIP V Meeting—Session of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Port Secu- Within the framework of its strategic partnership with the Inter-American Com- mission on Ports (CIP), the CICTE Secretariat was invited to participate in the session of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Port Security—which was part of the CIP V Meeting—that took place in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, on September 11, 2007. The main aim of the TAG session was to present an overview of port security in the region, as well as the existing technical assis- tance initiatives in this area, and to reach agreement on the distribution of work and objectives of the TAG for the forthcoming months. Within this framework, the CICTE Secretariat gave, through a presentation, a general perspective of its functions and programs, focusing specifically on its Port Security Pro- gram. The 34 Member States were invited to participate at the CIP V Meeting, in addition to representatives from permanent observers and the private sec- tor. The audience included international experts, as well. “First Crisis Management Exercise on Port Protection” in the Port of Buenos Aires The CICTE Secretariat, in collaboration with the “Prefectura Naval Argentina”, and within the strategic partnership with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Con- trol Commission (CICAD) and the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States, the US Coast Guard, the US Depart- ment of State and Transport Canada, undertook the “First Crisis Management Exercise on Port Protection” in the Port of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sep- tember 12-14, 2007. The main objective of the tabletop exercise was to effec- tively assess the complex nature of the response capacities and mandates of each of the entities involved in a crisis situation within a port facility in order to promote discussions that might eventually