U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies Offer Anti-Terrorism Training to Albanian Police (22 September 2006)

U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Stephen Cristina and Deputy General Director of State Police for Operational Management Ahmet Haxhiaj congratulated 19 Albanian police officers who completed a two-week anti-terrorism course on "Crime Scene Investigations" under the auspices of the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

The course covered topics such as techniques in securing crime scenes, evidence gathering, vehicle screenings, and post-bomb blast investigations. The 19 Albanian police officers chosen for the course come from police stations around the country.

This kind of assistance helps build trust and a strong working relationship between the U.S. Embassy and Albanian police. The training was part of the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATAP), which was established in 1983, and has trained and assisted over 48,000 foreign security and law enforcement officials in 141 countries.

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