13th Semi-Annual Meeting

Washington, DC

July 14, 2015

Led by Assistant Secretary William R. Brownfield, who advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of

State, and other departments and agencies within the USG.

Responsible for State Department programs combating illicit drugs and organized crime, as well as support for law enforcement and

rule of law.

INL currently manages a portfolio of more than $4 billion in more than 80 countries administered by 5,000 employees and

contractors.

Assist foreign justice sectors to:

Strengthen legislative frameworks.

Engage in cross-border law enforcement cooperation.

Enhance investigative and law enforcement functions.

Develop capacity to prosecute and adjudicate environmental

crime, and related corruption &

money laundering.

Combating

Environmental

Crime

UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime

INTERPOL Project Leaf

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

Frontline customs guidelines for timber trafficking; pilot training in Malaysia

Partnership with World Customs Organization & TRAFFIC

in Combating

Forest Crime

Continue to engage diplomatically to catalyze political will and commitment at the highest

levels.

Bilateral: Indonesia, Peru, Brazil

Multilateral: APEC, ASEAN, United Nations

Trade Agreements: TTIP, TPP, FTAs

G-7 Roma-Lyon Group

Engage APEC EGILAT and ACT working groups

Bring together anti-corruption experts with environmental crime and human trafficking experts

Session will be held late August in Cebu, alongside SOM III to discusses how to combat corruption in the following areas: Illegal logging, Wildlife trafficking, and Human trafficking

Partners with ASEAN and PIF

Webs of criminality and corruption

Nodes of corruption

Criminal facilitators infiltrating supply chains

Threat Convergence

Wildlife Trafficking

Illegal Logging

Illegal Fisheries

Crime

Illicit Networks

Corruption

International Labor Organization links illegal fishing to forced labor & slavery in Southeast Asia

Illegal shipments of rhino horn and abalone have been comingled in shipments out of South Africa

Illegal logging leads to increased poaching

Corruption and money-laundering part of all forms of environmental crime

INTERPOL Operation Connexus

ILEA Budapest: Pilot Illegal Logging & Forest Crimes

Course (Sept 28-Oct 2)

Rollout of ITTO customs guidelines & training

Increased support to UNODC Global Programme and

INTERPOL Environmental

Security Sub-Directorate

Jessica Graham, Senior Advisor

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

GrahamJM@State.gov