Florence, March 30-31 – G7 Ministerial Meeting on Culture
Ambassador D. Bruce Wharton Press Statement
As we discussed this afternoon, cultural heritage sites and objects globally are at grave risk, not only from natural disasters, but also from man-made destruction,…
U.S. Department of State and Smithsonian Partner on Emergency Cultural Heritage Work in Iraq
Nimrud, located about 20 miles south of Mosul, was under the control of ISIS until November 2016. During the city’s captivity, many important historical sites…
Amb. Wharton Will Lead U.S. Delegation to G7 Culture Ministerial in Florence
Ambassador D. Bruce Wharton [...] provides global strategic leadership of all Department of State public diplomacy and public affairs engagement and oversees the bureaus of…
U.S. Vote at the UN on the Destruction and Trafficking of Cultural Heritage by Terrorist Groups
The policy of the United States government is clear: the unlawful destruction or trafficking of cultural heritage is deplorable – we unequivocally oppose it, and…
Florence G7 Ministerial – U.S. Delegation: Alyson L. Grunder
Alyson Grunder is the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Policy in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). She oversees the Bureau’s Alumni Affairs,…
Florence G7 Ministerial – U.S. Delegation: Maria P. Kouroupas
She oversees the technical and administrative support requirements of U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import,…
Florence G7 Ministerial – U.S. Delegation: Catherine P. Foster
Dr. Catherine P. Foster is Senior Cultural Property Analyst for the Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S.…
Florence G7 Ministerial – U.S. Delegation: Aviva Rosenthal
She has more than 20 years of diverse experience in government, business and the non-profit sector. At OIR, Aviva manages a vast portfolio of strategic…
Florence G7 Ministerial – U.S. Delegation: Raymond Villanueva
Raymond Villanueva is the Director for the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Office of International Operations. In this position, Mr. Villanueva is responsible for a budget…
Florence G7 Ministerial – U.S. Delegation: Maxwell D. Marker
Mr. Marker entered on duty as a Special Agent of the FBI on April 28, 1996. From 1996 through 2001, SA Marker was assigned to…
