[wanabidii] Press Releases: Senior U.S. Delegation in Astana for the Central and South Asia Regional Conference on Countering Violent Extremism

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Senior U.S. Delegation in Astana for the Central and South Asia Regional Conference on Countering Violent Extremism 06/26/2015 09:26 PM EDT Senior U.S. Delegation in Astana for the Central and South Asia Regional Conference on Countering Violent Extremism Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 26, 2015 The Republic of Kazakhstan will host the South and Central Asia Regional Conference on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) June 29-30 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Gil Kerlikowske will lead the high-level U.S. delegation to the conference. He will be accompanied by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Eileen O’Connor, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Robert Berschinski, other U.S. State Department and USAID officials, and representatives of city and federal law enforcement agencies. Ministers, senior government officials, and civil society representatives from 13 South and Central Asian countries will discuss ways to counter violent extremism within the framework of good governance and the rule of law, especially through partnerships with civil society. The summit aims to facilitate the sharing of best practices and the development of concrete CVE initiatives, and several countries from the region are expected to adopt and announce their commitment to implement these CVE initiatives at a follow-on leaders’ event to take place on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. The conference in Astana follows the successful conference on “Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in South and Central Asia: the Role of Civil Society” for nongovernmental organizations from the South and Central Asia region, held June 23-25 in Istanbul, Turkey. Both conferences build upon the February 19, 2015 White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism, which outlined an ambitious agenda to address the root causes and drivers of violent extremism. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520