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The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Miami-Dade County (MDC) have agreed to renew their partnership agreement. |
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The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Miami-Dade County (MDC) have agreed to renew their partnership agreement to continue providing outstanding training and law enforcement expertise to the State Department’s international partners. This renews the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between INL and MDC signed In November 2012 for Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) to provide training, mentoring, and advising on policing matters to international law enforcement personnel. This renewal will extend this this successful partnership for an additional five years. The goal of this partnership is to help our foreign counterparts better fight transnational crime, which also helps reduce crime in our own communities. INL draws on U.S. expertise to combat crime, corruption, and narcotics trafficking abroad and to develop trustworthy justice systems. INL has more than 110 partners across the U.S. to facilitate training and exchanges with foreign countries, including with: Since 2012, the Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute has trained 405 international personnel from Egypt, Guatemala and Haiti in various topics to include, Internal Affairs, Community Policing, Trauma Life Support, Narcotics Investigation, to mention a few. “It brings me great satisfaction to know that our department has had the opportunity to train and mentor our brothers and sisters in other countries and make a difference”, Director Juan Perez said. On Monday, May 23, 2016, the new MOU between INL and MDC will be signed at the Miami-Dade Police Department, Fred Taylor’s Headquarters Complex. Special guests include: Juan Perez, Director Carlos Gimenez, Mayor Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Congresswoman - District 27 Frederica Wilson, Congresswoman – District 24 Carlos Curbelo, Congressman – District 26 William Brownfield, Assistant Secretary Todd Robinson, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Francisco Rivas Lara – Minister of Government of Guatemala Nery Abilio Ramos Y Ramos, Director General for Guatemalan National Police Loren Parra, Senator Bill Nelson’s Regional Director
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| Who: | Miami-Dade County - Miami-Dade Police Department Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) | ||
| What: | Renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between INL and MDC | ||
| When: | May 23, 2016, 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. | ||
| Where: | Miami-Dade Police Department, Fred Taylor's Headquarters Building 9105 N.W. 25 Street Doral, Florida 33172 | ||
| Why: | The goal of this partnership is to help our foreign counterparts better fight transnational crime, which also helps reduce crime in our own communities. | ||
| Editor's Note: | The ceremony will promptly begin at 10:00. | ||