Headline : Partnering to Fight Terrorism

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The Antiterrorism Assistance has delivered counterterrorism training to over 160,000 students in 150 different countries over the last 40 years.

It’s been 40 years since the United States created the Antiterrorism Assistance Training program. At a press briefing, Julie Cabus, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Director for Training in the Diplomatic Security Service, noted that since its creation, the ATA has delivered counterterrorism training to over 160,000 students in 150 different countries:

“Last year alone, ATA trained nearly 5000, about 4700 students, in approximately 47 different nations. Since its inception, ATA has represented a true partnership across the State Department focusing on the global challenge of helping nations combat terrorism and confront terrorism.”

The ATA program is the combined responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and the Diplomatic Security Service. Gregory LoGerfo, Deputy Coordinator for Regional and Multilateral Affairs in the Counterterrorism Bureau, emphasized the cooperative relationship between the United States and the host countries in the ATA program.

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