The United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Law enforcement Training Centres (FLETC) and Department of state’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (NIL) representatives visited Papua New Guinea recently over the week of April 22. The representative s of the FLETC and INL met with members of PNG Criminal Justice System, including the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, Bomana Police Academy, Department of Justice and the Attorney General, PNG Customs Service, Department of Transportation, and the National and Supreme Courts of Papua New Guinea. And an additional meet with the United Nations agencies, diplomatic partners, and members of the Embassy Port Moresby Team. FLETC Assistant Director Mark Adamchik remarked “upon his encounter with our RPNGC counterparts, it became abundantly clear that our shared vision and values would create a strong foundation for joint cooperation going forward.” With the PNG Partners in the frontlines of advancing Prime Minister Marape’s Law and order agenda, the FLETC and NIL team identified areas of cooperation and assistance with the PNG partners. FLETC, with funding from INL is prepared to provide law enforcement training, in-service programming and curriculum strengthening, and in standardization of police professionalization initiatives across PNG. The PNG Government will be assisted by INL to strengthen the criminal justice system throughout practical skills training for law enforcement officers, coast guards, environmental authorities, financial intelligence units, and judicial institutions in accordance with the U.S pacific Partnership Strategy. INL focuses on improving local capacity to fight to create a justice system that meets international standards, enhances regional stability and security, and helps support the PNG’s vision 2050 and the Boe Declaration. A component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FLETC provides career-long training to law enforcement professionals to help them fulfill their responsibilities safely and proficiently. Through strategic partnerships, FLETC also partners effectively with law enforcement and criminal justice agencies around the world to combat transnational criminal threats that challenge our communities and countries.